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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!
https://news.virginia.edu/.../what-makes-someone-become...
Cville Weekly also profiled Professor George Gilliam about his retirement from a long career in public service, politics, and academia. https://www.c-ville.com/farewell
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."
Read here: https://giving.virginia.edu/stories/the-future-is-history?fbclid=IwAR1nA...
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
Professor Neeti Nair wrote an article for The Hindu entitled, "What Might Gandhi Have Done Today.” Nair relates Gandhi’s politics in 1947 with his particular relevance for our contemporary moment.
Article: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/what-might-gandhi-have-done-today/article65375069.ece
This article also includes a video on hate speech (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP6BRgrfmI4).
Ph.D. candidate Thomas Storrs's article on redlining and federal housing programs in the 1930s was recently cited in the White House's "Economic Report of the President."
White House report: https://whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ERP-2022.pdf
Read Thomas's article here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w29244?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg27
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Elena Symmes for receiving the Boren Fellowship a prestigious award to spend next year researching and living in South Korea.
Clayton Butler (UVA PhD 2020) rececently accepted a position as Marketing and Sales Associate at the University of Virginia Press. Congratulations Clayton!
History PhD candidate Ian Iverson has accepted a job as Editorial Specialist for the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition! Congratulations Ian!
PhD Candidate Nicholas Scott recently wrote a column for The Washington Post's "Made by History." Scott discusses how Chile's current constitutional convention has resumed the unfinished business of the Chilean Revolution.
Read article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/26/chile-is-writing-new-c...
Congratulations to Professor Justene Hill Edwards on becoming a 2022 Carnegie Fellow!
Read more here: https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/justene-hill-edwards/
Professor Claudrena Harold will be the keynote speaker for the May 21st graduation ceremony for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences!
Read more here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/finals-weekend-speakers-ralph-sampson-...
Congratulations to Professor Olivier Zunz on the publication of his new book, The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691173979/the-man-who-un...) Olivier’s book was also recently reviewed in the New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/165923/olivier-zunz-tocqueville-book-rev...
Olivier’s book was also recently reviewed in the New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/165923
Ph.D. Candidate Nicholas Scott has been awarded the Frank Finger Graduate Fellowship for Teaching. This award is among the highest honors that a graduate student can earn in recognition of their dedication to teaching at the University of Virginia.
Professor Philip Zelikow co-authored an essay entitled,"How Ukraine Can Build Back Better" for Foreign Affairs Magazine. This article discusses the role political-economy strategy may play in the next stage of the war in Ukraine.
Link to article here: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-04-19/how-ukraine-c...
On April 7th, 2022, Professor Justene Hill Edwards joined speakers Adom Getachew, Peter Hudson, Daniel Immerwahr for a discussion of the political economy of race and resistance from the vantage points of the Caribbean, US and Africa. The talk was part of the Schomburg Center's Conversations in Black Freedom Studies series organized by historians Jeanne Theoharis and Robyn C. Spencer.
A recording of the event can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVqc5jMbKrs
Professor Kyrill Kunakhovich provides historical context to the war in Ukraine on UVA Speaks podcast
On this UVA Speaks podcast, Professor Kyrill Kunakhovich provides a historical context of the war in Ukraine and the interconnected histories between Ukraine and Russia. Kunakhovich explores Russian motivations for the invasion, in part, to restore global significance and provide a territorial buffer zone from the West. He also explains that what we see in Ukraine is a violent clash between an authoritarian regime and a democracy, with allies lining up behind the different ideologies.
Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/user-648419957/ukraine-and-russia-a-historical-co...