January 2015
Anders Winroth elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy
Anders Winroth, has been elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy in recognition of his “distinguished contributions to medieval studies.” This is a prestigious honor as there can be only 125 fellows at any given time. Anders will be formally inducted in March. Read more at the Medieval Academy of America website.
Climate & History Initiative Series: Bill Ruddiman, "Depopulation and Greenhouse-Gas Drops"
Bill Ruddiman
“Depopulation and Greenhouse-Gas Drops”
Friday, January 23 at Noon
EVSC, Room 101
Climate & History Initiative Series: Bill Ruddiman, "Early Anthropogenic Transformations of Earth's Climate"
Bill Ruddiman (UVA)
“Early Anthropogenic Transformations of Earth’s Climate”
Thursday, January 22 at 1:30
Kroon Hall, Room 219
New Freshman Seminar!
New freshman seminar, HIST 072, The History of World History will be taught by Prof. Valerie Hansen and is now open. The course was inadvertently left out of the pre-registration system, but is now open to all freshman!
HIST 072, The History of World History
Valerie Hansen, TTh 2:30-3:45, WLH 204
History Shopping Party
Please join the Yale History Department for our first bi-annual Undergraduate Shopping Party!
The festivities will take place on Sunday, January 11 (the night before spring classes begin), 7-9 p.m., in HGS 211. The event is open to all undergraduates.
Meet and mingle with professors, learn about the semester’s courses, find out which seminars still have space, consult with the DUS, explore new plans for the History major, and much more. Course syllabi will be available and history-themed snacks will be on hand.