News & Announcements Archive


History Thesis Publication

Congratulations to Jacqueline Randell on the publication of her Spring 2014 history senior thesis in Helvidius, the Columbia Journal of Politics & Society! View the online edition.


2014 Arthur Kouguell Memorial Prize Winner

2014 Arthur Kouguell Memorial Prize Winner
The history department would like to congratulate senior Geordan Williams on winning the 2014 Kouguell Prize for his senior thesis, "Upon the Frontier: Self-Identification Among the Cairo Genizah’s Merchants in the Indian Ocean System."


Prof. Marina Rustow Named Guggenheim Fellow

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced the 2014 class of Guggenheim Fellows, which includes the Department of History's Prof. Marina Rustow.


Hopkins Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop

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.


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

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


Angus Burgin’s New Book Receives Awards

Angus Burgin’s New Book Receives Awards
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.