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title: UMD President and Political Scientist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
date: 2026-04-23T15:42:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# UMD President and Political Scientist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

*April 23, 2026* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


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

*Campus Aerial 04162026 SC 9389 1920x1080 — UMD President Darryll J. Pines and Professor Janelle Wong were elected as 2026 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)*

Two members of the University of Maryland faculty have been elected to the[ American Academy of Arts and Sciences](https://www.amacad.org/), 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.


*Darryll J. Pines headshot — Darryll J. Pines*


*Janelle Wong headshot — Janelle Wong*




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Asian American Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/asian-american-studies), [Government and Politics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/government-and-politics), [American Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/american-studies), [Aerospace Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/aerospace-engineering), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [Office of the President](https://today.umd.edu/topic/office-president), [A. James Clark School of Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/james-clark-school-engineering), [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities), [College of Behavioral and Social Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-behavioral-and-social-sciences), [Office of Undergraduate Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/office-undergraduate-studies)