Prof. Phillips Interviewed for Article in BU’s The Brink
Professor Sarah Phillips was one of several experts interviewed for a piece in BU’s The Brink publication titled “How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress.” The article is available to read on The Brink‘s website here.
Prof. Payaslian Publishes Chapter in Book on First Republic of Armenia
Professor Simon Payaslian published a chapter entitled “Free Armenia (newspaper)―Herald of the Anti-Bolshevik Rebellion” (in Armenian) in The First Republic of Armenia: 100th Anniversary, edited by Ashot Melkonyan (Yerevan, Armenia), conference proceedings, March 21-23, 2018, published by the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Antelias, Lebanon, 2021 (pp. 270-282).
Prof. Chernock Interviewed On The Last Best Hope? Podcast
Professor Arianne Chernock was interviewed on the podcast The Last Best Hope? for an episode titled “The Royal America Episode.” The podcast is produced by Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute and hosted by Professor Adam Smith.
2021 BUCH History Student Awardees
On May 11th, the BU Center for the Humanities announced the recipients of the 2021 Student Awards and the list included many graduate and undergraduate BU History students! The 2021 History award winners include: The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Graduate Prize Charley Binkow, History Rachel Wilson, History The John Oddy Memorial Award in […]
A Tribute to Commemorate the Retirement of Professor Charles Capper
It is with a profound sense of appreciation for his many scholarly and pedagogical contributions that the Department of History announces the retirement of Professor Charles Capper. A renowned American intellectual historian, Professor Capper—“Charlie,” as he is known by his colleagues—became a member of the department in 2001. He has devoted much of his scholarly […]
Prof. Payaslian Publishes Article in BU Today on President Biden’s Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day
Professor Simon Payaslian has published an article in BU Today discussing President Joe Biden’s affirmation of the Armenian Genocide on Armenian Remembrance Day on April 24th. The article, titled “POV: Biden Confirms Armenian Genocide as ‘Historical Fact,’ is available to read on BU Today’s website here.
BU History PhD Candidate John Williams Publishes Article in Washington Post
BU History PhD candidate John Williams has published an article in The Washington Post’s “Made by History.” The piece, titled “Americans want climate solutions. Why won’t our politicians deliver?,” is available to read on The Washington Post’s website here.
Prof. Menegon to Give Lecture at Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main on April 20
Professor Eugenio Menegon will give a lecture on “Local Religion in Late Imperial China” as part of the Pathways through Early Modern Christianities Lecture Series at the Polycentricity and Plurality of Premodern Christianities (POLY) research group at Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main. The talk will take place over Zoom on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 from […]
Prof. Chernock and BU History PhD Kathryn Lamontagne Discuss Prince Philip in BU Today
Professor Arianne Chernock and BU History PhD Kathryn Lamontagne (GRS ’16,’20), a Lecturer in Social Sciences in the College of General Studies, discussed the legacy of Prince Philip, who passed away on April 9th. The two scholars discuss the Prince’s life in a feature in BU Today titled “Measuring the Legacy of Prince Philip, Husband of Queen […]
Prof. Menegon to Deliver Lecture at Johns Hopkins University Tomorrow, April 13
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13th from 12-1:30 pm, Professor Eugenio Menegon will deliver a virtual lecture as part of the East Asian Studies Speaker Series at Johns Hopkins University. The talk is titled “The Matriarch, the Duchess, the Queen, and the Countess: Patronesses of the Catholic Mission in Early Modern Chinese-European Relations” and is free and […]