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Recent Faculty Accomplishments to Note: Charlene Mires The work of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, a project led by Dr. Charlene Mires, was exhibited at conferences of the Organization of American Historians and the American Association for State and Local History and for the “Migration, Immigration, and Transformation” workshop for teachers in the Philadelphia School … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Charlene Mires…

Recent Faculty Accomplishments to Note: Rodney Carlisle Dr. Rodney Carlisle, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University–-Camden, and Loretta Carlisle, former staff member at Rutgers University–Camden, recently published Savannah in History, one of their series of historical guidebooks. Their recently completed Tallahassee in History is in press with Pineapple Press and is due for publication in early … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Rodney Carlisle…

RECENT FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO NOTE: andrew shankman Dr. Andrew Shankman, a Professor of History here at Rutgers University-Camden, was named the Editor of The Journal of the Early Republic at the annual meeting of the Society for the Historians of the Early American Republic.  Next month, Dr. Shankman will speak on the topic “Anglicization” on the panel “A … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Andrew Shankman…

RECENT FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO NOTE: lorrin thomas Dr. Lorrin Thomas, a Professor of History here at Rutgers University-Camden, has published a new book, Rethinking the Struggle for Puerto Rican Rights, which she co-authored with her Rutgers-New Brunswick colleague Aldo Lauria Santiago. Below is the abstract of the book. Rethinking the Struggle for Puerto Rican Rights offers … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Lorrin Thomas…

RECENT FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO NOTE: kate epstein Dr. Kate Epstein, a Professor of History, was awarded an ACLS Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship and membership at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, where she is currently spending her sabbatical. While there, Dr. Epstein has been working on her second book about government secrecy, defense contracting, and … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Kate Epstein…

Recent Faculty Accomplishments to Note: Wendy Woloson Dr. Wendy Woloson, a Professor of History here at Rutgers University-Camden, recently received a Rutgers subvention grant to offset publication costs related to her upcoming book, Crap: A History of Americans and Their Cheap Stuff, forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press. Additionally, her article, “‘Fence-ing Lessons’: Child Junkers and the Commodification … Continue reading News & Accomplishments: Wendy Woloson…