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Esteemed Black Studies scholar Shani Mott dies at 47

Esteemed Black Studies scholar Shani Mott dies at 47

Shani Tahir Mott, lecturer in the Center for Africana Studies and Department of History at Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer on March 12, four days before her 48th birthday.

Renowned historian Richard A. Goldthwaite dies at 90

Renowned historian Richard A. Goldthwaite dies at 90

Richard A. Goldthwaite, a renowned historian specializing in the economic and social history of Renaissance Florence, died March 4 in Italy at the age of 90.

Hyman named Dorothy Ross Professor of Political Economy in History

Hyman named Dorothy Ross Professor of Political Economy in History

The department celebrated the installation of Louis R. Hyman as the inaugural Dorothy Ross Professor of Political Economy in History with a lunch on February 22.  Professors Ross and Hyman […]

Prof. Louis Hyman and Dr. Sam Backer awarded AI-Informed Discovery and Inquiry Seed Grant

Prof. Louis Hyman and Dr. Sam Backer awarded AI-Informed Discovery and Inquiry Seed Grant

Congratulations to Prof. Louis Hyman and alumnus Dr. Sam Backer–and their co-PI Jeremy Alan Greene–for being among the winners of the inaugural AI-informed discovery and inquiry seed grant competition from […]

Study Abroad Fair & Hopkins summer abroad: “Sports – A Force for Good?”

Study Abroad Fair & Hopkins summer abroad: “Sports – A Force for Good?”

With the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris and the men’s UEFA Euro cup in Germany around the corner, 2024 promises to be a big year in sports. We will use […]

In Memoriam: Professor J. G. A. Pocock

In Memoriam: Professor J. G. A. Pocock

Professor J.G.A. Pocock, one of this Department’s most distinguished members, has passed away peacefully and surrounded by his sons Hugh and Stephen, his daughter-in-law Jill, and by two of his […]

Students explore history in Baltimore

Students explore history in Baltimore

A group of history majors and minors had the opportunity to explore different parts of Baltimore this month, and dig into local history alongside some the city’s historical experts. Students […]

JHU Arts & Sciences Weekly: Faculty Focus – Victoria Harms

JHU Arts & Sciences Weekly: Faculty Focus – Victoria Harms

JHU Arts & Sciences Weekly Newsletter, for October 25, 2023, featured none other than the History Department’s senior lecturer, Victoria Harms, in their “Faculty Focus” section: Describe your primary scholarship […]

Kim awarded John King Fairbank Prize

Kim awarded John King Fairbank Prize

Congratulations to H. Yumi Kim!  Her book, Madness in the Family, has been awarded the John King Fairbank Prize for best new book in East Asian History (since 1800) by the […]

Undergraduate Research Spotlight

Undergraduate Research Spotlight

Award Winning Undergraduate Thesis Writer Holly Nelson on the Importance of Undergraduate Research Over the past year, the History Department at Hopkins continued its effort to support and encourage undergraduate […]