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Congratulations to Dafina Nedelcheva!

Dafina Nedelcheva on receiving a Dissertation Research Grant from the American Society for East European and Eurasian Studies! This award will support Dafina’s dissertation research, “Liberation and Its Discontents: Gender, Monumentality, and the Layered Afterlives of Empire in Post-Socialist Bulgaria,” which explores questions of memory, identity, gender, and the enduring legacies of empire in post-socialist Bulgaria. Many congratulations to Dafina on this well-deserved recognition! 👏

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Alumni Spotlight!

A history major turned orthopedic spine surgeon, Mitchell S. Fourman, MD, M.Phil., FAAOS, exemplifies the versatility of a humanities education. Now an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery and Director of Spine QA/QI and Education, Dr. Fourman credits his undergraduate training in history with shaping his analytical approach, leadership style, and commitment to education. In this alumni spotlight, he reflects on his academic journey, the value of historical thinking in medicine, and advice for today’s history students.

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Congratulations to Debjani Chakrabarty on this exciting achievement!

We are thrilled to celebrate Debjani Chakrabarty, who has been awarded the 2026–27 University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Fellowship to conduct research using the Libraries' Rare Books, Maps, and Archival Collections.

Congratulating Professor Tamara Fernando on the publication of her absolutely beautiful book!

In Shallow Blue Empire, Professor Tamara Fernando traces how British colonial extraction reshaped pearl-diving regions from the Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka and Myanmar between 1850 and 1930. The book reveals how imperial rule transformed migration, race, caste, and technology—while remaining dependent on the expertise of local divers—until environmental collapse and cultured pearls ended the natural pearl trade. Centering human labor, marine life, and fragile ecologies, Shallow Blue Empire offers a powerful rethinking of the global pearl economy and the communities that sustained it.

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Professor Richard Tomczak featured on a special edition of the SBU "Voices of Transparency and Excellence" Podcast

Dr. Tomczak, Director of Faculty Engagement and Research Assistant Professor in History, discusses the question,"what would the Founding Fathers think of American government and politics today?" on the latest episode, "USA at 250". The episode is part of a special edition of the podcast in honor of the USA's semiquincentennial.

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Karl Nycklemoe awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University

Recent PhD graduate Karl Nycklemoe has been awarded a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He will spend the next academic year at their Humanities Center revising his dissertation into a monograph.

Jediael Peterson and Nico Allen named 2026 ACLS Fellows

Congratulations to PhD Candidates Jediael Peterson and Nico Allen who received the prestigious and competitive fellowships to support their dissertation research.

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Professor Zolov named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

Professor Eric Zolov was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to work on his new project "The Bossa Nova Moment: Harmonizing Pan-Americanism in the Era of the Cuba Revolution." He also recently received a Wayne Shirley Fellowship from the Society of American Music to research the personal papers of Brazilian-American jazz and bossa music artist, Laurindo Almeida, as part of the project.

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