Chaos and conflict roiled the Mediterranean in the first century B.C. Against a backdrop of famine, disease and the assassinations of Julius Caesar and other political...
The recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd illustrate the severe threat that systemic, anti-black racism poses to African Americans, indeed,...
The circumstances that led to the police killings of George Floyd — and thousands of other citizens over the years — could have been avoided if our elected officials in the...
Many of our outstanding, graduating History graduate students were awarded Yale and department prizes this academic year. See below for a list of prizes, awards, and...
By Kathryn Blair
On Sunday, May 17 the Department of History and the Program in the History of Science and Medicine hosted their first (and hopefully last!) virtual...
Congratulations to our graduating History majors on their senior essay prizes!
Veronica Boratyn
“The Public and Private Life of the New Haven Oyster: How property rights...
Virtual commencement celebrations began over the weekend for the Yale University class of 2020. Among those graduating is Henry Shapard. The 21-year-old was recently...
