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Congratulations to Jen Getson!
Congratulations to Jen Getson, History Dept. Senior Academic Program Services Specialist, on receiving the 2024-25 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Staff Award!Since…

Congratulations to our Denman participants!
Congratulations to our Denman participants! Maya Badhwar, “Colonization, Empire, & the Girlhood Ideal of Femininity in Victorian Britain” (The Human Experience Category, Mentor:…
Congratulations to Edward Kunz!
Congratulations to Edward Kunz on receiving a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute in Washington DC. Well done!
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Damarius Johnson Represents Picturing Black History at NAACP Awards Reception
Damarius Johnson represented the Picturing Black History team last week at the NAACP Image Awards reception. The team's book, Picturing Black History, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Find…

Peter Hahn Pens New Book
Congratulations to Professor Peter Hahn on the upcoming publication of his new book, "Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945," (Univ. of Nebraska Press), in April…

Congratulations to History Majors Justina Sung & Seth Conklin!
Congratulations to history majors Justina Sung and Seth Conklin who are co-recipients of the Center for the Study of Religion's Savko Award for Best Undergraduate Paper.
The Savko Award for…

Congratulations to Joe Stieb!
Congratulations to former history & Mershon Center post doc Joe Stieb on his new role as a tenure-track assistant professor in Modern US Military History at UNC Chapel Hill!

Sydney Heifler Interviewed in New Forbes Article
“'In the 1940s and 50s, women of all ages read romance comics,' says Sydney Heifler, a PhD candidate at the Ohio State University and part of a new wave of scholars exploring the connections between…
Peter Hahn Provides Historical Insight on Middle East Peace Talks
History provides insightful lessons - and Professor Peter Hahn examines past trends to gauge future probabilities. His newest article for Time's Made by History discusses the complexities in…