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Perri Meldon writes article on Great Dismal Swamp for Encyclopedia Virginia
I wrote an article for Encyclopedia Virginia on the Great Dismal Swamp: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/the-great-dismal-swamp/ Encyclopedia Virginia publishes fact-checked topical and biographical entries written… More
Fallon Murphy Article in Insurrect!: Radical Thinking in Early American Studies
PhD candidate Fallon Murphy has a new publication with the American Studies journal Insurrect!: Radical Thinking in Early American Studies. The article… More
Claire Bunschoten to Give Author Reading and Talk at the Institute for Art and Olfaction
Sunday, December 15 at 6-7PM EST via Zoom | Join Dr. Claire Bunschoten and the Institute for Art and Olfaction's Minetta Rogers for an… More
Anne Boyd Article Published in American Journal of Play
PhD candidate Anne Boyd had her article, "Frozen in Time: Teaching Imperialism through Lead Toys in Interwar America," published in the American… More
Genna Kane Essay Published by Environmental History Now
Congratulations to Genna Kane! Genna's essay, "Fluctuating and Fragmented: The History of Regulating the Tital Salt Marsh near Wood Island in East… More
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.… More
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… More
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:… More
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… More
Congratulations to our New PhDs!
Congratulations to newly minted PhDs: Dr. Julia Carroll and Dr. Emily Palombella!! Read more about their dissertations here. More