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Lacey named Korea Foundation Scholar

Kim Lacey, a doctoral candidate in WashU’s Department of History in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2025-26 Korea Foundation (KF) Scholarship for Graduate Studies.

5.8.25

Jonathan Judaken installed as the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought

During his installation ceremony on April 3, Jonathan Judaken, the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought, delivered an address titled “Antisemitism and Anti-Antisemitism.”

5.1.25

Faculty, In the Media

Flora Cassen- Beyond Columbus: What DNA Can and Can’t Tell Us about Jewish History

Flora Cassen shows how, if used wisely, ancient DNA can serve the work of Jewish history

4.21.25

New cohort of Living History Scholars to examine historical events through fresh lenses

The scholars presented their projects at a Department of History gala in April 2025.

3.31.25

Faculty, In the Media

Kastor named chair of Historical Society board

3.24.25

Faculty, In the Media

Peter Kastor on Creating a Federal Government

Peter Kastor discusses the founders, the early workforce and the realities of management

2.20.25

Faculty, In the Media

Christina Ramos Selected as One of Five Finalists for William H. Welch Medal

William H. Welch Medal Shortlist

2.14.25

Undergraduate, In the Media

Undergraduate in the News: Antoinette Manteau Receives Newman Exploration Travel Fund (NEXT) Award

2.12.25

Faculty, In the Media

Krister Knapp - Interview with KMOX on US-Russia Relations

KMOX Series: USA's international relations under Trump- Part 1 Russia

2.3.25

Graduate, In the Media, Alumni

Alumni in the News: The Washington Post Opinion

The presidential oath was intended to be a measure of accountability. Kevin Butterfield, alumni of the Department of History at Wash U, is director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.

1.21.25

Faculty, In the Media

1984 meets 2024

A new history course on the year 1984 allows students to walk in the footsteps of WashU students 40 years ago.

12.6.24

Jonathan Judaken Publishes New Book

Critical Theories of Anti-Semitism: A Conversation with Jonathan Judaken

10.10.24

Graduate

Harrod named Fulbright Scholar

9.18.24

Faculty

Douglas Flowe Awarded Dean's Award for Diversity Advancement

Dean’s Award for Diversity Advancement

9.18.24

Faculty, In the Media

Recently published conversation piece by Linda Nicholson, discusses Dobbs v. Jackson

6.13.24

Faculty

Hindle wins British Agricultural History Society book award

Steve Hindle was awarded the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize for his book “The Social Topography of a Rural Community: Scenes of Labouring Life in Seventeenth-Century England.” Sponsored by the British Agricultural History Society, the Thirsk Prize is given annually for the best book in British or Irish rural or agrarian history.

5.21.24

Faculty, In the Media

Flowe co-hosts National Geographic docuseries

On season two of "Ancient China From Above," Douglas Flowe adventures through museums, archaeological sites, and mountain ranges to solve ancient Chinese mysteries. The work is part of Flowe’s wider efforts as a public historian.

4.4.24

Faculty

2024-25 Faculty Fellows selected

Congratulations to the faculty members who will join us in residence during the next academic year!

12.22.23

Lacey named Korea Foundation Scholar

4.21.25

Flora Cassen- Beyond Columbus: What DNA Can and Can’t Tell Us about Jewish History

3.24.25

Undergraduate in the News: Antoinette Manteau Receives Newman Exploration Travel Fund (NEXT) Award

2.3.25

Krister Knapp - Interview with KMOX on US-Russia Relations

1.21.25

Alumni in the News: The Washington Post Opinion

12.6.24

1984 meets 2024

6.13.24

Recently published conversation piece by Linda Nicholson, discusses Dobbs v. Jackson

4.4.24

Flowe co-hosts National Geographic docuseries

2.1.24

Prof. Knapp Interviewed on KMOX on Recent Drone Strikes in Jordan

6.8.22

Flowe interviewed about Black Lives Matter on Business of Being Black with Tammi Mac

6.8.22

Flowe interviewed on TRT news about George Floyd

1.4.22

William Greenleaf Eliot was not an abolitionist | STLPR

8.19.21

WashU Expert: There is no end to forever

4.22.21

As government weighs studying reparations, some cities are already taking action

3.26.21

Flowe interviewed on the Tammi Mac Late Show about what it means to be Black in America - Part 2 of 2

3.8.21

Flowe interviewed on the Tammi Mac Late Show about what it means to be Black in America - Part 1 of 2

11.20.20

Douglas Flowe interviewed by the Nineteenth-Century Studies Association blog

7.6.20

Peter Kastor on KMOX: What would America's founding fathers think of today's protests?

6.19.20

Sowande' Mustakeem interviewed on BBC World Service about George Floyd and Juneteenth

6.19.20

Sowande' Mustakeem interviewed on NPR St. Louis about the legacy of Juneteenth

6.18.20

Peter Kastor writing in the Washington Post about the challenges of remote teaching during COVID

6.18.20

Peter Kastor on St. Louis on the Air to discuss the removal of statue of Columbus in Tower Grove

6.12.20

Flowe talks to OXY Media about the need for black history on the syllabus

6.10.20

Douglas Flowe interviewed by Don Lemon on CNN

6.9.20

Douglas Flowe quoted in iTV about the history of police brutality against black people in America

6.8.20

Douglas Flowe quoted in Politco on what the protests are about

6.8.20

Douglas Flowe talks with L'Opinion about the protests and COVID-19

5.8.20

Flora Cassen talks with Joe Madison about racist, anti-Semitic coronavirus conspiracy theories

5.6.20

Flora Cassen in Haaretz: White Supremacists’ Dangerous New Conspiracy Theory

2.19.20

Sowande' Mustakeem and Douglas Flowe in Vox: 6 myths about the history of Black people in America

1.28.20

Anika Walke on The Heat: 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

1.28.20

Christine Johnson in the Washington Post: Trump’s impeachment trial is no witch hunt

1.9.20

Lacey named Korea Foundation Scholar

Flora Cassen- Beyond Columbus: What DNA Can and Can’t Tell Us about Jewish History

Kastor named chair of Historical Society board

Peter Kastor on Creating a Federal Government

Christina Ramos Selected as One of Five Finalists for William H. Welch Medal

Undergraduate in the News: Antoinette Manteau Receives Newman Exploration Travel Fund (NEXT) Award

Krister Knapp - Interview with KMOX on US-Russia Relations

Alumni in the News: The Washington Post Opinion

1984 meets 2024

Recently published conversation piece by Linda Nicholson, discusses Dobbs v. Jackson

Flowe co-hosts National Geographic docuseries

Prof. Knapp Interviewed on KMOX on Recent Drone Strikes in Jordan

Flowe interviewed about Black Lives Matter on Business of Being Black with Tammi Mac

Flowe interviewed on TRT news about George Floyd

William Greenleaf Eliot was not an abolitionist | STLPR

WashU Expert: There is no end to forever

As government weighs studying reparations, some cities are already taking action

Flowe interviewed on the Tammi Mac Late Show about what it means to be Black in America - Part 2 of 2

Flowe interviewed on the Tammi Mac Late Show about what it means to be Black in America - Part 1 of 2

Douglas Flowe interviewed by the Nineteenth-Century Studies Association blog

Peter Kastor on KMOX: What would America's founding fathers think of today's protests?

Sowande' Mustakeem interviewed on BBC World Service about George Floyd and Juneteenth

Sowande' Mustakeem interviewed on NPR St. Louis about the legacy of Juneteenth

Peter Kastor writing in the Washington Post about the challenges of remote teaching during COVID

Peter Kastor on St. Louis on the Air to discuss the removal of statue of Columbus in Tower Grove

Flowe talks to OXY Media about the need for black history on the syllabus

Douglas Flowe interviewed by Don Lemon on CNN

Douglas Flowe quoted in iTV about the history of police brutality against black people in America

Douglas Flowe quoted in Politco on what the protests are about

Douglas Flowe talks with L'Opinion about the protests and COVID-19

Flora Cassen talks with Joe Madison about racist, anti-Semitic coronavirus conspiracy theories

Flora Cassen in Haaretz: White Supremacists’ Dangerous New Conspiracy Theory

Sowande' Mustakeem and Douglas Flowe in Vox: 6 myths about the history of Black people in America

Anika Walke on The Heat: 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

Christine Johnson in the Washington Post: Trump’s impeachment trial is no witch hunt

Elizabeth Borgwardt in Politco on the way historians will remember the 2010s