Columbia University
RECENT FACULTY AWARDS
Jacoby book award
Karl Jacoby‘s book, The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Millionaire was awarded the Organization of American Historian’s Billington Prize in Frontier and Borderlines History.
Blake Democratizing
“Democratizing the Great Books,” a piece co-authored by Casey Blake, was featured in Inside Higher Ed.
Rosner Award
David Rosner won the award “For Outstanding Scholarship on the History of Work and Health” from the International Commission of Occupational Health
Milanich Washington Post
Nara Milanich‘s piece “Nations have separated children from parents before. It never ends well,” was featured in The Washington Post.
Fields Huffington Post
Barbara Fields was referenced in The Huffington Post’s “I Went to High School in the Suburb From ‘Get Out’ – but I Got Out.”
Ngai Houston Chronicle
Mae Ngai was quoted in Houston Chronicle‘s “Go ahead and celebrate the Irish, and the Mexicans, and the Muslims.”
Foner Atlantic Black Star
Eric Foner‘s report on Columbia and Slavery was profiled by the Atlantic Black Star in “Columbia Students Lead the Way in Uncovering the School’s Relationship to Slavery.”
Piccato 3 pieces
Pablo Piccato wrote several pieces:
“Juan Perón shows how Trump could destroy our democracy without tearing it down,” on Washington Post.
“America helped create the racist myth of the violent Mexican that Trump is exploiting today,” on Quartz.
“La ofensiva de Trump contra la sociedad civil: ¿Qué sigue?” on Nexos.
Amar 99%
Tarik Amar was quoted in 99% Invisible‘s podcast “The Falling of the Lenins.”
Ahmed NY Times
Manan Ahmed‘s piece, “Half a Cheer for Democracy in Pakistan,” was featured in The New York Times.