Dr. Connolly receives Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr., Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

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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

Leah Wright Rigueur

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

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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

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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

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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 […]


Gabrielle Spiegel Tree Dedication

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The History Department planted a tree on campus in honor of Professor Gabrielle M. Spiegel who retired in June 2022.  Professor Spiegel served as president of the American Historical Association, […]


Professor Lurtz wins The Anne Flemming Article Prize

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History Professor and LACLxS Co-chair Casey Marina Lurtz wins the Anne Flemming Article Prize 2022. The American Society for Legal History (ASLH) selected Prof. Lurtz’s article, “Codifying Credit: Everyday Contracting […]


Johns Hopkins students, Baltimore Poly students learn about city’s role in Civil Rights

Students in History course AS.100.497 1968: Rebels, Revolutions & Right-Wing Backlash, alongside Baltimore Polytechnic Institute were brought together to work on a unique project to learn more about Baltimore’s Civil […]