Prof. Thornton Releases Book on Cambridge University Press
This month, Professor John Thornton is publishing a new book on Cambridge University Press titled A History of West Central Africa to 1850. See Cambridge UP’s website for more information.
Alumni Profile, March 2020
Anna Stroinski—CAS ’19 What have you been doing since leaving the History Department? I haven’t gone far from 226 Bay State Road (just a few blocks inbound!) to work as the Administrative Coordinator at the BU Department of Religion. On the side, I freelance as a researcher and writer, having worked on projects ranging from […]
BU History PhD Zach Fredman Shares Experience Teaching Remotely in The Chronicle
BU History PhD Zach Fredman (GRS ’16), currently Assistant Professor of History at Duke Kunshan University, published an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education discussing his experiences with teaching remotely while under quarantine in Suzhou, China due to the coronavirus pandemic. The article, titled “Teaching Remotely While Quarantined in China,” is available to read on The […]
PhD Candidate Elizabeth Hameeteman Gives Talk at University College Roosevelt
On March 6, 2020, PhD Candidate Elizabeth Hameeteman gave a lecture at the University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, the Netherlands, about her dissertation project, titled “Water for a Thirsty World: Desalination, Development, and the Global Quest for Water in the 1960s.” Elizabeth shared some ideas from her research about why desalination has kept returning as […]
Prof. Goldstein Publishes New Edited Book on Routledge
This month, Professor Erik Goldstein published a new book on Routledge Press titled Aspects of British Policy and the Treaty of Versailles: Of War and Peace. More information about the book, which was co-edited with B. J. C. McKercher, can be found on Routledge’s website.
Prof. Nina Silber Announced as Next History Department Chair
The department is delighted to welcome Professor Nina Silber as Chair, starting Fall 2020. Professor Silber has been at Boston University since 1990, where she teaches in the History Department and in the American and New England Studies Program. In addition to winning the Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching in May 2019, Professor Silber has held […]
Prof. Nolan Promoted to Full Professor
Professor Cathal Nolan has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor of History.
Undergraduate Student Profile, February 2020
Peyton Coel—CAS ’23, Pardee ’23 Where are you from? South Burlington, Vermont. What has been your favorite History class you’ve taken at BU so far? HI 287, or History of American Foreign Relations since 1898. The content of the course is incredibly interesting not only because it covers an era of American history that was […]
Graduate Student Profile, February 2020
Jeanna L. Kinnebrew—PhD Candidate What are your principal research interests? I follow the money! I study private philanthropy, public policy, and social change in twentieth-century America. In particular, I am interested in how and why some nonprofit organizations have exerted disproportionate influence on public life. My dissertation focuses on midcentury battles over sexual health, particularly […]
Alumni Profile, February 2020
Cady Steinberg—CAS ’12, WED ’18 What have you been doing since leaving the History Department? I didn’t go far! I worked part-time at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center in Mugar Library, then became a full-time administrator for the English Department, then the Political Science Department. While working, I studied educational policy at the School […]