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Public history alumna helps developers preserve historic buildings

Historic preservation consultant Janie Campbell, 2016 public history, has made a career of going into opportunities with low expectations and coming out of them realizing they were exactly what she needed at the time.

Double honor: USC historian lands Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize

Carol Harrison smiles outside on USC's campus Double honor: USC historian lands Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize April 25, 2024, Laura Erskine Carol Harrison is headed to Rome for the upcoming school year thanks to two major fellowships supporting her research on the First Vatican Council (1869-1870). A professor in USC’s Department of History, Harrison recently won both the Guggenheim Fellowship — one of the world’s most prestigious grants for scholars — and the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome.

USC students bring untold history of Sumter, S.C., to the public

A newly digitized collection of archives of the Williams Furniture Company serves as a key source for a traveling exhibit coming in 2024.

Graduate student Erin Holmes wins major award

Erin awarded a National Society of the Colonial Dames dissertation fellowship.

Carolina Trustees Professorship

Dan Littlefield receives prestigious award.

New history department publication

Congratulations to Professor Yulian Wu on her new book

History professor wins prestigious award

Kay Edwards has been awarded a senior fellowship

History professors receive prestigious awards

Josh Grace and Tom Brown receive national and international recognition.

Marjorie Spruill interview with the Smithsonian

Congratulations to Marjorie on the publication of her book, "Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values that Polarized American Politics."

History Dept. on WIS 10

Professor Kent Germany discusses executive orders and the purposes they have served throughout history.

USC Interview with Exceptional History Major

Katie Schwichtenberg, senior in political science and history, completed an internship in the Office of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

Kathryn Edwards on why she studies ghosts

The Free Times has published an interview with Kay Edwards about her "Last Lecture" and her work on ghosts.

Christine Ames's article “Don’t know much about history? It could cost you” appeared The State newspaper.

Christine Ames has written a fine opinion piece that appeared in The State on August 22, 2016. This online version has a number of links, including one to last week’s troubling story about the “decline” of the history major at USC

Tom Lekan featured in USC Times article

Tom Lekan's research on tourism in the Serengeti

Robert Greene article in "The Nation"

Graduate student Robert Greene is part of a forum of historians in The Nation.

Pat Sullivan wins major grant

Humanities Council grant to help fund History Center program.

Woody Holton wins two major fellowships

Professor Holton will conduct research in Huntington and Newberry Libraries in 2016-2017.

Marjorie Spruill featured in UofSC Today

Fascinating background piece on Professor Spruill's ongoing research

Dave Snyder wins a major University Award

Dr. Snyder recognized by USC as Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor for 2016

Warren Milteer writes award-winning article

Warren Milteer's article "From Indians to Colored People" has won the Historical Society of North Carolina's R.D.W. Connor Award

Dan Carter publishes article in the New York Times

"What Donald Trump Owes George Wallace"

Graduate Student Robert Greene wins major University Award

Robert Greene has been awarded a USC 2016 Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award

Christine Ames receives major University research award

Professor Ames is the 2016 Education Foundation Award Winner

Lauren Sklaroff Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Professor Sklaroff has been awarded an NEH Public Scholar Program Grant for the academic year 2016-2017

Andrew Berns wins prestigious award

Andrew Berns has won the Marraro Prize from the American Historical Association and the American Catholic Historical Association

 

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