Tag: Department of History
Anti-trans laws use child protective services to harm transgender youth
Professor Mical Raz argues in the Washington Post that for trans children, their “very existence is at stake” when definitions of neglect and abuse become overly broad.
Fact-checking Putin’s claims that Ukraine and Russia are ‘one people’
Rochester historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.
Brain-based arguments to reduce child poverty miss the point
In a Washington Post op-ed, Rochester professor Mical Raz outlines the pitfalls of using babies’ brain function and biology to inform anti-poverty family policies.
Laura Ackerman Smoller named a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
The Rochester historian also wins a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to write her third book.
Curtis Award spotlights PhD teaching assistants’ ‘amazing’ efforts during the pandemic
The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.
Digital history project will create virtual visits to an African slave fort
Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, “Black Past Lives Matter: Digital Kormantin” builds on history professor Michael Jarvis’s work as part of the Ghana summer field school.
Yearlong research project explores social and political nuances of migration in the Americas
Rochester scholars in the humanities and social sciences will study human migration as part of a “temporary research center” supported by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant.
2021 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.
100 years on: The partition of Ireland explained
Stewart Weaver, a professor of history whose teaching interests include Great Britain, Ireland, India, exploration, and the environment, offers an explainer on the partition of Ireland, which took place a century ago.
Current COVID spike in Bermuda a ‘precedented’ battle against pandemics
Stuck indoors on a tiny island in Bermuda during a COVID lockdown, Rochester historian Michael Jarvis dug into his files to learn more about Bermuda’s previous experiences with imported epidemics.