Rutgers professor Toby Jones, a specialist in the history of oil, energy, and the Middle East, and author of Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia (2010), participated in a conversation about the War on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis. www.democracynow.org/2026/5/5/ira...

Dr. Kendra Boyd (Rutgers History Ph.D) received Honorable Mention for her book Freedom Enterprise for the Jon Gjerde Prize!

Enjoy this podcast interview with historian Richard Ivan Jobs (Rutgers History PhD) on his 2025 book, In the Land of the Lacadón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism. open.spotify.com/episode/4Pq5...

Congratulations to Sydney Smith on being awarded an ACLS. #rutgersuniversity www.acls.org/fellow-grant...

A chance to celebrate and learn about two new books in Caribbean Studies, featuring commentary by Ben Jacob and Ian Scott (Rutgers Department of History). #Rutgers

Happening this week, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. #Rutgers

Co-sponsored by the Rutgers History Department. #Rutgers

Congratulations to our colleague Jack Bouchard. #Rutgers

When it rains, it pours (happy news about our colleagues). #Rutgers

Congratulations to our brilliant colleague, Camilla Townsend. #Rutgers

An opportunity to celebrate new books, including Belinda Davis's newest book. #rutgersnb

Earth Day inspiration from Alastair Bellany, historian of the Little Ice Age at Rutgers University. #Rutgers

Earth Day is this week (April 22), and your friends in the Rutgers History Department would love to share some of the books, images, objects, etc. that they have found most inspiring for thinking about our planet Earth. Enjoy this reading suggestion from Professor Alastair Bellany. #Rutgers

Congratulations to Eri Kitada (Rutgers History PhD) on the publication of her article, "Japanese Migrants to the Philippines Under American Rule," in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies. academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Celebrating some of the books recently published (or about to be published) by Rutgers History faculty members. #Rutgers

Congratulations to Daniela Valdés (Ph.D. ‘25) Elissa Branum (current Ph.D. candidate), and Caitlin Reed Wiesner (Ph.D, ‘21) for their awards from the Organization of American Historians! #Rutgers

In anticipation of Earth Day on April 22, the Rutgers History Department is sharing some inspiration. We start with a reading suggestion from Professor Jamie Pietruska, an American historian whose research focuses on technology, nature, and weather prediction (and the future). #rutgersuniversity

So proud of our Rutgers History majors!

history.rutgers.edu/newsandevent... #Rutgers

Posting for our friends and colleagues at the Center for Latin American Studies at Rutgers, New Brunswick. #Rutgers

A stimulating conclusion to the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis project on Black Power and White Supremacy. Thank you to co-directors Leslie Alexander and Kim Butler! #Rutgers

Congratulations to Kate Rizzi, winner of a 2026 Rutgers Graduate Studies Staff Excellence in Student Support award. So well deserved! #Rutgers

Rutgers New Brunswick is hosting the 2026 meeting of the Forum on Early-modern Empires and Global Interactions (FEEGI). This is a group of early modern scholars working in different aspects of global history, and we meet every two years. feegi.org/conferences....

Posting for our friends and colleagues in RAICCS, CLAS, LCS, and the Department of Sociology at Rutgers.

Yes, History Majors, you do build useful skills in your History courses that make you highly employable! theqacommons.org/the-hidden-e...

Please enjoy this new RU History blog post (by History Outreach GA extraordinaire, Sydney Smith) on our colleague Nicole Burrowes's innovative topic for "History Workshop". history.rutgers.edu/newsandevent... #Rutgers

Happening at Rutgers today, March 30. #Rutgers

Not to be missed: a lecture by Ted McCormick at Rutgers on April 2, 2026.

Book recommendations from Rutgers History faculty and graduate students to celebrate Black History Month. Enjoy and be inspired! #Rutgers

Put this talk by Rutgers History Ph.D. (2017). Dr. Rebecca Lubot, on your calendar. #Rutgers

Enjoy this podcast with our colleague David Fogelsong about his new book (co-authored with Victoria Zhuraleva and Ivan Kurilla), Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies: A History of American–Russian Relations. www.patreon.com/posts/150939...

The great historian of medicine, Mary Fissell, will give a talk on abortion in early modern Anglo-America at Rutgers on March 2.

Posting for our friends at the New Brunswick Free Public Library. #Rutgers

Congratulations to Laura!

Congratulations to Sarah Coffman.

Congratulations to Elissa Branum, recipient of a distinguished Mellon graduate fellowship in the humanities 2006. #Rutgers

Congratulations to our colleague Jochen Hellbeck! Professor Hellbeck's book, World Enemy No. 1, is a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards. www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/world-e...

RCHA invites Faculty and Graduate students to apply for the 2026-2027 seminar "Ugly: Bodies, Aesthetics, and the Politics of the Unpleasant," led by Yesenia Barragan and Elaine LaFay! To apply, please visit the link below: rcha.rutgers.edu/future-proje...

The Department of History at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the 48th Annual Susman Graduate Conference: Bearing Witness, Challenging Myth: Imperial Pasts and Fascist Presents. Featuring a keynote lecture by Joseph Kaplan. Friday, March 27, 2026 Rutgers University, New Brunswick

The Department of History at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the 48th Annual Susman Graduate Conference: Bearing Witness, Challenging Myth: Imperial Pasts and Fascist Presents. Featuring a keynote lecture by Joseph Kaplan. Friday, March 27, 2026. #Rutgers

Not to be missed, a lecture by Dr. Anatoly Pinsky sponsored by the History Department that is so important I'm posting two flyers for the event on Monday, February 23 at 5:30. #Rutgers

Not to be missed, a lecture by Dr. Anatoly Pinsky sponsored by the History Department that is so important I'm posting two flyers for the event on Monday, February 23 at 5:30. #Rutgers

This symposium has been designed for students and faculty across the SAS community. It will explore, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the impact of European cultural and political influences on (and channeled through) Rainer Maria Rilke's work. #Rutgers