PhD Candidate Jamie Grischkan Receives Golieb Fellowship in Legal History at NYU
PhD candidate Jamie Grischkan has been awarded the Samuel I. Golieb Fellowship in Legal History at the New York University School of Law for the 2021-2022 academic year. According to the Law School, the Golieb Fellowship “was established in 1981 to provide young legal historians with research support and a forum to present their work.”
PhD Candidate Tom Sojka Publishes Article in The Modernist Review
PhD candidate Thomas J. Sojka has published a piece on Henry Green’s Party Going for the “Modernist Festivities” issue of The Modernist Review. The article is available to read on The Modernist Review’s website here.
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.
A Statement from the Department of History
To the BU and Department of History Community: A former BU history PhD student, Benjamin Welton, has recently been profiled in various media outlets for his alleged professions of white nationalism, writings produced by Welton under various pseudonyms. History Department faculty have been blind-sided by the recent expose, and were unaware of any of the […]
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.