The History Department celebrates Laura Johnson’s 25 years of service at Harvard University. Laura has been the Staff Assistant in the Undergraduate Programs Office in Robinson 101 for all of those 25 years.
Keeping with Harvard’s commitment to sustainability, as well as the the Department’s own cost-cutting efforts, this year’s alumni newsletter is completely paperless and available online.
2008-2009 History Department Alumni Newsletter is available here.
Pierpaolo Barbieri, Emily Ann Bruemmer, Audrey Ji-eun Kim, Evan Behar Kornbluh, Ana Ines Mendy and Hannah Rachel Motley were all inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. More information available here.
Graduate students Oksana Mykhed, Stepphen Walsh, Johanna Conterio, Sofiya Grachova, Brendan Karch and Michael Tworek and undergraduate students Anna Shabalov and Kirby Tyrrell received awards from the Davis Center. Grants and recipients are outlined in the Harvard Gazette article “Davis Center awards student grants for study, research, travel internships.”
Graduate students Stefan Link and Hassan Malik received research grants from the Weatherhead Center; Philippa Hetherington and Sarah Shortall received the Foreign Language Grant. More information is available in the Harvard Gazette article “Weatherhead Center presents doctoral candidates with research grants.”
Six different Asian Studies Centers at Harvard awarded the following students grants: undergraduates Chen Ding, Svyatoslav Andriyishen, Siodhbhra Parkin, Dillon Powers, Wen Yu, Ted Kirby, Alison Schumer, Matthew Jacob Setless, Natalie Wong, Emily Bruemmer, Alexander Copulsky, Kevin Martinez, Jennifer Francis, and graduate students Jane Hong, Johan Mathew, Benjamin Siegel, John Wong, Jeremy Yellen, Hsiao-pei Yen, Steffan Rimner, Hiromu Nagahara, Sana Aiyar, Tariq Ali, Antara Datta, Dinyar Patel, Gitanjali Surendran and Sana Aiyar. Awards were highlighted in the Harvard Gazette article “Asian studies centers, institutes announce grant recipients.”
The Rockefeller Center awarded certificates to undergraduates Evan Kornbluh and Ana Inés Mendy. More info on the awards available in the Harvard Gazette article: “Certificates awarded by DRCLAS.”
The Center for European studies awarded grants to Philipp Lehmann, Erik Linstrum, Stephen Walsh, Heidi Evans, Philip Fileri, Ward Penfold, Andrew Spadafora, Kristin Poling and Brendan Karch. Harvard Gazette article: “CES awards travel grants for research” highlights recipients.
One or two research internships will be awarded to Harvard undergraduates to accomplish an important scholarly mission in Europe this summer. Under the general supervision of Dr. Helena Hamerow, Professor of Medieval Archaeology, Oxford University, between ca. June 1 and July 30, the intern(s) will work on an important medieval archaeology research project for approximately one month; a second month will be spent working on an archaeological excavation. Based in Oxford’s Institute for Archaeology, the summer interns would meet and work with archaeologists, have opportunities to visit sites and excavations on their own initiative, and perform an invaluable scholarly service to the broader archaeological and historical community. By the very nature of their work, they would be exposed to some of the leading scholars in England, and gain unique insights both into a new and rising field, and into the academic and other aspects of life in a major intellectual and cultural center abroad. The successful interns will need some background in medieval studies and/or archaeology, and some basic understanding of scanning, databases, and general computer skills, as well as the ability to conduct independent work within a foreign institutional and academic environment. The Harvard-Oxford Summer Medieval Archeology Internship qualifies for support from the David Rockefeller International Experience Grants. Applicants for the internship should therefore apply to the Rockefeller Program specifying that they are candidates for the Harvard-Oxford Medieval Archeology Internship. You may not have graduated at the time that you will hold the award.
Each intern will receive a grant sufficient to cover airfare and living expenses for eight weeks. Students will find their own lodgings. At the conclusion of the summer, interns will submit a three-page report to Professor McCormick and to the OIP on their experience.
Please send by noon February 13 a personal statement of why you should be chosen for the award (1 page maximum) and why this is an important opportunity for you, a list of relevant medieval studies and archaeology courses you have taken, a transcript, specify the foreign languages you can speak and/or read, and have a Faculty member who knows you and your work well submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf to Prof. McCormick, c/o Mr. Jesse Halvorsen: jrhalvor@fas.harvard.edu.
The History Department’s roster of spring term undergraduate courses is now complete. Click here to to preview all of the department’s tutorials, seminars, and lectures. We’re especially proud that this spring’s course offerings feature our largest number of small Reading and Research Seminars yet, with more than thirty classes guaranteed to enroll fewer than fifteen students. Students from all concentrations are welcome to take one of these small seminars, which offer unparalleled access to faculty and training in critical reading and research methods.
Kyle Haddad-Fonda ‘09, a joint concentrator in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to pursue a doctorate in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. (See the Harvard Crimson for a longer profile. Haddad-Fonda is currently engaged in writing a senior honors thesis on Egyptian-Chinese relations.
The History Department will host its annual conference for senior thesis writers, showcasing forty-one honors candidates’ projects, on December 4-5, 2008 in Robinson Hall and CGIS South. For a complete schedule, please visit: Senior Thesis Writers Conference Schedule
Professor Charles Maier is featured in the October 30-November 5, 2008 edition of the Harvard University Gazette, in the article entitled “‘Gen Ed’ connects students to outside world.”
Professor Emma Dench received the Marquand Award for Exceptional Advising and Counseling, presented by the Dean of Harvard College & the Advising Programs Office on October 30, 2008.
