Diego Javier Luis took up fencing in 2023, after injuring his neck and shoulder doing yard work. He recently placed third at a rapier tournament hosted by the Atlantic Renaissance Fencing League and is nationally ranked. “I’m just getting started,” he says.
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Leah Wright Rigueur receives Nexus Award
Congratulations to Leah Wright Rigueur on receiving a 2025 Nexus Award for her project proposal “American Democracy as Political History: Challenges Across the Past, Present, and Future.”
2024-25 Departmental Prizes Awarded
The department extends congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate students recognized with awards at the end-of-the-year celebration on May 1! With deep appreciation for excellent research and writing–and contributions to […]
Join us on May 14th! Who Owns Black Data Vol. II: The Past in Danger
Please join us for the second iteration of the Who Owns Black Data conference series, hosted by the Black Beyond Data Ecosystem on May 14th at Yale University. We continue […]
Martha Jones elected as a member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Another hearty round of congratulations to our inspiring colleague Martha S. Jones–this time on her election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This distinguished organization “convenes leaders from […]
Martha Jones receives Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
Warmest congratulations to Martha S. Jones on receiving a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in the field of U.S. History! The Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship was established in 1925 by Senator Simon Guggenheim […]
3/28: Book of the Month: The Making of Dissidents Roundtable
Friday, March 28, 2025, 6:00 pm (CET) / 1:00pm (EST) The second session of the Book of the Month series, organized jointly by CEU Review of Books and Review of Democracy, presents ”The […]
4/17: “Forbidden Subjects: Sex, Class, and Race and 150 years of Immigration Exclusions”
The James S. Schouler Lecture Symposium presents Forbidden Subjects: Sex, Class, and Race and 150 years of Immigration ExclusionsApril 17, 2025, 9:30am-4:00pmLocation: Salon C (Scott-Bates Commons Conference Center, entrance on […]
Diego Luis awarded FEEGI Prize
Prof. Diego Luis’ book, First Asians in the Americas has just won a third award! The Forum on Early-Modern Empires and Global Interactions (FEEGI) prize has been awarded to Diego […]
Diego Luis awarded the Howard F. Cline Book Prize In Mexican History
Hearty congratulations to Prof. Diego Luis on winning the Howard F. Cline Book Prize In Mexican History for 2025! Diego Javier Luis Johns Hopkins University The First Asians in the […]