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August 27, 2014
Jonathan Holloway’s book Jim Crow Wisdom:  Memory and Identity in Black America Since 1940 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013)) has been named one of the 2014 American...
August 25, 2014
The history major is intended for students who understand that shaping the future requires knowing the past. History majors explore the hundreds of centuries of human...
August 21, 2014
Dear History Majors–   Welcome back! A few additional updates from the History DUS:   Informational meeting: The History Department will be holding an informational meeting...
August 11, 2014
Dear History Majors—   Welcome back to Yale for Fall 2014! We have an exciting year ahead, filled with new courses and developments within the major.   Meeting for History...
August 6, 2014
Naomi Rogers has been awarded the Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing for her book Polio Wars: Sister Kenny and the Golden Age of American...
August 4, 2014
During the month of August, YaleNews will highlight aspects of “The Great War” through conversations with Yale faculty and a look at rare materials in Yale collections and...
July 28, 2014
A Yale faculty member who is a leading scholar on slavery and abolition and two Yale alumni — an award-winning radio host and a renowned architect — have been honored by the...