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Camden Elliott Awarded 2026 Gross Prize
The Harold K. Gross Dissertation Prize is awarded by the Department of History to the Ph.D. recipient whose dissertation demonstrates the greatest promise of a distinguished career in historical research. Awarded to Camden Elliott, Ph.D. ’25, for his...
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Prizes
Department of History Prizes Colton Award For excellence in the preparation of a senior thesis in the Department of History. Awardee: Kashish Bastola for: “The Cia’s Young Turks: Tibetan Nationalists In The Cold War University” — advised and nominated by...
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Kashish Bastola ’26 Awarded Marshall Scholarship, Off to Oxford
History concentrator Kashish Bastola '26 has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship which will take him to Oxford for two years. At Oxford, Bastola plans to continue his studies in history with a focus on British and American military history. As the United...
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Professor Akira Iriye Passes Away
We are saddened to share that our distinguished colleague and former Department Chair (2002-2004), Professor Akira Iriye , passed away on January 27, 2026. Among his many achievements, Professor Iriye was the first historian from Asia to be the president...
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