Congratulations to Holly Nelson, winner of the 2023 Arthur Kouguell Prize for her outstanding senior thesis, “’A Rare Standing Ovation”: Ballet Diplomacy, Russian Myth, and Black Transnationalism in the Dance […]
2023 Undergraduate Awards
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“Reclaimed” wins two Webby Awards
Congratulations to our colleague, Leah Wright Rigueur, narrator and production consultant for the ABC podcast, Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till Mobley. “Reclaimed” (ABC) won two Webby awards: for Best […]
Senior Thesis Dinner
This year, for the first time and thanks to the Dean’s new Faculty-Student Engagement and Enrichment Fund, all of the students who completed a Senior Honors Thesis in the History Department—Hanan […]
Dr. Connolly receives Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr., Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Connolly on receiving the Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr., Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). Dr. Connolly received […]
President Biden appoints Professor Martha Jones to the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise
Professor Martha S. Jones has been appointed by President Biden to the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise. Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise The Permanent […]
Leah Wright Rigueur receives for the “Best Host” award at the 2023 Ambies
The Podcast Academy recognized Professor Leah Wright Rigueur with their “Best Host” award at the 2023 Ambies. The Podcast Academy (a group of 1,000 industry executives) awards the Ambies to recognize […]
Ada Ferrer discusses her Pulitzer-winning book on the history of Cuba and America
Ada Ferrer, a 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History, gave the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Lecture on February 23, titled , “Writing Between Personal and International History: Cuba: An […]
Professor Dorothy Ross Endows Fund to Support Graduate Student Research
Dorothy Ross, Arthur Lovejoy Professor Emerita of History, has made a generous donation to the History Department. Her gift establishes the “New Directions Fund,” an endowment to support graduate student […]
February 23: Stulman Lecture with 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner in History Ada Ferrer
Join us on February 23rd for a lecture with Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Ferrer! “Writing Between Personal and International History: Cuba: An American History,” with Ada Ferrer, a 2022 Pulitzer […]
The Thorny History of Sickle Cell Anemia
Recent History undergraduate alum, Lauren Anthony, ’22, was featured in The Hub regarding her and pediatric hematologist Lydia Pecker’s research as part of the university’s Racism and Repair in the […]