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Jessica S. Samuel Accepts Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University- St. Louis
AMNESP alum Jessica S. Samuel (PhD '21) has accepted a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of African & African-American Studies at… More
Genna Kane Awarded Alice Ross Carey Fellowship at UC Berkeley
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has been awarded the Alice Ross Carey Fellowship from the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California Berkeley.… More
Genna Kane Accepted Into NEH Workshop
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has accepted a spot at the National Endowment for the Humanities workshop this summer, “New York as… More
Genna Kane Awarded BUCH PhD Internship at Concord Museum
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has been awarded a BU Center for the Humanities Summer 2024 internship at the Concord Museum! Congratulations,… More
Mary Snyder To Be Archives Intern at Whitney Plantation in Louisiana
AMNESP PhD student Mary Snyder will be working as the archives intern for Whitney Plantation this summer, just outside of New Orleans.… More
Meghan Townes Accepted a 2024 Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture
AMNESP PhD candidate Meghan Townes has accepted a 2024 Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.… More
Ianna Hawkins Owen Awarded Honorable Mention for Best LGBTQ Studies Article
Ianna Hawkins Owen's (English) essay "More: Cake, Feedism, and Asexuality" from Social Text (Vol. 40, No. 2) has received honorable mention for the Crompton-Noll Prize… More
Emma Newcombe now Associate Director of PhD Programs at Northeastern University College of Science
AMNESP alum Emma Newcombe (PhD '18) has started a new position as Associate Director of PhD Programs at the Northeastern University College… More
Liv Jacobs Responding at Emerging Scholars Symposium
AMNESP PhD student Liv Jacobs will be taking part in BU Anthropology's Emerging Scholars Symposium on Wednesday, March 20th! Congratulations, Liv! More
Perri Meldon to Participate in Roundtable at NCPH-UHS 2024
AMNESP PhD candidate Perri Meldon will be participating in the “All Water Has a Perfect Memory”: Waterways, Ritual, and Commemoration roundtable at the… More