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Cowie named Guggenheim Fellow
Apr. 16, 2024—The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the appointment of 188 Guggenheim Fellowships to a distinguished and diverse group of culture creators working across 52 disciplines. Jefferson Cowie, the James G. Stahlman Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, was named to this 99th class of Guggenheim Fellows.
Political experts examine America’s divisions heading into 2024 election
Jan. 31, 2024—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, interviewed.
Fort Mose State Park hosts groundbreaking ceremony to begin fort reconstruction
Jan. 31, 2024—Working in tandem with a team of archeologists and researchers Jane Landers authenticated the fort’s location through historical documents, thermal and satellite imaging, aerial photographs, and artifacts.
Vanderbilt’s William Caferro elected as Medieval Academy of America Fellow
Sep. 13, 2023—The Medieval Academy of America has elected William Caferro, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, to its 2023 Class of Fellows. This award, which is the highest career honor for an American medievalist, pays tribute to Caferro’s scholarly achievement.
Daniel Usner presents the Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures
Sep. 19, 2022—Daniel Usner, Holland N. McTyeire Chair in History, will deliver the Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History on April 20 and 21 at Louisiana State University.
Kimberly Welch awarded Mellon Foundation’s New Directions Fellowship
Sep. 19, 2022—The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has selected Kimberly Welch, a Vanderbilt scholar of American slavery, race, and law, for a New Directions Fellowship that will expand her interdisciplinary research on African Americans and the history of finance.