Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk about the deepening crisis in the humanities. It’s true that, across the country, humanities departments are struggling to fill their classes and sustain their majors. But here in Harris Hall, history is thriving.
On June 4, 2024, the History Department and guests gathered in Harris Hall to fête the career of Sarah Maza on the occasion of her retirement. The mood was elated, even mirthful, while speakers celebrated Sarah’s 45 years in French and cultural history, and her 45 years in Northwestern’s History Department, where she arrived as an assistant professor at the precocious age of 25.
On May 31, 2024, colleagues gathered to celebrate the career of David Schoenbrun, who was retiring after twenty-five years at Northwestern, during which he made incalculable contributions to the department, the Program of African Studies, and the broader field of African history.
With equal parts sadness and affection, we write to announce that Raymond Foster Kierstead, Jr., Richard F. Scholtz Professor of History and Humanities Emeritus at Reed College, passed away on September 13, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, with his devoted family by his side.
The brand new Material History Lab in Harris Hall is the first of its kind in any Department of History in the US. See the Lab in our newest video and learn more about its innovative initiatives!
We are pleased to share three courtesy appointments. A warm welcome to Carola Fryman, Walker Hanlon and Emily Kadens.
Read about the projects, goals, publications, accomplishments, hobbies and more from History's faculty.
Learn a little more about the administration team in Harris Hall.
It’s time for another edition of the good news roundup, in which you can hear all about the wonderful things that History grad students have been up to!
Seniors become historians in our blend of classwork and mentoring. Through intensive research, new discoveries and creativity, students produce extensive theses and then present their research at May's Honors Symposium.
Hear directly from our undergraduates, Carter Popkin and Joanna Hou, Class of 2024, as they reflect on their experiences at Northwestern.
This year marked the inaugural Sanders Seminar on the Historian's Craft. Thanks to the generosity of alumnus Ian Sanders ('91), the Department can offer this special two-quarter sequence in which exceptional undergraduates read classic and cutting-edge historical scholarship as they situate themselves in relation to major ongoing debates.
Marquis Taylor examines the relationship between Black college students, college administrators, and federal policymakers during the early 20th century.
In 2023-24 the Center was ably led by Interim Director Benjamin Frommer, who oversaw several exciting new developments. The Center initiated a program of faculty conferences and supported an unprecedented number of Leopold Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellowships, including the new Postdoctoral Fellow in Material History.
CCHS and History celebrated recently published books in tandem with the History Department reception for prospective graduate students.
Professor and Director of the Latina and Latino Studies Program, Gerry Cadava and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the meaning of diversity in the United States through the lens of Latino identity, as our nation approaches its 250th anniversary.
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The next Newsletter will be published in Spring 2025. In several months, we will again email all History alumni to invite you to share your news related to career, life, your History degree, or anything else. Thank you in advance! If you know others who wish to receive future Newsletters, please tell them to update their contact information via the Northwestern Alumni Association, either through Our Northwestern or by emailing - ONsupport@northwestern.edu Read the Alumni page for more information. We look forward to connecting with you. |
