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Hopkins Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop

April 14, 2014

Thanks to the kind support of the American Historical Association, the Hopkins Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop will host a special session on Alternative Career Pathways on Monday, April 21, 2014, at 2 p.m., in Gilman 308.

Marina Rustow Wins Collaborative Research Fellowship

February 4, 2014

Marina Rustow has won a Collaborative Research Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for the two-year project “Documents and Institutions in the Medieval Middle East,” to be undertaken with Eve Krakowski (Yale University).

Podcast: Tobie Meyer-Fong Discusses Impact of the Taiping Rebellion

October 11, 2013

At a National Committee on United States-China Relations program on October 10 in New York City, Tobie Meyer-Fong discussed the cultural, social, and emotional impact of the Taiping Rebellion.

Franklin Knight Awarded a Gold Musgrave Medal by the Institute of Jamaica

October 3, 2013

Eight distinguished Jamaicans are to receive the Institute of Jamaica’s Musgrave Award on October 16, 2013, at the Annual Musgrave Medals Award Ceremony. The medals are awarded for achievements in the literary, scientific, and artistic fields. One of two gold Musgrave Medals will be presented to Prof. Franklin Knight.

Gabrielle Spiegel Named One of the Top 25 Women Professors in Maryland

September 25, 2013

Onlineschoolsmaryland.com included Prof. Gabrielle Spiegel in its list of the Top 25 Women Professors in Maryland.

Angus Burgin’s New Book Receives Awards

September 20, 2013

Prof. Angus Burgin's new book, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the Depression, received the Merle Curti Award for Intellectual History from the Organization of American Historians, and the Joseph J. Spengler Prize for the best book on the history of economics from the History of Economics Society.