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Rachel Kirby and Meghan Townes Accepted to Present at American Studies Association Annual Conference
Congratulations to Rachel Kirby and Meghan Townes! Their panel, "Methodologies from the Multisensory South," has been accepted to the 2022 American Studies… More
Grace McGowan and Maddie Webster Receive BUCH Graduate Student Awards
Hooray for Grace McGowan and Maddie Webster for their receipt of the Boston University Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Awards. Yay,… More
Samantha Pickette Accepts Positions as Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies and Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at UT Austin
Samantha Pickette has accepted the positions of Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies and Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies… More
Rachel Kirby Accepts Lecture Position in History & Literature at Harvard University
Rachel Kirby has accepted a lecture position in History & Literature at Harvard University. Hooray, Rachel! More
Megan Hermida Lu Awarded William S. O’Farrell Fellowship through Northeast Historic Film
Megan Lu was awarded the William S. O'Farrell Fellowship through Northeast Historic Film for research this summer. Hooray, Megan!!!! More
Grace McGowan Awarded BUCH Summer PhD Internship at Massachusetts Historical Society
Grace McGowan has been awarded a BUCH Summer PhD Internship at the Massachusetts Historical Society! Congratulations, Grace! More
Sean Case Awarded PhD Internship at Partners in Health
Sean Case has been awarded a PhD Summer Internship in the Social Sciences at Partners in Health from the Center for Innovation… More
Frankie Vanaria Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Frankie Vanaria who successfully defended his dissertation, "The Global Screen: Intercultural Dialogue and Community in the Filmmaking of Alfonso Cuarón,… More
Arthur Kamya Receives New England Regional Fellowship Consortium Research Fellowship
Arthur Kamya has been awarded the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium research fellowship administered through the Massachusetts Historical Society. The award will… More
Sean Case Accepted to Columbia University’s Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy
Sean Case, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to Columbia University’s Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS)! Congratulations,… More