Lien-Hang Nguyen led a small delegation to an invitation-only panel with Vietnam Prime Minister Phạm Mình Chinh on 9/22. Her delegation consisted of Chair of the Senior Advisory Board for Vietnamese Studies Chinh Chu and N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy Shang-Jin Wei. Read more here.

Matthew Joseph won the Urban History Association’s Michael Katz Award for Best Dissertation in Urban History. Read the announcement here.

Anupama Rao explains how Barnard’s new nondiscrimination caste policy seeks to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity by preventing bias based on an individual’s caste background. Read the article here.

The Journal of Austrian-American History has released a special issue celebrating the life and work of István Deák. Read it here.