History News

History Professor Judy Kertész: Co-curates New Exhibit at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:31:37 -0500

Judy Kertész is one of the co-curators of IndiVisible: African-Native Lives in the Americas, a new exhibit opening Friday, November 13, at the . . .

History major Jennifer Howard wins top prize in Thomas Henry Gatton Collegiate Essay Contest

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:40:49 -0400

Jennifer Howard, a senior History major (LTH option), recently won first place and a cash award of $500 in the Thomas Henry Gatton Collegiate Essay Contest. . . .

Spring 2009 Graduation

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:07:08 -0400

A heartfelt congratulations goes out to all of our Spring 2009 graduates!
The History Department commencement ceremony was held on May 9, 2009 at Pullen . . .

History Grad Student Wins First CHASS Thesis Prize

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:11:22 -0400

Frank Blazich, who received his MA in history at the December 2008 commencement has won the inaugural College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS)Thesis . . .

NCSU History graduate student wins major fellowship

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:37:22 -0400

Stephanie Brown, a current History M.A. student has been awarded a fellowship worth . . .

Dr. Jim Crisp featured in recent Dallas Morning News article

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:37:28 -0400

Dr. Crisp commented on the significance of recent archaeological discoveries . . .

History professors provide historical context for Free Expression Tunnel incident

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:22:21 -0500

The multitude of diversity discussions regarding the threats painted in the Free Expesssion Tunnel November 5th continued with a teach- in about the history . . .

Former Public History Graduate Melissa J. Delbridge publishes memoir Family Bible

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:22:08 -0400

Melissa is a former Public History graduate and student of Dr. James Crisp. According to Dr. Crisp, Family Bible (published by the University of Iowa Press) . . .

Professor Emeritis John Riddle publishes History of the Middle Ages

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:16:17 -0500

Rowman and Littlefield has published John Riddle's History of the Middle Ages.

This clear and comprehensive text covers the Middle . . .

Dr. Holly Brewer to speak at Cameron Village Library's Benjamin Franklin Exhibit

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:26:31 -0500

Febuary 15, 2008- As part of the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World . . .

Dr. William Kimler to speak at North Carolina Botanical Garden's "Darwin Day" celebration

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:15:06 -0500

On February 12, 2008 the North Carolina Botanical Garden will celebrate"Darwin Day," an international celebration of science and humanity, with a lecture . . .

Jenny Litzelman produces award-winning activity guide for NPS

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:20:05 -0500

During her practicum at the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Jenny Litzelman, a second-year Public History student, created a Junior Ranger Activity . . .

Major book award for Dr. Holly Brewer!

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:59:19 -0500

The American Association of Law Schools has awarded Dr. Brewer the 2008 Biennial Book Prize of the Order of the Coif for By Birth or Consent: Children, Law and the Anglo-American Authority in Revolution.

W. Turrentine Jackson Award

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:56:39 -0400

The Pacific Historical Review has named Prof. Matthew Booker the recipient of the 2007 W. Turrentine Jackson Prize, which honors authors of the . . .

Dr. William C. Harris

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:50:52 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. William C. Harris, professor emeritus from our own Department of History, on the glowing review received from the History Book Club . . .

2007 North Carolina Museums Council Student Memorial Award

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:57:47 -0500

Congratulations to Jennifer Litzelman, a student in the NCSU Public History M.A. program, who has received the North Carolina Museums Council 2007 Student . . .

New home for the Department of History

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:55:26 -0500

In December 2006 the Department of History left its home of thirty years in Harrelson Hall to reside in the newly renovated Withers Hall. Please keep this in mind when visiting our faculty and/or staff, and pardon the mess as we settle in.

Dr. S. Thomas Parker publishes new work

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:03:13 -0400

Congratulations to Prof. Parker has published The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Final Report on the Limes Arabicus Project, 1980-1989, 2 vols. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2006.

Dr. Blair Kelley wins National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend

Mon, 01 May 2006 13:04:27 -0400

Congratulations to Prof. Kelley for receiving a 2006 NEH summer stipend which funds two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.

She . . .

Congratulations to Dr. Tony LaVopa on receiving the John S. Guggenheim Fellowship

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:01:55 -0400

We're pleased to announced that Prof. LaVopa has been awarded a John S. Guggenheim Fellowship. Tony is the first member of our department to be awarded . . .

Dr. Jim Crisp receives the Fehrenbach Award for his book Sleuthing the Alamo

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:00:10 -0500

the Texas Historical Commission honored Prof. Crisp with a Fehrenbach Award for his book Sleuthing the Alamo. The Fehrenback Award recognizes . . .