Rutgers History Department

09/05/2026

The Rutgers History Department is delighted to introduce you to Melissa Reyes, one of our extraordinary new Ph.D. students. Stay tuned for more profiles of our new students over the next few days.

09/04/2026

Enjoy listening to this episode of the Journal of American History podcast featuring Rutgers History doctoral student Elissa Branum speaking about her research.

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09/04/2026

As we finish up the first week of the Fall semester and head into Labor Day weekend, the Rutgers History Department is delighted to begin introducing you to the extraordinary cohort of new Ph.D. students who have already injected a jolt of intellectual energy into good old Van Dyck Hall. Stay tuned for more profiles over the next few days.

09/02/2026

With thanks to Camilla Townsend and the History Department for another warm and wonderful "Welcome Back" party.

09/02/2026

The Rutgers British Studies Center stands at the heart of intellectual life at Rutgers. Check it out!

09/02/2026

Calling all Rutgers Undergraduates:

Interested in the process of academic writing, peer review, editing, and publishing? Have an interest in history or adjacent topics? Come to the Old Queens Historical Journal fall interest meeting!

Every year, our organization creates a publication featuring outstanding historical work from undergraduate students at Rutgers. Whether you are interested in submitting an article or being part of our review and editorial board, or whether you're just interested in meeting our team, everybody is welcome!

🕰 September 14th, 2026, 7:30-8:30 PM
🗺 Van Dyck Hall, RM 011 (the lowest level

09/02/2026

Posting on behalf of our friends and colleagues at the Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies.

08/26/2026

Let's celebrate Professor Julie Stephens (History, Rutgers-New Brunswick) and her new book, Worldly Afterlives, along with books by Professor Nadine Attewell (Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies & Global Asia, Simon Fraser University) and Professor Zeynep Devrim Gürsel (Anthropology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick). Wednesday September 30, 2026.

A reception will follow the event.

08/25/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Josh Anthony on defending his dissertation on Mexican history on Thursday August 13, 2026. Dr. Anthony is shown here with a proud Dr. Camilla Townsend, his thesis advisor at Rutgers University. Bravo!

08/24/2026

Congratulations to Ben Jacob, Rutgers History graduate student and winner of the Brij V. Lal Prize for his article, "Planting in the Ruins".