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 […]
In Memoriam: Professor J. G. A. Pocock
News & Announcements Archive
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 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 […]
The JHU Library acquires a database of the Black Panther Party Newspaper
In 2022, the Hopkins library acquired an almost complete collection of the Black Panther Party Newspaper for their archival database. Associate research professor at the Center for Africana studies, Stuart […]
Hopkins Students on the Move
The AHA On a chilly January morning, four graduate students from Johns Hopkins hopped on a train from Baltimore to Philadelphia. The conference app downloaded, scoured and even memorized, Laurence […]
Generous Gifts Support Graduate Research
Graduate student research has been supported in recent years by new endowments given or bequeathed by former faculty, or given by others in their honor. These funds highlight the notably […]
Toby Ditz Prize for Teaching Excellence, Fall 2023
The Ditz Prize for excellence in Teaching is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding teaching on the part of a graduate student either in a DTF course of their own […]
Pearsall awarded NEH Public Scholars grant
Enthusiastic congratulations to our colleague, Sarah Pearsall, who has been awarded an NEH Public Scholars grant to support the completion of her book, Freedom Round the Globe: A New History of […]
Alum Finds His Place in History
U.S. Navy Commander Ryan Mewett ’22 PhD was featured in the spring 2023 issue of Arts and Sciences Magazine for his research on naval history and his current work as a permanent military professor at the U.S. Naval Academy.
2023-24 William and Willie Lee Rose Fellowships Awarded
The History Department is very pleased to award two William and Willie Lee Rose Fellowships this spring to Halle-McKenzie Ashby and Wesley Sampias. Halle-McKenzie Ashby will pursue archival work in London for a […]