Professor (retired), Department of American Studies, Brown University

Susan Smulyan taught courses on media history, popular culture, and public humanities in the Department of American Studies at Brown from 1988 until her retirement in 2024 and served as the director of Brown’s MA Program in Public Humanities.  The last time she was on the New Urban Arts Board, she chaired the  Capital Campaign to buy the new building and also chaired the Board. She is happy to rejoin the New Urban Arts community because she believes so strongly in the mission and the people who make up the organization.