Prof. Schulman Publishes Op-Ed in Washington Post Feature ‘Made by History’
Professor Bruce Schulman contributed an op-ed, titled “The United States needs more bureaucracy, not less,” to The Washington Post‘s feature “Made by History,” in which historians are asked to provide perspective to current events. BU PhD Kathryn Brownell also acts as Managing Editor for the feature. Professor Schulman’s article can be found at The Washington Post‘s website here.
Tracing Family History: Eugenio Menegon in Druento (Piedmont, Italy)
As part of his research on the Europeans in Beijing in the 18th century, Professor Eugenio Menegon visited this summer the municipality of Druento, near Turin (part of the Dukedom of Savoy in the 18th century). This was the native town of the Meinardi (or Meynardi) family. The Discalced Augustinian Sigismondo Meinardi da San Nicola (1713-1767) […]
BU PhD Anne Blaschke Publishes Op-Ed in the Washington Post
Visiting Assistant Professor of History at College of the Holy Cross and BU History PhD Anne Blaschke published an op-ed on Friday, July 7th in the Washington Post on the possible snub of the Golden State Warriors by President Trump and contextualizing the history of White House-athlete relationships since the Kennedy administration. The article, titled “Trump […]
History PhD Zach Fredman Wins Dissertation Prize from SHAFR
BU History Ph.D. Zach Fredman has won the second major award for his dissertation, “From Allies to Occupiers: Living with the U.S. Military in Wartime China,” the Betty M. Unterberger Prize from the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations. The prize is awarded biannually for the best dissertation on any topic in United States […]
Two History Faculty Win 2017-18 BUCH Research Fellowships
As featured in BU Today, two History professors have been awarded research fellowships for the 2017-2018 academic year by the Boston University Center for the Humanities. Associate Professor Sarah Phillips is one of several Jeffrey Henderson Senior Research Fellows for the forthcoming year, during which Professor Phillips will work on her book, The Price of Plenty: From Farm to Food Politics […]
The Washington Post Launches “Made by History”
The Washington Post has launched a new feature—Made By History—in which a group of historians (including BU Prof. Bruce Schulman) offer historical perspective on the news. BU Ph.D. Kathryn Brownell serves as Managing Editor for the feature. For more info, click here.
Shorten and Schulman Present on 1920s at HOTCUS Conference in Dublin
PhD Candidate Dave Shorten and Professor Bruce Schulman participated in a session on “Rethinking the 1920s” at the annual meeting of HOTCUS (Historians of the Twentieth Century United States) at University College Dublin. Shorten presented a paper entitled, “The Legacy of Anti-League Arguments: The League of Nations and 1920s ‘Isolationism’ in Historical Memory,” while Schulman […]
Betty Anderson Promoted to Full Professor
Professor of Middle Eastern History Betty Anderson was promoted to Full Professor in the Department of History. Congratulations to Professor Anderson!
PhD Candidate Andrew Bell Receives Research Fellowship at American Philosophical Society
This month, PhD candidate Andrew Bell was selected as a Library Resident Research Fellow for the American Philosophical Society. The fellowship, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will allow him to conduct archival research in Philadelphia this summer.
PhD Graduate Chris Conz Receives Postdoc Fellowship at Tufts University
PhD graduate Chris Conz, who in March successfully defended his dissertation, has been awarded a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy for next year. The fellowship falls under an interdisciplinary program at Friedman School called Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) which aims “to create a […]