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Sep 17, 2015

Recent History graduate wins statewide Hugh T. Lefler Award for senior honors thesis

Micah Khater, who graduated in May 2015 has won the annual Hugh T. Lefler Award for her senior honors thesis titled: “There will be Political Dirty Work: Gendered Expressions of Black Resistance in United States v. John Cashion (1936).” The prize is awarded annually by the Historical Society of North Carolina for the year’s best…

Aug 6, 2015

History Department Welcomes New Post Doctoral Teaching Scholars

This fall, the History Department welcomes three new Post Doctoral Teaching Scholars: Catherine Conner (African-American/Civil Rights History) Dr. Conner is a UNC Chapel Hill Ph.D. who works on post-1963 Birmingham, Alabama, specifically how black political power and white economic power informed public policy and urban renewal. Her work sits at the intersection of African American history,…

Mar 26, 2015

History and Public History Graduate Students Win TA Award

Graduate students Sarah Billheimer and Samantha Vandermeade won the 2015 NC State UGSA Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Sarah (pictured left), is a second-year graduate student in the History M.A. program. Sam is a second-year graduate student in the Public History M.A. program. Faculty in the History Department nominated both students for their excellence in teaching. The Outstanding Teaching Assistant…