Department News

The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies advances historical research and teaching with powerful new tools for supporting visiting scholars, enriching the intellectual climate for faculty and graduate students, and extending knowledge across campus. Through lectures, workshops and other programs designed to foster scholarly exchange, the Eisenberg Institute promises to transform the teaching and study of history at Michigan. Visit the EIHS website for more information (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eihs).

NEWS AND AWARDS

With great sadness, the History Department reports the passing of Professor Emeritus Bradford Perkins on June 29, 2008. A memorial service is being planned for September.

The Department of History welcomes our new chair, Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History, who takes the helm on July 1, 2008.  The faculty, students, and staff express deep appreciation to outgoing chair Mary Kelley, Ruth Bordin Collegiate Professor of History, American Culture, and Women's Studies, for her guidance over the past three years.

The U of M Board of Regents has named Professor Susan Juster to serve as Associate Dean for Social Sciences for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts through June 2011.

Paul C. Johnson won a 2008-09 Guggenheim Fellowship for a project exploring religion in the Americas, especially in the wake of the emancipation of slaves.

Matthew Countryman is the recipient of the 2008 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award.

Kevin Gaines was elected President of the American Studies Association in March 2008.

Dena Goodman has been awarded a Collegiate Professorship, one of the highest honors bestowed by LSA and the University.

The 2008 Brubeck Institute Award for Distinguished Achievement has been awarded to Penny Von Eschen. http://web.pacific.edu/x21972.xml

Congratulations to Millington Bergeson-Lockwood (History) and Rebekah Pite ( History and Women's Studies) on receiving an Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for 2007-08. A limited number of awards are made yearly by Rackham School of Graduate Studies to graduate students representing schools and colleges across the University.

History seniors Mohammad Dar and Jeremy Davidson are featured by the Michigan Daily Statement as two of ten "Students of the Year " who have left their mark on campus this year. Mohammad is the president of the Michigan Student Assembly. Jeremy created "Will Work for Food", a local community service organization that raises funds for victims in Darfur. Nominations came from student groups and school deans. Read full article from March 26, 2008 issue.

The Fall 2008 edition of the Michigan Journal of History is now on-line with newly designed website. The Journal publishes history papers by University of Michigan undergraduates and is entirely staffed by students.

Eisenberg Institute for
Historical Studies

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eihs

Course Fliers

Spring/Summer and Fall 2008

Open GSI Positions - Link

Affiliated PhD. Programs

Interdepartmental Program in Greek and Roman History (www.umich.edu/~ipgrh).

Anthropology and History (www.lsa.umich.edu/history/idpah).

History and Women's Studies (www.lsa.umich.edu/women).

Related Programs

Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mems
offers an undergraduate concentration and minor and a Graduate Certificate.

Science, Technology & Society Program (STS) http://www.umich.edu/~umsts/
offers an undergraduate minor and a Graduate Certificate.

Both Graduate Certificate Programs are open to any graduate student enrolled in a degree program in the Rackham School of Graduate Studies.