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Northwestern History Newsletter, Summer 2019
A Message from the Chair
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Fifty Years of History
The History Department will host a reception for returning alumni on Friday afternoon October 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m in Harris 108. All readers of this newsletter are welcome to attend…and to cogitate on the topic of Continuities and Changes in Harris Hall!Visiting Faculty Spotlight
The History Department was delighted to host Professor Nik Wachsmann this spring as the Theodore Zev and Alice R. Weiss - Holocaust Educational Foundation Chair in Holocaust Studies.
Visiting Faculty Spotlight
The Cuban historian Julio César Guanche Zaldívar was in residence in the department during the Spring Quarter as the Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies.
2019-20 Kaplan Scholars
Professors Ken Alder and Lauren Stokes were named Kaplan Scholars for 2019-20!
Postdoctoral Fellow wins Award
Scott De Orio was awarded the 2019 John D’Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award for his work “Punishing Queer Sexuality in the Age of LGBT Rights” by the Organization of American Historians in Spring 2019.
Recent Alumni Spotlight
Teng Li will be our second Chabraja Postdoctoral Fellow In Public Service!
Undergrad Scholarship & Awards
We applaud the Class of 2019’s outstanding thesis writers, pictured here with Prof. Paul Ramírez who led the 2018-19 thesis seminar. Congratulations are also in order for our undergraduates who won awards and fellowships for their historical research and writing in 2018-19!
PhDs Awarded 2018-19
The History Department awarded sixteen doctorates in 2019, including Perkin Prize co-winners Alvita Akiboh and Aram Sarkisian. Congratulations to all of our newly-minted History PhDs!
Investiture of Endowed Chair
In April, Laura Hein was awarded the Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Chair of History for her scholarly contributions.
Faculty News
What have department faculty been up to? Click below to find out!
Grad Program News
The department is proud of the accomplishments of our graduate students. Click below to see a list of the public recognitions won by our graduate students.
Alumni News
Frank Joranko and Jessica Schwalb are two of our most recent alumni!
Curious to learn what your fellow History grads have been doing? Click the link below for the updates that we have received since our last newsletter.
Recent Donations
We are grateful to our generous donors from recent years!
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