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Karl Jacoby was named as a recipient of the 2024 Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award. The annual awards, established by former University Trustee Gerry Lenfest, recognize faculty excellence across the Arts and Sciences.
Karl Jacoby was named as a recipient of the 2024 Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award. The annual awards, established by former University Trustee Gerry Lenfest, recognize faculty excellence across the Arts and Sciences. Read more here.
Kim Phillips-Fein authored an article on the historical legacy of NYC Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia for Vital City.
Kim Phillips-Fein authored an article on the historical legacy of NYC Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia for Vital City. Read more here.
Joyce Chang, a member of the Board of Visitors, was featured by Barron’s as one of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance. Read more here.
Joyce Chang, a member of the History Department Board of Visitors, was featured by Barron’s as one of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance. Joyce recieved her B.A. in History from Columbia in 1986. Read more here.
Professor Pamela Smith will be awarded the international Wissenschaftspreis for Cultural History and the History of Knowledge by the Herzog August Bibliothek and the Hans and Helga Eckensberger Stiftung on June 5th, 2024.
David Rosner’s article in the LA Times, “California faces an uphill battle against plastic,” was named as one of Politico’s must-read opinion pieces.
David Rosner‘s article in the LA Times, “California faces an uphill battle against plastic,” was named as one of Politico’s must-read opinion pieces. See more here.
Mae Ngai delivered the Carole and Peter Ou Endowed Lecture, “The 1924 Immigration Act and its Afterlives,” at the University of Pennsylvania Asian American Studies symposium on “1924: Asian Exclusion and the Making of Immigrant America” on February 23.
David Rosner was quoted in the Washington Post on the long-term environmental threat posed by the vinyl industry in America and its connection to the train derailment that occurred last year in Ohio.
David Rosner was quoted in the Washington Post on the long-term environmental threat posed by the vinyl industry in America and its connection to the train derailment that occurred last year in Ohio.
David Rosner co-authored an article on plastic use in California for the LA Times.
David Rosner co-authored an article on plastic use in California for the LA Times.
Mae Ngai was quoted in the Washington Post on Trump’s deportation plans, and was interviewed in Smithsonian Magazine on the historical context and impact of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act.
Mae Ngai was quoted in the Washington Post on Trump’s deportation plans, and was interviewed in Smithsonian Magazine on the historical context and impact of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act.
Kenneth Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor Emeritus of History, featured on the New York Stock Exchange’s Inside the ICE House Podcast to discuss the history and growth of New York City since 1624. Listen to the full episode here.
Kenneth Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor Emeritus of History, featured on the New York Stock Exchange’s Inside the ICE House Podcast to discuss the history and growth of New York City since 1624. Listen to the full episode here.






