Ben Vinson III '92, who received his bachelor's degree in history and classical studies from Dartmouth College, has been named Howard University's 18th president.

Professor Shobana Shankar, Stony Brook University, will present a lecture titled "Historicizing Race and Caste: Africanist Perspectives in an India-Centric Field" on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in Steele 006. The lecture will also be livestreamed.

In his new book, professor Matt Garcia chronicles the tragic quest of an idealistic immigrant to improve the world through a multinational corporation.

Dartmouth tops the list this year for the prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

Professor Zach Fredman, Duke Kunshan University, will present a lecture based on his book "The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941-1949" at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023, in Haldeman 041. Sponsored by the Department of History and the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

The Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History received a national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity.

Several Department of History faculty participated at the 2023 Association for Asian Studies Conference, held virtually February 17-18 and in Boston March 16-19.

Please join the Department of History for this year's History Honors Thesis Presentations April 19-26, 2023.

Film on antipoverty movement led by Ruby Duncan is based on a book by Annelise Orleck.

The Department of History welcomes Professor Beth Lew-Williams, Princeton University, for a lecture titled "John Doe Chinaman: Race and Law in the American West" at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Haldeman 041.