Prof. Kendi Receives Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities
As announced in BU Today, Professor Ibram X. Kendi was named the recipient of Boston University’s Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities. The position has been held only once before by the late Elie Wiesel from 1976 to his retirement in 2013.
Prof. David’s American Presidency Course Featured in BU Today
During the Summer 1 term, Professor Andrew David taught the course HI 283: The Twentieth-Century American Presidency remotely. Professor David’s teaching was featured in BU Today in an article titled “Trump and Nixon: Separated at Birth?”
A Day of Collective Engagement – History Department Participation
The Boston University History Department recognizes and mourns the long history of racial injustice that has left deep scars on our society and which confronts us today in horrific incidents of racial violence, including the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. We acknowledge, too, the long and vital history of antiracist […]
Prof. Austin to Participate in BU IOC Webinar on Systemic Racism
On Tuesday, June 23rd, Professor Paula Austin will be one of the panelists on an upcoming webinar hosted by the BU Initiative on Cities titled “Confronting Systemic Racism: Policing, Mass Incarceration & Black Lives Matter.” Along with Professor Austin, the panelists will include Raul Fernandez, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the BU […]
Prof. Chernock Publishes Review in Times Literary Supplement
Professor Arianne Chernock published a piece in the Times Literary Supplement reviewing Jane Robinson’s Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women. The review, titled “The wars women wage: Marking the centenary of the Sex Qualification (Removal) Act,” is available to read at the TLS’s website.
Prof. Silber Publishes Article on Gone With the Wind in Washington Post
As part of The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series, Professor Nina Silber has just published an article exploring the racist past of the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. The article, titled “‘Gone With the Wind’ is also a Confederate monument, but on film instead of stone,” is available to read at The Washington Post’s website.
GRE Suspension for 2021 Admissions
Owing to the impact of Covid-19, we will not be requiring the GRE for PhD or MA admissions for Fall 2021.
PhD Candidate Jeanna Kinnebrew Wins BU Women’s Guild Award
BU History PhD candidate Jeanna Kinnebrew is a 2020 recipient of the Boston University Women’s Guild Awards. Jeanna Kinnebrew (GRS) is a Ph.D. candidate in the History department, studying the intersection of public health, gender, and philanthropy. Her dissertation, “Inventing Sexual Health in the Puritan City, 1929-1980,” explores how Boston-area organizations shaped national sexual health […]
A Statement to the Boston University History Department Community
Dear friends, Please see the message, below, from Professors James McCann and Nina Silber. Like so, so many of you, the Boston University History Department adds its voice to those opposing the widespread racial injustice and violence that has recently drawn the nation’s attention. As historians, we are also deeply, and sadly, aware of a […]
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to Join BU Department of History
The Boston University History Department extends a warm welcome to Professor Ibram Kendi, an acclaimed and prize-winning scholar of US history and the history of racism and anti-racism, who will be joining our department this summer, following the university’s standard professorial appointment process. Dr. Kendi will not only bring his scholarly and teaching strengths to […]