In The Spotlight
History PhD Candidate, José Baeza-Zúñiga, was accepted from a highly competitive pool to participate in the Mark Claster Mamolen Dissertation Workshop at Harvard University in May. This fully-funded workshop is hosted by the Afro-Latin American Research Institute and will provide an intellectual space for discussing a chapter from his dissertation in progress, "A Far-Reaching Diaspora: The Routes of Blackness Across Twentieth Century Chile, 1960-1990."
News and Announcements
Please join the History Graduate Student Association for their Ninth Annual Graduate Student Conference: "Popular Politics: Violence, Repression, and Responses." The event features Keynote Speaker, Dr. Federico Finchelstein, historian and author of From Fascism to Populism in History, which analyzes the rebirth of populism, fascism and other political shifts.
Date & Time: Thursday, April 2, 2026 from 8:30AM - 5PM
Location: Social and Behavioral Sciences Building - Level 3, Room N-320
In The Media
Distinguished Professor, Nancy Tomes, and 2nd-year PhD student, Shiqi Wang, were both cited in a fascinating Slate article on the history of personal care product preferences in the US, specifically the declining use of bar soap. Read the article.
Assistant Professor Glickman was recently interviewed by Novembermag.com about defense tech, "a field which not only reflects but produces culture—its aesthetics, affects, and ideologies..." Read the interview.