Junior history and sociology double major Annie Li is among eight undergraduates nationwide selected as a 2020-2021 Imagining America Joy of Giving Something Fellow. The fellowship, which includes a tuition scholarship, mentorship and financial support for a community arts project, recognizes Li’s work on Emory’s “Stories from the Pandemic” project. For her community arts project, Li plans to make a film about the experiences of Chinese Americans in Atlanta during the emergence and spread of COVID-19. This idea was inspired by a spring 2020 course on Asian-American history that Li took with Dr. Chris Suh, Assistant Professor of History. Learn more about the fellowship via the Emory News Center’s article, “Emory student receives fellowship grant for humanities work.”
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‘AJC’ Cites Investigative Work of Miller and Hartstein in ‘Fake News’ FYS
Dr. Judith Miller and sophomore history major Edina Hartstein tracked a disturbing recent news item about an alleged child smuggling ring. Their work was cited in the Atlanta Journal Constitution article, “Feds cobbled criminal cases together in missing children operation, creating false perception.” Read an excerpt from the article below along with more about Miller’s course on “fake news” via the Emory News Center’s feature from last year, “‘Fake News’ class helps students learn to research and identify false information.”
“Judith Miller, an associate history professor at Emory University who teaches a class on “fake news,” tracked Operation Not Forgotten’s course on social media and in news coverage as it evolved into descriptions of a “criminal enterprise” on cable TV news shows, then became a subject of the false mythology of QAnon.”
Suddler Among Panelists for “Emory Faculty Speak: On This Time (Summer 2020) and This Place (ATL)” Discussion
Assistant Professor of History Carl Suddler participated in a faculty panel as a part of new student orientation in mid August. Suddler was joined by three other Emory faculty panelists, Pearl Dowe, Gregory Ellison, and Tayari Jones, as well as moderator Andra Gillespie. The conversation centered on our current historic moment, the convergence of social and health inequities and the need for advocacy, the importance of Atlanta, and the ways students can productively process and engage with these issues. Read more about the event here.
History Major Nayive Gaytán Among Newest Institute for Recruitment of Teachers Fellows
Congratulations to Emory History major Nayive Gaytán, who has been accepted in the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers‘ 2020/2021 cohort. The IRT supports “talented underserved and underrepresented students, students of color, and students who are committed to issues of social justice, diversity, and equity in education” throughout the graduate school application process. Nayive will be applying to PhD programs in History and Spanish this year.
History Faculty and Students Receive Grants from The Halle Institute for Global Research
Over the past academic year History Department faculty and graduate and undergraduate students received numerous grants from Emory’s Halle Institute for Global Research. View the History Department awardees and their projects below, and see the full list of Halle grant recipients from across Emory’s campuses.
URC-Halle International Research Award:
- Astrid M. Eckert – “Germany and the Global Commons: Environment, Diplomacy, and the Market”
- Pablo Palomino – “Carnivore Capitalism: A Global Cultural History of Argentine Beef”
Halle-CFDE Global Atlanta Innovative Teaching (GAIT) Grant:
- Pablo Palomino – “Soccer and Globalization”
Undergraduate Global Research Fellows, 2020-21:
- Nayive Gaytán – “Disappearing Acts?: Pueblos Mágicos and the Politics of Erasure,” Emory College of Arts and Sciences: Spanish and History
Graduate Global Research Fellows, 2020-21:
- Georgia Brunner – “Cultivating a Nation: Gender and the Political Economies of Nationalism in Late Colonial Rwanda”
History Major Zaynab Said Receives Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarship at NYU School of Law
History major Zaynab Said graduated in December with a BA in History with a concentration in law, economics, and human rights, and Arabic. This fall Zaynab will attend the NYU School of Law as a Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar. Read more about Zaynab’s background and this exciting next chapter on our “What’s Next?” series on Facebook.
History Major Kendall Chan (20C) Wins Robert T. Jones, Jr. Scholarship
Senior Kendall Chan, a history and political science double major, has won a Robert T. Jones, Jr. scholarship at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The Emory Report featured Chan as an outstanding graduate from the Class of 2020. Read their feature, which includes quotations from her former teacher and department advisor Astrid M. Eckert: “Delving into questions points Emory College grad to in-depth policy work.”
“What’s Next?” Series Features Post-Grad Plans of History Students from Class of 2020
History majors and minors from the Emory class of 2020 will celebrate commencement next week. As a part of our celebration of the extraordinary class of 2020, we have compiled a series of profiles of graduating students and their plans after graduation. Explore their exciting pursuits on the Emory History Facebook page.
‘Classes that Click’: Emory News Center Features Crais’s Virtual ‘The Making of Modern South Africa’
The Emory News Center’s Leigh DeLozier recently featured Dr. Clifton Crais, graduate assistant Georgia Brunner, and several students from his “Making of Modern South Africa” class. Crais, Brunner, and the students share their perspectives on finding success in the online transition. Read an excerpt from the article below, along with the full piece: “Classes that click: The making of modern South Africa.”
What’s one lesson you’ve learned during this transition, and how will you use it later?
Crais: The importance of human contact and our common humanity, beginning with the simple act of looking into another person’s eyes. I will renew my effort to develop a unique relationship with each and every student, no matter how large the class. Paradoxically, online teaching has taught me the importance of a residential college experience. We are learning new things about the world and about each other. We are going to come out of this crisis better teachers and better students – and citizens.
Eckert Wins Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Astrid M. Eckert, Associate Professor of History, on being awarded the Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award is presented annually to faculty members in each of the four undergraduate schools in recognition of a record of excellence in undergraduate teaching. The award was established by Emory Williams, a 1932 Emory College alumnus and long-time trustee. Eckert is one of only six faculty on campus to receive the award this year. Read more about the Undergraduate Teaching Award, including past recipients.