Workshop in Modern US History: Andrew Preston
Andrew Preston
Professor of American History
Cambridge University
Moral Insurance: Woodrow Wilson, Preparedness, and the Ideological Foundations of ‘National Security’
April 2023
Workshop in Modern US History: Margaret O'Mara
Margaret O’Mara
Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History
University of Washington
“Billionaires and American History”
Six ‘New Americans’ with Yale ties win Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
Three current Yale students and three recent graduates have received Soros fellowships, which support graduate study for immigrants or children of immigrants. The Yale winners are Beshouy Botros, a doctoral student at the GSAS; Philsan Isaak and Shyamala Ramakrishna, both J.D. candidates at Yale Law School; Zhanlin (Flynn) Chen ’20, ’22 M.A., now a medical student at Northwestern University; Cinthia Zavala Ramos ’21, who is now a J.D. candidate at New York University; and Omair M. Khan ’19, an M.D./Ph.D. student at Stanford University.
Iran’s Modern History: A Conversation with Abbas Amanat
In Iran: A Modern History, Abbas Amanat combines chronological and thematic approaches, exploring events with lasting implications for modern Iran and the world. Here, Amanat discusses his motivation for consolidating five centuries of Iran’s history, the country’s challenges to modernity, and the book’s far-reaching impact since its publication in 2019.
Book Talk: The Rediscovery of America, Ned Blackhawk in conversation with David Blight
History Department Book Talk: The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Ned Blackhawk
Howard R. Lamar Professor of History & American Studies
In conversation with
David Blight
Sterling Professor of History, African American Studies, and American Studies
This event will be in-person only. Light refreshments will be served