Davidson History

Davidson College is hiring a Historic Site and Program Manager for the the Beaver Dam Plantation research and educational initiative. A great opportunity for a historic preservationist/educator to work w/ a wonderful team of faculty, staff, +archivists employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4945…

Come work with us! The Departments of History +Russian Studies at @DavidsonCollege are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Modern Russian/Soviet Union history with emphasis in Jewish History & E. Europe, incl Ukraine @RusDavidson #twitterstorians employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4944…

With a grant from @NEHgov, Prof. Rose Stremlau is writing a comprehensive history of the Cherokee Nation, the first of its kind. Covering pre-1600 to 2010, the project is intended for all readers, from school children to scholars. davidson.edu/news/2023/03/0…

This fall, Dr. Chaudhuri is teaching 2 courses, HIS171 Making Modern South Asia + HIS377 Plagues, Panics, & Capitalism (about the way financial crises act as windows into history, incl 1840s India, 1890s Egypt, 1990s East Asia, & our present crises of COVID19+global supply chains

The Department of History is delighted to announce that Dr. Meghna Chaudhuri (@mformcmprime) will be joining us this fall as Assistant Professor of History. She is a historian of South Asia with interests in histories of economic life and of popular resistance. Welcome, Meghna!

Davidson's History Department seeks a 2-year visiting assistant prof in US History (Asian-American hist and/or Asian Diasporic/Pacific World hist). Review of applications begins Feb 24. Please help us spread the word! #AsianAmericanHistory #USHistory employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4943

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Davidson's History Department invites applicants for a 2-year visiting position in US History (Asian-American hist and/or Asian Diasporic/Pacific World hist). We begin reviewing applications on Feb 24. Please help spread the word! #AsianAmericanHistory employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4943…

Join us in person or via Zoom for presentations by the 2022-23 Kelley scholars.

Davidson's History Department invites applicants for a 2-year visiting position in US History (Asian-American hist and/or Asian Diasporic/Pacific World hist). We begin reviewing applications on 24 Feb. Please help spread the word! #AsianAmericanHistory employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4943…

Come work with us! The Department of History at Davidson College invites applicants for a full-time, 2-year visiting position in U.S. History with a preferred specialization in Asian-American history and/or Asian Diasporic/Pacific World history. employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/4943…

Stress happens. Dog snuggles help. @CarolinaPyrs

Attention, members of Phi Alpha Theta! Dinner next Thursday is on us! Let's relax and chat about our new departmental tote bags or shirts AND spring social events.

All are welcome! Join us as we celebrate Dr. Bauer and this new history of the @officialcatawba.

Job! Members of our dept. also belong to Africana and Latin American Studies. We look forward to welcoming this new colleague. Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Latin American Studies with expertise in Black sexualities and/or health. g.co/kgs/fUMgMU

The Lefler Award is given annually for the best research paper or project on North Carolina history by an undergraduate student. Brava, Elsa!

Congrats to Elsa Conklin '22, winner of the Historical Society of North Carolina's Hugh T. Lefler Award for her Kendrick K. Kelley thesis entitled "'A Model Housekeeper': Slaveholding White Women within Institutions of Higher Education in North and South Carolina, 1800-1861."

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Davidson College is located on the native land of the Catawba Nation. To learn more about the history of the Catawba community, check out this cool upcoming event on campus - hope to see you there! davidson.edu/events/brooke-…

This event is sponsored by the departments of History, @DCAnthro, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.

In this talk, Mary Beth Fitts presents the results of that work and other archaeology projects in the Catawba River valley, highlighting details of Native women's food and craft production. All are welcome.

Many folks in our community want to know more about the Indigenous history of this region that of the Catawba Nation.