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Samantha Pickette’s Book is Reviewed in Lilith Magazine
AMNESP PhD alum (2022) Samantha Pickette's book Peak TV’s Unapologetic Jewish Woman: Exploring Jewish Female Representation in Contemporary Television Comedy has been… More
Megan LeBarron Named Success/Graduation Coach at Cleveland State University
AMNESP PhD alum, Megan LeBarron '23, has been named the Success/Graduation Coach in the office of Student Success at Cleveland State University. Congratulations, Megan! More
Brian Carso Publishes Historical Novel with Cornell University Press
AMNESP alum, Brian Carso (PhD '04) has published historical novel Gideon's Revolution with Cornell University Press. Congratulations, Brian! More
Meghan Townes Receives Travel Grant to Present at 2023 Southeastern American Studies Association Conference
AMNESP PhD Candidate, Meghan Townes, has received a Barbara Stevens Heusel and Dennis Moore Travel Grant to help attend the 2023 Southeastern American… More
Grace McGowan and Kayli Rideout Receive BUWC New England Women’s College Scholarships
Congratulations to AMNESP PhD Candidates, Grace McGowan and Kayli Rideout, for being awarded 2023 BUWC New England Women's College Scholarships! More
MaryKate Smolenski to Present at DAR Museum Symposium
MaryKate Smolenski, PhD Student, will be presenting at the DAR Museum's symposium, Pleasing Truths, Framing Identity: A Symposium, on November 3 in Washington,… More
Emily Palombella Awarded Graduate Research Fellowship from Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale
AMNESP PhD Candidate Emily Palombella has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University. Congratulations,… More
Perri Meldon selected for Virginia Humanities’ Public Humanities Fellowship
AMNESP PhD candidate Perri Meldon has been selected for the Virginia Humanities' Public Humanities Fellowship. This fellowship will support dissertation research, including archival… More
Kayli Rideout publishes article in White House Quarterly
AMNESP PhD candidate, Kayli Rideout recently published an article in White House Quarterly entitled, “A Tiffany White House Interlude: President Chester A.… More
Perri Meldon publishes article in Virginia Humanities
"Trapping Black Bears in the Great Dismal Swamp," a recent article by AMNESP PhD candidate Perri Meldon, was published in Virginia Humanities.… More