Opening of exhibit “‘Revolution in our Lifetime’: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1974”

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Congratulations to Victoria Harms and Stuart Schrader on the record-setting opening of their exhibition “‘Revolution in Our Lifetime’: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1974″ at the […]


Undergraduates Gallito and St. Clair Publish in the Vanderbilt Historical Review

Vanderbilt Historical Review, Fall 2023-Spring 2024, Issue VIII

Congratulations to history majors Hilary Gallito and Contessa St. Clair were who recently published in Issue VIII, the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 issue, of the Vanderbilt Historical Review! Their articles:“The “Poet’s […]


Who Owns Black Data Conference

Who Owns Black Data Conference March 2024

The Who Owns Black Data conference, held on March 28-29, 2024, by the Black Beyond Data Ecosystem at Johns Hopkins and Morgan State Universities, was a historic convening will gather […]


Stulman Reception with Ann Laura Stoler

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On March 28th, the History Department welcomed Ann Laura Stoler, the Willy Brandt Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at the New School for Social Research, to present the […]


Hyman named Dorothy Ross Professor of Political Economy in History

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The department celebrated the installation of Louis R. Hyman as the inaugural Dorothy Ross Professor of Political Economy in History with a lunch on February 22.  Professors Ross and Hyman […]


Prof. Louis Hyman and Dr. Sam Backer awarded AI-Informed Discovery and Inquiry Seed Grant

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Congratulations to Prof. Louis Hyman and alumnus Dr. Sam Backer–and their co-PI Jeremy Alan Greene–for being among the winners of the inaugural AI-informed discovery and inquiry seed grant competition from […]


In Memoriam: Professor J. G. A. Pocock

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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 […]


JHU Arts & Sciences Weekly: Faculty Focus – Victoria Harms

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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

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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

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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 […]