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2021 Making African America Symposium
May 28, 2021A Virtual Symposium on Immigration and the Changing Dynamics of Blackness.
History Major Andrew Forschler ’21 Named Undergrad Researcher of the Year
May 14, 2021The honors student has conducted historical research focused around gender, sexuality and performance.
Dr. Robert Chiles Launches New Interview Show
May 10, 2021History professor Robert Chiles is hosting a show about New York State History.
Maryland Today
NEH Grants to Support History Professors’ Research
May 04, 2021Part of $24M awarded nationwide, funds to support work expanding Enslaved.org database and researching book on NYC transit desegregation.
$1.4M Grant to Expand Enslaved.org
May 03, 2021The Mellon Foundation continues its support of the database, which contains records on hundreds of thousands of formerly enslaved individuals.
Maryland Today
History Professor Specializing in Slavery, Resistance Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow
April 29, 2021Richard Bell to receive $200,000 to research book on desegregation of public transit in New York City.
Richard Bell Named 2021 Carnegie Fellow
April 28, 2021Richard Bell has been awarded a Carnegie fellowship to support his work on racial justice.
Enslaved.org Awarded Major NEH and Mellon Foundation Grants
April 15, 2021$1.4 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Joined by $349,744 NEH Grant
The History Department Newsletter for April 2021
April 09, 2021Please see the following link to read the History Newsletter.
National Geographic
A New Tool Hopes to Uncover the Lost Ancestry of Enslaved African Americans
April 07, 2021Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people—this database is pooling resources to render a more complete picture.