The Nau Civil War Center is co-sponsoring the 2022 Universities Studying Slavery Conference, which focuses on "Legacies of Slavery, Landscapes of Segregation."
Submit proposals for panels or individual papers by July 1 here.
Professor Caroline E. Janney delivered the keynote address at Antietam National Battlefield's Memorial Day service this Monday.
Professor Janney serves as the Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History.
Professor Laurent Dubois was recently featured on the Clauses and Controversies Podast. Dubois discussed the long-term implications of the U.S. occupation of Haiti in the 20th century.
Link to listen to the episode: https://soundcloud.com/clauses-controversies/ep-74-ft-laurent-dubois
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Episode 74: Gunboats, Marines and Bonds: The Ugly US Occupation of Haiti 1915-34
Professor Philip Zelikow published a commentary in Lawfare arguing that it is essential for the G-7 and allied states to deploy a far-reaching strategy of Ukrainian reconstruction funded in part by frozen Russian state and state-related assets: A Legal Approach to the Transfer of Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
Nicholas C. Scott (Ph.D. candidate) published a column in Gulf News (UAE) about how Chile’s constitutional convention is incorporating a series of social rights reforms into its proposed constitution, including the right to health care and social security, the right to unionize and the right to dignified and adequate housing: https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/how-chile-is-writing-a-new-chapter-in-its-history-1.87471540
As our department says goodbye to retiring professors Brian Balogh, Herbert “Tico” Braun, George Gilliam, and Olivier Zunz, enjoy this great UvaToday article highlighting their contributions to the University and their passion for history!
Professor Laurent Dubois was recently feature in Envision Magazine. Entitled "The Future is History," Dubois shares insight on his roles as the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor of the History & Principles of Democracy and the initiative's director for academic affairs.
"Part of what we’re trying to do is train the next generation of citizen leaders to be comfortable discussing their ideas about democracy."
PhD Candidate Amy Fedeski has been selected as the incoming Alfred and Isabel Bader Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish History in the department of history at Queen's University!
Professor S. Deborah Kang was recently featured on the Democracy in Danger podcase episode, "Criminal Laws." In conversation with Professor WIll Hitchcock, Kang helps make the case of federal immigration laws having patently racist origins. This episode also includes converstaions with two federal defenders, Lauren Gorman and Kara Hartzler.
UVAToday recently published a feature on Professor Justene Hill Edwards entitled, "Professor's Quest is Exploring the Roots of America's Racial Wealth Gap"
Read article here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/professors-quest-exploring-roots-americas-racial-wealth-gap
