History Professor Allyson Poska has been awarded a Rapid Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences for her project “Convincing the Masses: Global Public Health and Smallpox Vaccination in the Spanish Empire (1803-1810).” Presented by the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation, this competitive grant is intended to “examine […]
On October 2, Krystyn Moon, Professor of History and American Studies Program Director, was awarded the 2019 Brennan Archaeology Award as a member of the Fort Ward Interpretive Committee (together with Frank Cooling, Mary Furlong Minkoff, Carol Johnson, Frances Terrell, Adrienne Washington, and Charles Ziegler.) The Alexandria Archaeological Commission announced the award, which was presented […]
Dr. Allyson Poska has been awarded the prize for best book of 2016 from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women for her work Gendered Crossings: Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire (Univ. of New Mexico Press, 2016). In its recognition of the work’s achievement, the award committee noted their appreciation for how this […]
15th Annual Department of History and American Studies MAJORS BANQUET Friday, April 24, 2015 5:30 pm at Brock’s Riverside Grill Join your friends and professors to celebrate the end of the year at a festive gathering featuring: – Delicious dinner and cash bar in a great location in downtown Fredericksburg – Recognition of majors’ achievements […]
Dr. Kimberly Kutz of UMW’s History and American Studies Department recently won the 2014 Hay-Nicolay Award for the best dissertation about Abraham Lincoln’s life, career, or legacy, presented by the Abraham Lincoln Association and Abraham Lincoln Institute. She’ll be accepting the award at the ALI Annual Symposium at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on […]
