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Katherine Marino Appointed to OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program
November 20, 2019
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) recently appointed Katherine Marino to their...
Celebrating the Life of Paul Padilla
November 15, 2019
Paul Padilla, longtime student advisor for the Department of History, passed away unexpectedly at...
Obituary for Professor Peter Reill
August 28, 2019
Peter Reill, Professor Emeritus of History, former department chair, and former Director of the...
Carla Pestana Elected to American Historical Association Nominating Committee
July 29, 2019
Carla Pestana was elected to a three-year stint on the AHA nominating committee. The committee...

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Why History Matters: Faculty Opinions
Events
Lisa Mignone, “Rome's War Goddess: religious imperialism and self-preservation”
Thursday, January 09
Kittiya Lee, “Dressed to Impress: The Boundaries of Friendship and the Tupi Sovereign Body in Pero Vaz de Caminha’s 1500 Letter from Brazil"
Thursday, January 23
Thabisile Griffin - Atlantic History Lecture On Property and Black Indigeneity in St. Vincent
Thursday, February 13
Herman Bennett - "Kings and Slaves: Diplomacy, Sovereignty, and Black Subjectivity in the Early Modern World"
Thursday, March 12
Atlantic History - Animal Slavery Conference
Thursday, April 16
Why History Matters - Reparations
Monday, April 27
Featured Publications
Canons and Values: Ancient to Modern
Proof!: How the World Became Geometrical
Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century
Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote
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Faculty Honors
Sarah Stein's "Family Papers" Named Economist Book of The Year
December 6, 2019
Congratulations to Sarah Stein, whose book, Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century, has been named among The...
Brenda Stevenson to Receive 2020 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal
December 3, 2019
Brenda Stevenson has been selected to receive the 2020 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal presented by the Yale Graduate School Alumni Association....
Alumni Highlights
Phoebe Musandu (PhD 2013)
October 8, 2019
The American Historical Association has recently announced that Phoebe Musandu has won the Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize in the history...
Max Flomen (PhD 2018)
June 20, 2019
Max Flomen has been appointed an Assistant Professor of pre-1800 North American History in the West Virginia University History Department...
Student Highlights
Sean Messarra Honored at Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching Award Ceremony
October 17, 2019
Sean Messarra, who received the Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants, was recently honored at the Andrea L. Rich Night...
David Spielman Awarded Fulbright-Hays Grant
October 8, 2019
Dawit (David) Spielman has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant from the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program of the Department of...