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History

Vita Paladino, Director and Principal Investigator of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University, poses for a photo in her office.

University News

Keeper of the Treasures

February 8, 2018

Queer, There, Everywhere featured historical figures.

Arts & Culture

LGBTQ Figures, from Lincoln to Mr. Sulu

January 24, 2018

Tessa Croker, a PhD student in BU’s American and New England Studies Program, recently joined iconic doll company American Girl, where she ensures the historical accuracy of its products.

Graduate Students

Making History Come Alive at American Girl

December 12, 2017

Jodi Cranston, Professor of Renaissance art at Boston University and founder of historical art research website mappingpaintings.org

Faculty

Hidden Stories behind Art Masterpieces

November 1, 2017

An Autumn view of Marsh Plaza and Marsh Chapel at Boston University

Marsh Chapel

Discovering Marsh Chapel

October 10, 2017

Top of the United States Constitution document showing the words "We the People"

Science & Technology

The Five Oddest Clauses in the US Constitution

September 26, 2017

Robert E. Lee confederate civil war monument in Charlottesville, VA

Racism

POV: The Controversy over Confederate Civil War Monuments

September 25, 2017

Professor Tom Whalen poses for a photo in front of Fenway Park

Boston Sports

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

William McKeen, author, professor and associate dean of Boston University College of Communication

Books

Recalling the Music and Mayhem of Los Angeles in the ’60s

August 8, 2017

Alexander Nikolaev at desk

Arts & Culture

The Languages of Game of Thrones

July 12, 2017

interior of King's Chapel

History

King’s Chapel Offers Glimpse into the Past

June 14, 2017

Sam Sokolow with Genius star Geoffrey Rush at a premiere event for Genius in Palo Alto, Calif.

Arts & Culture

The Alum behind National Geographic’s Genius

May 30, 2017

Lauren Whitley, senior curator of textile and fashion arts for the MFA, shows students a mid-18th-century English brocaded silk dress, once worn by Lydia Catherine, Duchess of Chandos.

Style

One Class, One Day: Threading History

April 10, 2017

Joseph Rezek

Science & Technology

“Hail to the Chief” Is No Simple Fanfare

March 1, 2017

Randall Keith Horton

Music

MLK Day Commemoration to Feature Duke Ellington Music

January 13, 2017

Photo of Kyna Hamill sitting on a chair

Holiday

“Jingle Bells” History Takes Surprising Turn

December 8, 2016

Attack on ships in Pearl Harbor

History

POV: 75 Years Later, Attack on Pearl Harbor Offers Lessons

December 7, 2016

Vintage old worn American flag

Faculty

CAS Historian’s View of American Politics, circa 2016

November 7, 2016

Images of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia hang in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh

History

CAS Launches New Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

November 2, 2016

Envelope sent to the Cleveland Indians for good luck

Baseball

BU Sends Cleveland Indians a Good Luck Charm from Nickerson Field

October 28, 2016

BU Sends Cleveland Indians a Good Luck Charm from Nickerson Field