BUCH Summer 2025 Funded Undergrad Internships
The BU Center for the Humanities has funded summer internships for undergraduates in the humanities! The deadline to apply is December 9th. Learn more here! An info session will be held on November 4th from 5:30-6:30pm. Prospective applicants will hear representatives from each internship site speak about their internship position. A Q&A session will follow. […]
William L. Vance has passed away
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of William L. Vance’s passing. Bill began his career as a Professor of English at Boston University in 1962. His service there included chairmanship of the Department of English and Directing the American and New England Studies Program until January 1, 2000, when he commenced […]
Ella Kotsen Published Article in Chebacco
Ella Kotsen (PhD student) recently published an article in the Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s annual journal, Chebacco, entitled “Ruth Moore’s Microcosm: Narratives that Deconstruct Notions of Inside and Outside.” Ella lectured on the article at the Northeast Harbor Library this past July. Congratulations, Ella!!
Thomas Denenberg Quoted in The Boston Globe
Alum Thomas Denenberg (PhD ’01), Director of the Shelburne Museum, was recently quoted in The Boston Globe article, “Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals designs for new center for Native American art.” Congrats, Tom!!
Congratulations to our New PhDs!
Congratulations to newly minted PhDs: Dr. Julia Carroll and Dr. Emily Palombella!! Read more about their dissertations here.
HB Bielawa Won Herbert and Mary Grieg Scholarship in American History
HB Bielawa, a double major in American Studies and History, won a Herbert and Mary Grieg Scholarship in American History! The Herbert and Mary Greig Scholarship honors a select number of undergraduate juniors and seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences whose studies include a significant focus on American history or culture. Congratulations, HB!!
Mary Snyder Internship at Whitney Plantation Featured in The Brink
AMNESP PhD student Mary Snyder’s archives internship at the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana has been featured in The Brink! Congratulations, Mary!
Rebekah Beaulieu Contributed to Routledge Publication
AMNESP alum Rebekah Beaulieu (PhD ’17) has contributed two chapters to Financial Management in Museums: Theory, Practice, Context published by Routledge, the first academic textbook to tackle financial challenges in the international museum field. Her chapters are entitled “Museums and Control Systems” and “Mission-Based, Socially Driven Investment Strategies”, which are resonant topics for those in […]
Betsy Walters Article Published in JCMS
AMNESP PhD candidate Betsy Walters has had an article published in Summer 2024 issue of JCMS (the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies): “Festival Diplomacy: CINE, American Nontheatrical Cinema, and the Film Festival Network.” Congratulations, Betsy!
Laurie Crumpacker has passed away
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Laurie Crumpacker’s passing. Laurie received her PhD in American Studies from Boston University in 1978. She served as the first Director of Women’s Studies and also as a Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at Simmons College. Laurie was also the […]