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Grace McGowan receives BU Women’s Council New England Women’s College Award
Congratulations to AMNESP PhD Candidate Grace McGowan on her receipt of the BU Women's Council New England Women's College Award for "remarkable… More
Anne Boyd and Betsy Walters to Present at 2023 American Studies Association Annual Conference
Congratulations to Anne Boyd and Betsy Walters! They have both been accepted to the 2023 American Studies Association Annual Conference in Montreal!… More
Maddie Webster and Mariah Kupfner to Present at the 2023 American Studies Association Annual Conference
Many congrats to alumns Maddie Webster and Mariah Kupfner! They will present at the American Studies Association's annual conference in Montreal! Their… More
Alumn Christopher Stokum Publishes in Church History
Congratulations to alumn, Christopher Stokum, for publishing in Church History. His article is titled, “'An Oppressive Insensibility': Disestablishment, Clerical Infirmity, and the Origins… More
Emily Palombella and Perri Meldon Receive Boston University Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Awards
Congratulations to PhD Candidates, Perri Meldon and Emily Palombella, on their receipt of the Boston University Center for the Humanities Graduate Student… More
Katherine Lennard Accepts Position at Western Kentucky University
Katherine Lennard, the Abbott Lowell Cummings Postdoctoral Fellow in American Material Culture, accepted a position as the Frockt Family Chair in History… More
Perri Meldon Accepted to Symposium at the Huntington Art Museum
Perri Meldon, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to the "Objects, Pathways, Afterlives: Tracing Material Cultures in Early America," symposium hosted at the… More
Kayli Rideout Accepted to NEH Summer Institute
Kayli Rideout, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to the NEH Summer Institute, "Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath." Congratulations, Kayli! More
Betsy Walters Accepted to 2023 Media Industry Studies Conference at King’s College London
Betsy Walters, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to the 2023 Media Industry Studies Conference at King's College London. Congrats, Betsy! More
Katherine Evans Successfully Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Katherine Evans! She successfully defended her dissertation, "I am Going to be a Veteran of this War: American Women's Explorations… More