Prof. Heywood and Prof. Thornton Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences recently announced its list of newly elected members for 2020. The AAAS’s list of the newest additions to its ranks includes two of the History Department’s own faculty: Professor Linda Heywood and Professor John Thornton.
History Students Receive 2020 BUCH Awards
Though unable to hold an in-person ceremony due to COVID-19, the Boston University Center for the Humanities has now announced the recipients of its 2020 BUCH student awards. From the History Department, the awardees are Jeanna Kinnebrew for the Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize, Catherine Devlin for the Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award, […]
Prof. Austin to Give Professor Perspectives Webinar on Black Women’s Organizing
On Monday, April 13th at 6 PM, Professor Paula Austin will lead a virtual discussion over Zoom and Facebook Live as part of the “Professor Perspectives” lecture series. The webinar, titled “Professor Perspectives: History of Black Women’s Organizing,” is co-sponsored by the BU Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism and UMOJA, the BU Black Student […]
Prof. Robichaud Publishes Article on Tiger King in The Washington Post
Professor Andrew Robichaud recently published an article on Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries in The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series. The article, titled “The drama and appeal of ‘Tiger King’ is a century in the making,” is available on the Post’s website here.
PhD Candidate Jamie Grischkan Named Berger-Howe Legal History Fellow at Harvard Law School
BU History PhD Candidate Jamie Grischkan has been selected to be the Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship at Harvard Law School for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.