Elena Conis contributed an op-ed, “Blaming Moms for Vaccine Trends,” in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nathaniel Meyersohn, a Senior History Honors Student, Publishes Op-Ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Congratulations to Nathaniel Meyersohn, a senior history honors student, who contributed an op-ed about Charles L. Weltner and the New South in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Dr. Daniel LaChance Publishes Op-Ed in New York Times
Daniel LaChance published an op-ed in the New York Times. The piece was titled “What will Doom the Death Penalty: Capital Punishment, Another Failed Government Program?”
Graduate Student Scott Libson Receives Support for Research
PhD Student Scott Libson has received support for his dissertation, currently titled “The Christianization of Capital: The Business of Mission Movement Fundraising, 1865-1929.” Lisbon was awarded the 2014 Lynn E. May Study Grant by the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives; the 2014 Columbia University Libraries Research Award by Columbia University; the 2014 Research Fellowship by the Presbyterian Historical Society; the 2014 Newberry Library Short Term Fellowship for Individual Research by the Newberry Library; and the 2014 Hagley Exploratory Research Grant by the Hagley Museum and Library to support his research.
Professor Daniel LaChance Interviewed on Al Jazeera “Inside Story”
Daniel LaChance was interviewed on Al Jazeera America’s show Inside Story in an article titled “Have Executions Become ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment.”
Dr. Sharon T. Strocchia Guest Edits Special Issue of Renaissance Studies
Sharon T. Strocchia is the guest editor of Women and Healthcare in Early Modern Europe, a special issue of Renaissance Studies (Vol. 28, no. 4, September 2014).
Graduate Student Hays Hopkins Accepted into 2014 DAAD
Congratulations to Hays Hopkins (PhD Student), who has been accepted into the 2014 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Intensive Language course and has received a course scholarship.
Fiona O’Carroll (History Major) off to St. Andrews in Scotland with Robert T. Jones Scholarship
Fiona O’Carroll has been awarded a Robert T. Jones Scholarship which provides tuition, room, board and a travel stipend for a year of study at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Emory University News Highlights PhD Student Chris Brown’s Research on Soccer in Brazil
Congratulations to Chris Brown (PhD student) who is profiled by the Emory News Center for his dissertation research fellowship from FIFA and travels to Brazil. Read the article here.
Alumnus Steve Goodson (PhD, 1995) Publishes ‘The Hank Williams Reader’
Congratulations to Steve Goodson (PhD 1995, currently chair of History Department, Univ of West Georgia,) on the publication of The Hank Williams Reader, by Oxford University Press.