May 23, 2020
History Major Rochelle Greenidge is awarded Library Prize
Congratulations to history major Rochelle Greenidge’20 who was awarded the David Bishop Skillman 1913 Library Prize at this year’s Honors Convocation…
Announcements
May 19, 2020
Department Head Paul Barclay wins first ever Adviser of the Year Award
Congratulations to our Department Head Paul Barclay for winning the becoming the first Lafayette College Adviser of the Year! Professor Barclay was nominated…
May 9, 2020
History Department Awards and Phi Alpha Theta Induction Ceremony
On May 6th 2020, the History Department hosted the annual Department Awards and Phi Alpha Theta Induction ceremony zoom. We were grateful to have over…
May 9, 2020
Professor Kanjwal wins Aaron O. Hoff award
Assistant Professor of History Hafsa Kanjwal received the John T. McCartney Excellence in Diversity Education Award, which recognizes a faculty member…
Apr 10, 2020
Department welcomes Louisa Foroughi as the new Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History
Louisa Foroughi is excited to join the History Department next fall as the new Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History! She is currently based in…
Mar 10, 2020
History Department Alumni give back
Dr. Andrew Fagal ’07 visited Professor DC Jackson’s seminar on the history of American technology (HIST 365) on March 4, 2020 to discuss the early…
Feb 19, 2020
Kamini Masood’19 named Richard Hofstadter Fellow at Columbia University
Recent graduate, Kamini Masood, was recently accepted into Columbia University’s PhD program for history, and was also named as the Richard Hofstadter…
Feb 17, 2020
‘Kashmir under occupation’: An ‘Xposed Series’ panel discussion on the current situation in Kashmir
Check out The Lafayette Newspaper’s article on the recent Xposed series panel on the current situation in Kashmir, featuring Professor Kanjwal from the…
Feb 11, 2020
New Major and Minor Mixer
There will be a new Major and Minor Mixer event on Wednesday March 11th at 4:10-5:30pm in Ramer History House 103. Any newly declared majors or minors…
Feb 4, 2020
Professor Kanjwal to speak on a panel discussion on Kashmir: February 11th at 7 PM in Kirby 104
August 5, 2019 marked a new phase in India’s ongoing occupation of Kashmir. Under the Hindu nationalist government led by PM Narendra Modi, the Indian…