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Congratulations to Courtney Johnson on receiving the Boren Award
A recipient of the Boren Award -- an initiative of the U.S. government and part of the National Security Education Program, intended to further the study of critical languages -- Courtney Johnson…

Grad student Erin Gregory to present her paper at the 52nd-annual symposium for art history at the Art Institute of Chicago
For the past 52 years, the Art Institute of Chicago has hosted an annual symposium for graduate students in art history at Midwestern universities. Students are chosen by their universities…

The Department congratulates James Hansen on the successful defense of his dissertation
The Department congratulates James Hansen on the successful defense of his dissertation entitled "Nostalgic Media." Dr. Hansen's dissertation traces the historical and cultural emergence of four…

The Department congratulates Rebecca Howard on the successful defense of her dissertation
The Department congratulates Rebecca Howard on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled "Movements of the Mind: Beyond the Mimetic Likeness in Early Modern Italy." Dr. Howard's…

Grad student Jeanette Martinez to participate in a panel at the upcoming National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Conference
Graduate student Jeannette Martinez will participate in a panel called "Latinx Bleed" at the NACCS (National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies) Conference (March 22-25) in Irvine,…

Post-doc Fellow Emily Neumeier hosts a discussion on the Smithsonian Exhibition "Art of the Qur'an," available via the Ottoman History Podcast
ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow Emily Neumeier recently sat down with Massumeh Farhad and Simon Rettig to discuss the exhibition Art of the Qur'an: Treasures of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, on…

History of Art Grad Students Receive Arts and Humanities Graduate Research Grants
History of Art graduate students Kristen Adams, Julie Dentzer, Ann Jacobson and Alice Phan all received Arts and Humanities Graduate Research Small Grants in order to conduct research in Europe…
PhD Candidate Rebecca Howard Awarded 2016-2017 Presidential Fellowship
PhD Candidate Rebecca Howard has been awarded a Presidential Fellowship for the 2016-17 academic year in order to complete work on her dissertation entitled "Movements of the Mind: Beyond the…

PhD Candidate Ankur Desai Awarded 2016-2017 Presidential Fellowship
PhD Candidate Ankur Desai has been awarded a Presidential Fellowship for the 2016-17 academic year in order to complete work on his dissertation entitled "Re-Crafting the Sacred: Negotiating…