PhD Candidate Courteney Smith Awarded Curran Fellowship
History PhD Candidate Courteney Smith has been awarded the Curran Fellowship by the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. The grant will fund a month in London, where she’ll be conducting dissertation research on local and regional press coverage of the Contagious Diseases Acts.
Prof John Thornton Wrote Opinion Piece in BU Today About Banning AP African American Studies in FL
History Professor John Thornton wrote an opinion piece in BU Today entitled, “POV: Florida Rejects AP African American Studies Course–Who Pays the Price?” Read the entire piece on the BU Today website.
Prof Bruce Schulman Discusses Lyndon B. Johnson in article with Smithsonian Magazine
History Professor Bruce Schulman discusses the actions of Lyndon B. Johnson and the effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 on his presidency in an article for the Smithsonian Magazine.
Prof. Sarah Phillips Published Article with JAH
History Professor Sarah Phillips published an article last month with The Journal of American History entitled “The Price of Plenty: Getting Farm Policy Right in the 1960s.” Find a PDF of the entire article here.
Prof Chernock Published Piece with WBUR
History Professor Arianne Chernock published a piece with WBUR entitled “Why we should care about the royals – and their scandals.” The article, which was published following the release of Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” can be found on WBUR.
PhD Candidate Henry Tonks Writes Piece for Washington Post
PhD Candidate Henry Tonks published a perspective piece with the Washington Post discussing the 1980 Democratic industrial policy playbook. The full article, entitled “Biden is reviving a lost Democratic industrial policy playbook,” can be read on their website.
Prof Eugenio Menegon Invited to Hold Secondary Appointment with STH
The BU School of Theology Faculty voted unanimously on December 9, 2022 to invite Professor Menegon to hold a secondary appointment in the School, joining Area A (an area that gathers biblical scholars, historians, and scholars of liturgical studies with a historical focus). The appointment was made in recognition of several years of Prof. Menegon’s […]
Professor Eugenio Menegon Wrote Introduction for Publication with Urbaniana University Press
A long-awaited publication, a decade in the making and containing a comprehensive introduction by History Professor Eugenio Menegon (“Propaganda Fide in China and the Historical Archives,” 70 pages), was just printed in Rome to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Propaganda Fide Congregation (today the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization; 1622-2022): Ad […]
Prof Deeana Klepper Published Book with Cornell University Press
History Professor Deeana Klepper published a book with Cornell University Press entitled, “Pastoral Care and Community in Late Medieval Germany.” The book addresses questions like: How did local communities structure the daily experience of religion in medieval Europe? What can locally authored and oriented guides for parish priests tell us about the values and concerns […]
Prof Arianne Chernock Mentioned in Article about Will and Kate in the Washington Post
History Professor Arianne Chernock was quoted in an article from the Washington Post, “Royal troubles cast shadow over William and Kate’s US tour.”