April 2024
In Memoriam: Marcia Colish
Marcia Colish, longtime Department of History visiting fellow and lecturer, passed away on April 9 at age 86.
Naomi Lamoreaux on her wide-ranging career and what economists can learn from economic history
The Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale looks back on her illustrious career ahead of a mini-conference in honor of her research.
The Work and Legacies of Stuart B. Schwartz: A Celebration
After a remarkably long and productive career, Stuart B. Schwartz, George Burton Adams Professor of History, is preparing to take leave of his formal duties. Following thirty years at the University of Minnesota, he put in close to another thirty at Yale. His scholarship has left an
Seven faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows
Seven Yale faculty members have received 2024 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation including Ned Blackhawk and Elizabeth Hinton.
In Memoriam: Beatrice (Betsy) Bartlett
Beatrice (Betsy) Bartlett ’80 Ph.D., professor emerita of Chinese history who was among the first U.S. scholars to research the Qing archives in Beijing following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations, died on April 1 in Branford, Connecticut after a long illness. She was 95.
In DeVane Lectures, historian to examine the legacy of slavery and the Civil War
In a semester-long lecture series open to the public, Yale’s David W. Blight will explore the history of slavery and its continued effects.
The New York Review: "Shipping’s Shadow World" by Vanessa Ogle
The shipping industry, which moves more than 80 percent of global trade, is poorly regulated, environmentally dangerous, and rife with labor violations.
Samuel Moyn named next Head of Hopper College
Samuel Moyn, an intellectual historian of modern Europe and global affairs, has been appointed the next Head of Grace Hopper College.