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We are a vibrant intellectual community consisting of more than fifty full-time faculty members, accomplished postdoctoral fellows, teaching fellows, visiting faculty, and strong cohorts of graduate and undergraduate students. We are renowned for our cutting-edge research and the expansive scope of our expertise, which covers six continents, numerous thematic fields, and most of recorded history. We are committed teachers and student mentors, boasting twenty-one winners of the Quantrell Prize, the University of Chicago's highest honor for teaching. We are dedicated scholars whose books have won the The Gordon J. Laing Award, granted by the University of Chicago Press for distinguished books, seven times. We are immensely proud of our alumni, who enjoy successful careers in a wide variety of fields. We are glad you are here.
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Congratulations to Kenneth B. Moss, Harriet and Ulrich E.
Faith Hillis, Professor of Russian History and the College, was awarded the 2022 Wayne S.
The history department is proud to celebrate several graduate students who participated in the June 2022 convocation, the first since 2019.
For details about the fellowship see the Jefferson Scholars Foundation website.
The interview for this quarter’s Faculty Spotlight features Mary Hicks, Assistant Professor of History and the College.
For the Spring Quarter's Student Spotlight, Stephanie Painter, a PhD student working on the cultural and socia