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Luke Griffith, Ohio University History and Contemporary History Institute alumnus, won a post-doctoral fellowship from the RAND Corporation. The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program identifies scholars who are at the forefront of the next generation of thought on nuclear security-related topics and supports interdisciplinary research that advances policymakers’ understanding of nuclear […]

Visiting Glidden Professor David Crane will be on campus throughout February, offering a lecture series on accountablity for atrocity in an international sphere. All lectures will be taking place in Bentley 306 at 6 p.m.; the lecture series will run two weeks. There are seven total lectures that are scheduled as […]

Contemporary History Institute alum Dr. Scott Kaufman earned a Ph.D. in History in 1998 from Ohio University, finishing his dissertation under the direction of Dr. Chester Pach. In 2001 he joined the staff of Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., and is now a Francis Marion University Board of Trustees Research […]

Glidden Visiting Professor David Crane and Michael Scharf will speak about their new co-edited book, The Founders: Four Pioneering Individuals Who Launched the First Modern-Era International Criminal Tribunals, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 4:30-5:45 p.m in Bentley 124. Scharf is Co-Dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Director […]

The Contemporary History Institute congratulates two newly minted History Ph.D. alumni of the institute, along with three master’s students who graduated in December. Two Defend Doctoral Dissertations Dr. Lance Poston defended his doctoral dissertation “Deconstructing Sodom and Gommorah: An Intervention in the Mythology of Black Homophobia” in September under the […]

Glidden Visiting Professor David Crane is teaching a one-credit seminar on “Accountability for Atrocity in the 21st Century, INST 4900/5900” in Spring 2019. This course is offered Feb. 19-28 on the following dates: Tuesday 2/19, Wednesday 2/20, Thursday 2/21, then Monday 2/25, Tuesday 2/26, Wednesday 2/27, Thursday 2/28. There is […]

The John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History & Strategic Analysis at Virginia Military Institute has awarded Contemporary History Institute alum Seth Givens first prize in its Cold War essay contest. The competition encourages innovative scholarship in Cold War military history, aligning with the Adams Center’s mission of producing, […]