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Faculty Q&A Spotlight: Joseph Parrott
What is your favorite class to teach? Why? 3501: US Foreign Policy from 1920-Present. I see it as really important for anyone trying to understand the United States’ place in the world, or for that…
Seminar Room Named After Helen Gray Edmonds
(From the College of Arts & Sciences:) When history students return to campus, they’ll come back to a Dulles Hall that looks a little different. The building will be home to the newly-dubbed…
New Art Installation Focuses on Lives Lost
To bring awareness to the often invisible names of Black men and women who have been victimized by police violence, a new art exhibit in Dulles 168 lists the names of nearly 200 Black Americans who…
Deondre Smiles Joins Ohio State Marching Band
WITH PHD ALREADY IN HAND, POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR JOINS MARCHING BAND(by the College of Arts & Sciences) When first-year cymbal player Deondre Smiles let his new bandmates —…
Sara Halpern Completes Dissertation Defense
Congratulations to Sara Halpern on successfully defending her dissertation, “Saving the Unwanted: The International Response to Shanghai’s Jewish Refugees, 1943-1949.” The committee included Robin…
Congratulations to Felege-Selam Yirga
Congratulations to Felege-Selam Yirga on successfully defending his dissertation entitled, “The Chronicle of John of Nikiu: Historical Writing in Post-Roman Egypt.” His committee consisted of…
New Book by Scott Levi on Bukharan Crisis
Hot off the presses at U. of Pitt Press! The Bukharan Crisis: A Connected History of 18th Century Central Asia by Scott Levi Series Title: Central Eurasia In Context In the first…
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."