RECENT FACULTY AWARDS
Schama in The Financial Times
Simon Schama’s article “Why not be Wordy?” was featured in The Financial Times.
Stires in Proceedings
Hunter Stires (CC ’19) was awarded 1st Prize in the U.S. Naval Institute’s 2018 General Prize Essay Contest. His winning entry is currently the lead feature article in Proceedings (USNI’s flagship magazine). An online companion piece also appears in Proceedings.
Guridy on The Dean’s Table
Frank Guridy was interviewed on Dean Fredrick Harris’ new podcast about his book Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow.
Milanich in The Washington Post
Nara Milanich wrote an article in The Washington Post on the discriminatory implications of “Rapid DNA” testing for asylum seekers.
Schama on ABC
Simon Schama was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Company about the historical contexts of Brexit and the Trump administration.
Khalidi in Campus Watch
Rashid Khalidi was quoted in Campus Watch about U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib’s recent comments on Palestine.
Ngai in The Daily Bruin
Mae Ngai delivered the Stanley Kwok Lau and Doris Wong Lau Distinguished Lecture at UCLA on May 15. The lecture, which was titled “Mother of Exiles: Refugees in American History and Myth,” was the subject of an article in Daily Bruin.
Ira Katznelson in The New Republic
A lecture given by Ira Katznelson was cited in an article about the rising appeal of socialism in The New Republic.
Jacoby in NYT
Karl Jacoby was quoted in The New York Times: “McCullough’s New Book on Pioneers’ History Draws Criticism.”
Lilla on Tel Aviv Review
Mark Lilla discussed his book The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics on the Tel Aviv Review podcast.



