Prof. Siegel Awarded 2017 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
Assistant Professor of History Benjamin Siegel was awarded a 2017 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for his project titled The Nation in Pain: American Bodies and Indian Pharmaceuticals in an Age of Distress. The ACLS’s stipends fund six to twelve months of full-time work on the awardees’ research projects.
History Course Featured in BU Today Article on Spring Break Cuba Trip
BU Today ran a feature on the alternative Spring Break trip students took to Havana, Cuba last month. The one-credit course that the students took on “Experiencing Cuba: History, Culture and Politics” is cross-listed in the History Department and team taught by Professors of History and African American Studies Linda Heywood and John Thornton.
Bruce Schulman to Hold Media Nation Book Event at BU Bookstore
On Wednesday, March 22 at 7PM, Professor Bruce J Schulman will discuss his new edited collection, Media Nation: The Politics of News in Modern America. Please join him for a presentation, Q&A, and book signing at Boston University Campus Store in Kenmore Square.
Prof. Rabinovitch Wins Luce/ACLS Fellowship in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs
Assistant Professor Simon Rabinovitch has won a fellowship funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Council for Learned Societies, Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs. In 2017-18 he will be a resident scholar at the Northeastern University Humanities Center where he will work on his project Jewish Collective Rights: An International Comparison.
Prof. Nolan’s New Book Reviewed in WSJ, NY Journal of Books, and Modern War Institute at West Point
Professor Cathal Nolan’s most recent book The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost was released on Oxford University Press last month. The book has been reviewed in several major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Journal of Books, Kirkus Reviews, The Modern War Institute at West […]
Prof. Zatlin Weighs in on Bitcoin Debate in WalletHub
In a recent feature on WalletHub, Associate Professor Zatlin was one of several experts who contributed an opinion to the the article titled “Is Bitcoin Safe? Experts Pick Sides.” The article is available on wallethub.com here.
History PhD Kate Jewell Innovates the U.S. History Survey
In a recent contribution to Teaching United States History, BU History Ph.D. Kate Jewell, currently Assistant Professor at Fitchburg State University, redesigns the U.S. History Survey course. Jewell recommends two US History collections, including one edited by BU Professor Bruce Schulman, Making the American Century: Essays on the Political Culture of Twentieth Century America. You can read […]
Prof. Schulman Publishes Media Nation, Co-Edited Collection on the Political History of News in Modern America
The University of Pennsylvania Press has just published, Media Nation: The Political History of News in Modern America. The collection of essays, co-edited by BU Professor Bruce J. Schulman and Princeton’s Julian Zelizer, examines key moments and questions within the evolution of the media from the early days of print news through the era of […]
History PhD Zach Fredman Awarded Coffman First-Manuscript Prize
BU History PhD Zach Fredman has won the prestigious Coffman First-Manuscript Prize from the Society for Military History for his dissertation “From Allies to Occupiers: Living with the U.S. Military in Wartime China.” Zach has also received a postdoctoral fellowship to spend the 2017-2018 academic year at Dartmouth’s John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.
Prof. Farmer’s Work Explored in BU Research Article
Assistant Professor Ashley Farmer’s research on black female activists is the subject of a new, in-depth article and interview in BU Research. The story by Sara Rimer, titled “Female Activists Behind the Black Power Movement,” is available online at bu.edu/research.