We are proud to announce that Dr. Sylvia Sellers-Garcia has received distinguished fellowships from both the American Council of Learned Societies and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. At the latter, s...
Congratulations to Josh Truelove on a successful dissertation defense! Josh was advised by Martin Summers with Michael Glass and Matt Sienkiewicz serving on the committee. The dissertation is titled ...
Congratulations to Robin Radner! Robin recently defended her dissertation titled “Local Theocracies: Joint Public-Religious Schools and the Rise of Disestablishment in Nineteenth-Century America.” R...
Congratulations to Laura Clerx who successfully defended her dissertation titled “Nature’s Properties: Science and Commerce in Early America, 1780-1850.” Laura was advised by Conevery Bolton Valenciu...
Congratulations to Jacob Saliba! Jacob successfully defended his dissertation titled “Cosmopolitan Catholicism: A History of the Interpersonal Turn in France, 1919-1945.” Best wishes to Jacob as he h...
We are thrilled to share that BC History professor Sarah Gwyneth Ross delivered this year’s Henriette Heinz Lecture at the Bibliotheca Hertziana- Max Planck Institute for Art History. Her lecture, tit...
Congratulations to our graduate school graduates! We are so proud of you and know your futures are so bright! 🎉
History had FIVE Scholars of the College this year!
(Not pictured: Margaux Yannacci and her advisor Sylvia Sellers-Garcia)
And Steven Schadt, advisee of Prof. Mike Glass, won the McCarthy Prize!!! 🏆
Yesterday we celebrated the senior history majors! Awards were given and honors theses/Scholar of the College projects were recognized! We are so proud of you all and know you will do great things 🎉
Last week, 36 students were inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society. Congratulations to all the new members! 🎉
Congratulations to this year’s Sophomore Scholars from the History Department, who attended last night’s banquet along with Professor Eddie Bonilla: Liam Kieran, Lucy DeMeo, Zuyi Yang, Sarahi Zuniga, ...
History doctoral student Andrew Juchno was recently featured in an article on BC News for the new book that he co-edited, Cotton Mather’s Curiosa Americana: Scientific Letters to the Royal Society, wh...
On April 14th from 4:30 to 6 pm in McGuinn 521, there will be a Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Showcase featuring History Professor Sarah Ross! Theology Professor Megan Loumagne Ulishney and Commu...
Yesterday bestselling author and Boston College graduate Marie Benedict was in conversation about imagination and fiction with History professor Sylvia Sellers-Garcia! Attendees asked compelling quest...
On Wednesday, April 22nd from 5pm-7 pm in Stokes South 476, History professor Michael Glass will be discussing his new book, Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America at the bcwomen...