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STUDENT NEWS

May 4, 2026

Public History MA Student, Lee Chavis-Tartaglia, Works to Bring Ancestors and Culture Home

Lee Chavis-Tartaglia is a Public History MA student whose research focuses on repatriation. They recently led the curation of the Gregg Museum exhibit, "Through Our Eyes, In Our Hands: Prioritizing Indigenous Knowledge in Museums."

Apr 30, 2026

History Department News: April 2026

As the end of the semester approaches, students and faculty have kept up a whirlwind of activity!

Apr 14, 2026

Public History MA Student, Karina Burbank, Curates D.H. Hill Library Special Collections Exhibit

Public History MA student, Karina Burbank, curated her second exhibit for D.H. Hill Special Collections which showcases the beauty of the natural world.

Mar 31, 2026

History Department News: March 2026

There was a flurry of activity in the month of March. Check out all the latest accomplishments of our faculty and students.

Feb 27, 2026

Megan Cherry Awarded Engagement Innovation Grant

Cherry will use Community Engagement Grant funds for Durham Lesbian Oral History Project which will be housed in the Durham County Library.

Feb 5, 2026

Xiaolin Duan Awarded Teaching Innovation Grant to Develop a New Online Learning Environment

Xiaolin Duan uses her Teaching Innovation Grant to develop an online learning environment that will enable to students to understand how history is embedded in landscapes.

Jan 30, 2026

History Department News: January 2026

All the latest, student, faculty and alumni news for January 2026.

Dec 11, 2025

Rare Materials Spark Delight – and a Human Connection to the Past

In Julia Rudolph's HI 209 course, "From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe, students went on a field trip to Special Collections where they engaged directly with materials from the era and became "book detectives."

Nov 14, 2025

ETF-funded 3D Camera Benefits History Department Students

Dr. Jordan Rogers recently received funding to buy a high quality camera and multiple lenses for the Roman Archaeology Lab. He explains how he got the funding, why the camera will benefit students in both History and Public History, and how it will be used to 3D model ancient artifacts.

Nov 13, 2025

Building Community through Cemeteries

Dr. Nishani Frazier and students in the Public History program have been working with cemeteries in North Carolina in the areas of advocacy and protection, historical research and long-term preservation. In the case of the West Chapel Hill cemetery, a historically black burial site which dates back to the 1800s, their role is advocacy.