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Please join us in congratulating Professor Andrew Kahrl as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times book award in history. Professor Kahrl is a finalist for Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America (University of Chicago Press).

Please join us in congratulating Professor Justene Hill Edwards as she has won the Harold F. Williamson Prize, which is awarded every two years to “a mid-career scholar who has made significant contributions to the field of business history.”

Grateful to have Border of Water and Ice featured on the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) podcast. Many thanks especially to Sarah Bramao-Ramos, who asked wonderful questions and kindly took the time to deeply engage with the book. newbooksnetwork.com/border-of-wate…

Please join us in congratulating History Department PhD student Rashmi Banerjee! They have been named a Florence Tan Moeson fellow at the Library of Congress.

Please join us in congratulating History Department PhD student Katie Wu! They have been named to a 2025 predoctoral residential fellowship at the Smithsonian.

I'm excited to be in conversation with Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement. on Thursday to discuss the Freedman's Bank and Black economic futures!

Recently traveled to NYC (first time ever!) to give a couple book talks. I was impressed by the thoughtful questions of my City College host Seiji Shirane 's students and had a wonderful time at Columbia thanks to Paul Kreitman and WEAI.

Please join us in congratulating Professor S. Debbie Kang! She has been awarded the OAH's inaugural Contributions to Public Policy Award!

Please join us in congratulating Neeti Nair! Last month she received the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy prize for her new book "Hurt Sentiments". asianstudies.org/grants-awards/…

A recent piece by Professor Elizabeth Varon has been published by the Made by History section of Time Magazine. Please check the link to read the article! time.com/7275632/true-s…

Award-winning book by Justene Hill Edwards UVA History UVA College Foundation explores the role the 1874 collapse of the Freedman's Bank played in shaping the American economic landscape today ow.ly/WA2F50VIR5Y

Thank you UVA Research for highlighting the history of the Freedman's Bank!

Congratulations to Professor Grace Hale! She received a National Humanities Center Fellowship Award, one of 32 fellows appointed for the 2025-26 academic year from universities and colleges across the United States, as well as Canada and Hong Kong.

Congratulations to Professor David Singerman! He is one of the winners of the 2025 University Teaching Awards! Katherine Wu, a History Grad in American Studies, is one of the winners of the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Awards! news.virginia.edu/content/uva-ho…

Thanks to Maura Cunningam, editor of the #AsiaNow blog for this interview of 'Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia'. asianstudies.org/asianow-speaks…

So proud of Dr. Mitchell. Looking forward to watching her thrive at ⁦University of Notre Dame⁩.

Professor S. Deborah Kang (with Danielle Battisti) has published a new book: Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States! press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p088…

Please join us in congratulating Professor William Hitchcock! He has been awarded the Berlin Price from the American Academy in Berlin! americanacademy.de/announcing-the…

Professor Andrew Kahrl has written an essay for Jacobin on New York City's controversial decision to resume its tax lien securitization program, what it means for struggling homeowners and what it says about governance in the neoliberal age. jacobin.com/2025/05/proper…

So what's next for Professor John Mason since he has retired? Well this summer he will be a Director's Fellow at Civitella Ranieri, an international residency program for writers, composers and visual artists in Umbertide, Umbria, Italy!