Amy Chazkel & Yana Skorobogatov Contribute to New Radical History Review Issue

Apr 30, 2026

Radical History Review recently released its new thematic issue titled “The Rest Is Political: Radical Histories of Repose” (Issue 154). Amy Chazkel, Bernard Hirschhorn Associate Professor of Urban Studies, contributed as a co-editor and Yana Skorobogatov, Harriman Assistant Professor of Russian and Soviet History, contributed an essay.

Professor Natasha Lightfoot Leads Curation of Exhibit at New Government House Museum of Antigua & Barbuda

Apr 28, 2026

04/17 – Prof. Lightfoot Leads Exhibit Curation at New Government House Museum of Antigua & Barbuda

Last Friday, the new Government House Museum of Antigua & Barbuda celebrated its official opening, cementing its status as a National Heritage Site and concluding a restoration project that began over a decade ago. The museum is dedicated to tracing the country’s history from the onset of British rule in 1632, through emancipation in 1834, independence in 1981, and through to the present day, and is housed in the residence of the island’s Governor General Sir Rodney Williams. Professor Natasha Lightfoot served on the Heritage Panel and led the curation of the slavery and freedom section of the museum, selecting images and objects for display and composing narratives to accompany them.

Professor Sailakshmi Ramgopal Harvard Fellowship and Franklin Research Grant

Apr 27, 2026

Prof. Sailakshmi Ramgopal Awarded Research Grant & Harvard Fellowship

In addition to being elected as a Fellow at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies for Spring 2027, Professor Ramgopal has received a Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society for her research on Roman Greece.

Kimberly Phillips-Fein WNYC Panel – Mamdani First 100 Days

Apr 22, 2026

04/20 – Prof. Kimberly Phillips-Fein Discusses Mayor Mamdani’s First 100 Days with WNYC Panel

The event, moderated by senior WNYC reporter Brigid Bergin, opened with an hour-long, one-on-one interview with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and was followed by a panel discussion around his first 100 days in office. The panel featured Professor Kimberly Phillips-Fein, Robert Gardiner-Kenneth T. Jackson Professor of History at Columbia University and author of Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics; Dennis M. Walcott, President and CEO of Queens Public Library and member of Mayor Mamdani’s and Comptroller Mark Levine’s transition committees; and Melissa Mark Viverito, President of Hamilton Campaign Network. The full video, featuring the interview with Mayor Mamdani and the ensuing panel discussion (starting at 1:10:00), can be found here.