UMD President and Political Scientist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Darryll J. Pines, Janelle Wong to Be Inducted for Educational Leadership, Study of Asian American Experience

Two members of the University of Maryland faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, the institution announced Wednesday.

Darryll J. Pines, UMD president and Glenn L. Martin Professor, and Janelle Wong, director of the Asian American Studies Program and a professor in the departments of Government and Politics and of American Studies, are among 252 new members from academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research and science joining in 2026. Their election brings the total number of UMD faculty memberships in national academies to more than 110, including 29 in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.