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.
In the current issue of The Week, Professor Niall Ferguson lists his picks for best books ever. To view the list, please see the article: Best books … chosen by Niall Ferguson
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 Ann Blair, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, was appointed one of six Radcliffe Institute Faculty Leaders. The announcement appeared in the November 20-December 3, 2008 edition of the Harvard University Gazette and on the Radcliffe Institute’s website.
Susan Ware (PhD, 1978) spoke on Monday, November 17th at the Charles Warren Center about her work-in-progress “Sports Matters: Billie Jean King and Second Wave Feminism” and was featured in the article “Appreciating Billie Jean King’s contribution to second-wave feminism” in the November 20-December 3, 2008 edition of the Harvard University Gazette.
Professor Niall Ferguson was at the Harvard Book Store last night, speaking about his new book The Ascent of Money. The event was covered by the Harvard Crimson in the article “Ferguson Faults Fed in Failure” published Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
Prof. Niall Ferguson discusses the economic crisis of 2008 on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Listen to the discussion by visiting On Point or subscribe to the podcast.
Professor Lizabeth Cohen, Chair of the History Department, was quoted in the Harvard Crimson article “Faculty Meeting To Focus on Funds” published Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
Professor James Kloppenberg participated at the symposium: “REFLECTIONS ON THE 2008 CAMPAIGN:
Challenges for the New President,” held at Dartmouth College on Monday, November 10, 2008.
It was highlighted two days ago on Dartmouth’s YouTube channel and can be viewed here.
Professor Hue-Tam Ho Tai and Professor Caroline Elkins both appeared in the article “Post-colonial wars parsed at Radcliffe: Nuanced analysis, ranges of views mark interdisciplinary conference” in the November 6-12, 2008 edition of the Harvard Gazette.
Tai and Elkins were panelists at the two-day interdisciplinary conference on post-colonial wars hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on October 30-31st.
