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Congratulations to Michael Beshay
Congratulations to Michael Beshay who has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “The Virgin Mary in Ritual in Late Antique Egypt: Origins, Practice, and Legacy.” His committee was David…

Congratulations to Archana Venkatesh
Congratulations to Archana Venkatesh on successfully defending her dissertation, "Women, Medicine and Nation-Building: The ‘Lady Doctor’ and Development in 20th century South India."
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Zack Fry's Book Published By UNC Press
Alum Zack Fry's new book, "A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac," has been published by UNC Press. Professor Fry graduated from Ohio State University first in 2013…
History Students Represent at 2020 Denman Forum
Congratulations to our history students who presented at the 2020 Denman Forum on Tuesday, March 3rd. They did a great job. Participants were:
Brandon Borgemenke (pictured below and at left)…
Staff Members Receive Excellence Awards
This morning Dean Ritter visited the History Department to present the Arts and Sciences Staff Excellence Award to Rhonda Maynard (September), Ashley Bowerman (November), Chris Adams (September),…

Theodora Dragostinova Receives Ratner Award
Congratulations to Professor Theodora Dragostinova on receiving this year’s Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award. She was surprised with notification of her award yesterday during…
David Staley Talks AI at Air Force Research Lab
History Professor and Futurist David Staley recently visited the Air Force Research Laboratory and spoke about artificial intelligence and machine learning.
…Lauren Kennedy Presents at Phi Alpha Theta
On Saturday, January 4th, undergraduate history major Lauren Kennedy presented “Immigration in Early Modern London” at the Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention in San Antonio. (Photos: Dr. Ray…
