News & Announcements Archive

Prof. Kwass’ Book ‘Contraband’ Wins Prize

Prof. Kwass’ Book ‘Contraband’ Wins Prize

Please join the History Department in offering congratulations to Professor Michael Kwass, whose book Contraband has just won the Kenshur Prize of the Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Indiana University—now […]

Prof. Connolly Wins Book Award

Prof. Connolly Wins Book Award

Please join the history department in congratulating Nathan Connolly, who has just received the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award for his book A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking […]

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Nathan Connolly Discusses the Significance of the March on Washington

1963 event helped create a new national understanding of problems of racial, economic injustice.

Angus Burgin Interviewed on Between the Covers With John J. Miller

Listen to John J. Miller interview Angus Burgin, author of The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the Depression.