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  • Nerva coin depicting early voting scene in Rome.
    Ancient Rome successfully fought against voter intimidation

    David Hollander, professor of history, writes in The Conversation that efforts to regulate voting access go way back, as depicted on an early Roman coin.

    March 12, 2024

  • Illustration of a witch flying on a broom
    Can witches fly?

    Professor of History Michael Bailey unpacks the medieval invention − and skepticism − of the witch on a broomstick in an article from The Conversation.

    March 5, 2024

  • People in Guatemala
    Guatemala’s anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office

    Associate Professor of History Bonar Hernández Sandoval predicts that Guatemala's current climate of protest will lead to more Guatemalans migrating to the U.S.

    December 19, 2023

  • Jeff Bremer and Javier Vela
    Two LAS faculty receive Fulbright fellowships

    Jeff Bremer, associate professor of history, and Javier Vela, University Professor of chemistry, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year.

    June 22, 2023

  • Student Jacob Kautman smile against a green backdrop
    Entrepreneurship yields high returns for LAS student

    Jacob Kautman (‘24 history, education) empowers college students to boost their financial literacy and achieve their investment goals.

    September 26, 2022

  • Andrews honored with Scholar Research Grant

    Dr. James T. Andrews, University Professor of History, is the recipient of a Scholar Research Grant at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace, where he will be a senior research fellow at Stanford during the fall quarter 2022. This is Andrews’ second research residency fellowship at two…

    August 29, 2022

  • The Mayakovskii Metro Station in Moscow
    New book highlights public art that transforms urban spaces

    Iowa State University Professor of History James Andrews and Associate Professor of English Margaret LaWare edited and contributed to the collection of essays.

    June 21, 2022

  • Amy Rutenberg earns Margaret W. Moore and John M. Moore Research Fellowship

    Amy Rutenberg, associate professor in the Department of History, was granted the Margaret W. Moore and John M. Moore Research Fellowship by Swarthmore College. As part of the fellowship, Rutenberg will conduct research at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection for the larger book project, “In the Service of Peace:…

    April 26, 2022