History Buzz April 16, 2012: Historians Manning Marable & John Lewis Gaddis Win Pulitzer Prizes for History & Biography

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP The Times and New Media Outlets Win Pulitzers Source: NYT, 4-16-12 2012 Journalism Pulitzer Winners (April 17, 2012) 2012 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music (April 17, 2012) The prizes, celebrating achievement in newspaper and online journalism, literature, nonfiction and musical composition, were announced [...]

History Buzz March 19, 2012: Geoffrey Parker: Ohio State University professor awarded the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for History

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP OSU professor awarded top international prize Source: The Columbus Dispatch, 3-19-12 Ohio State University history professor Geoffrey Parker has been awarded the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for History by the 200-year old Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The prize is given biennially to [...]

History Buzz February 29, 2012: John Lewis Gaddis: Historian wins annual American History Book Prize for “George F. Kennan: An American Life”

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Gaddis Wins History Prize for Kennan Biography Source: NYT, 2-29-12 The historian John Lewis Gaddis has won the annual American History Book Prize for “George F. Kennan: An American Life,” the New-York Historical Society announced. Roger Hertog, the chair of the society’s board of trustees, [...]

History Buzz February 27, 2012: Maya Jasanoff: Harvard historian is finalist for $50,000 George Washington Book Prize

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff is finalist for $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Source: Cambridge Chronicle, 2-27-12 Harvard University Prof. Maya Jasanoff is one of three finalists for the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize. Administrators of the prize at Washington College announces that Jasanoff earned the [...]

History Buzz February 10, 2012: William C. Harris & Elizabeth D. Leonard: 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Awarded Books That Explore Lincoln’s Relationship with Border States, Jag Joseph Holt

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Awarded Books That Explore Lincoln’s Relationship with Border States, Jag Joseph Holt Source: Gettysburg College Newswise, 2-10-12 The 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, which includes an award of $50,000, will go to co-winners William C. Harris of North Carolina State [...]

History Buzz February 9, 2012: Jeffrey Gould: Indiana University historian awarded fellowship to work at Institute for Advanced Study Princeton

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: Indiana University News Room, 2-9-12 Jeffrey Gould, Rudy Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington, has been selected as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., for 2012-13. Gould, whose research deals with Central American social movements, ethnic conflicts and [...]

History Buzz January 25, 2012: Lyman Van Slyke: Historian awarded Lyman Award from Stanford University alumni association

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Historian Lyman Van Slyke awarded Lyman Award from alumni association An annual service award named for former Stanford President Richard Lyman this year goes to a Chinese historian whose leadership of 35 alumni travel/study trips totals more than a year. Source: Stanford Report, 1-25-12 Lyman [...]

History Buzz November 17, 2011: Steven Volk: Oberlin College history professor named one of country’s top professors

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Steven Volk: Oberlin College history professor named one of country’s top professors Source: Cleveland Plain-Dealer, 11-17-11 View full size Tanya Rosen-Jones Steven Volk, a history professor at Oberlin College, is one of the U.S. Professors of the Year. Steven Volk, a history professor and chair [...]

Stephanie McCurry: University of Pennsylvania Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY Awards Source: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 10-18-11 Stephanie McCurry, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected as the winner of the 2011 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for her book, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil [...]

History Buzz October 13, 2011: Jerome “Jerry” Reel: Clemson historian receives Governor’s Award

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY AWARDS Source: Anderson Independent Mail, 10-13-11 The Humanities CouncilSC presented a Governor’s Award in the Humanities to Clemson historian and professor emeritus Jerome “Jerry” Reel on Wednesday in Columbia. Established in 1991, the Governor’s Award in the Humanities recognizes outstanding achievement in humanities research, [...]

History Buzz October 11, 2011: Cundill Prize in History at McGill University – Long List Announcement

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY AWARDS Source: McGill University Press Release, 10-11-11 World’s largest history book award selects top new must-reads The jury for the Cundill Prize in History at McGill has announced the six titles that will compete for the world‘s largest non-fiction history book award, which offers [...]

Allan Meltzer: Federal Reserve analyst and historian to receive Truman Medal

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Allan Meltzer: Fed analyst and historian to receive Truman Medal Source: The Kansas City Star, 8-23-11 Andrew Harrer Meltzer Allan Meltzer, whose comprehensive “A History of the Federal Reserve” has made him a particularly adept Fed analyst and critic, will receive the 2011 Truman Medal for Economic Policy in October. [...]

Pamela Crossley: Historian One 10 Dartmouth Professor Receiving College Awards

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: The Darmouth, 8-2-11 Ten Dartmouth faculty members received awards from the Office of the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences for their successes in the classroom, scholarly achievements and one-on-one work with students in 2011. In addition, history professor Pamela Crossley was voted by the Class of 2011 [...]

Phillip Caudill: Professor’s Passion for Texas History Evident in Award-Winning Book

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: The Paper Magazine, 7-25-11  When it comes to the Civil War in Texas, Philip Caudill, an adjunct professor of history at Lone Star College-Montgomery, wrote the book—literally. And now his historical biography has been awarded the 2011 Summerfield G. Roberts Award, an honor presented by the Sons of the [...]

Nicholas Schlosser: Historian Wins Marine Corps Honor

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: Arlington Sun Gazette, 7-23-11 Dr. Nicholas Schlosser of Arlington recently received the 2011 Brig. Gen. Edwin Simmons-Henry I. Shaw Award, which recognizes superior historical scholarship by a member of the Marine Corps History Division Staff. Schlosser was honored for his work, “U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2004-2008: Anthology and Annotated [...]