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  • Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

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    Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

    Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.

    November 17th, 2009

  • Berlin as a Site of History - May-Term 2010

    *****INFO SESSIONS*****
    NOVEMBER 17, 4-4:30PM, HELLER HALL 1210B (TUES.)
    DECEMBER 3, 1:30-2PM, SOCIAL SCIENCE 1183 (THURS.)

    Berlin as a Site of History
    Study Abroad Course in Berlin, Germany

    May Term 2010: May 19--June 11, 2010
    4 cr. History 3960, German 3510, or Global Studies 3900

    Faculty leaders:
    MJ Maynes, History - Twin Cities Campus (mayne001@umn.edu)
    Marynel Ryan Van Zee, History - Morris Campus (mkryan@morris.umn.edu)

    Please attend an info session, contact one of the faculty leaders, or visit the program webpage at:
    http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/europe/customgermanyberlin/index.shtml

     November 11th, 2009

  • "Civilization and the Civil Code: The Scandal of 'Child Marriage' in French Algeria"

    Judith Surkis is professor of history at Harvard University.

    Date: 11/20/2009
    Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Location: 1210 Heller Hall

    Co-sponsored with Global Studies, European Studies Consortium, Center for German and European Studies

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     November 4th, 2009

  • "Cloning France in Indochina: Dalat as Chambery, Nice, or Paris"

    Eric Jennings is professor of history at the University of Toronto.

    Date: 11/12/2009
    Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Location: 1210 Heller Hall

    Co-sponsored with Global Studies, European Studies Consortium, Center for German and European Studies

    For More Information

     November 4th, 2009

  • Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

    Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.

     June 5th, 2009

  • Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

    Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.

     June 5th, 2009

  • Pat McNamara, "Red" Motley Award

    Each year, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) honors at least one tenured or tenure-track faculty member who has exemplified CLA's highest standards of teaching and scholarship. CLA has selected Pat McNamara as one of this year's recipients of the "Red" Motley Award for Teaching Excellence. Congratulations Pat.

     June 5th, 2009

  • Regina Kunzel, Kevin Murphy: Lambda Literary Foundation 2009 Award Finalists

    The Lambda Literary Foundation has just announced the finalists for its 2009 awards. Lambda Literary Awards "seek to recognize excellence in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature. Each year, over 80 judges -- writers, booksellers, librarians, journalists -- assess the entries in more than 20 categories."

    This year's finalists in the category of LGBT STUDIES include books by TWO of our colleagues: Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality by Regina Kunzel (The University of Chicago Press) and Political Manhood: Red Bloods, Mollycoddles, & the Politics of Progressive Reform by Kevin P. Murphy (Columbia University Press).

    Congratulations and Good Luck, Regina and Kevin!

     April 1st, 2009

  • Carla Rahn Phillips Knighted by Spain

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    University of Minnesota professor Carla Rahn Phillips and Learning Abroad Center director Holly Zimmerman-LeVoir will be knighted into Spain's Order of Isabella the Catholic in a special ceremony Monday, Nov. 24. The honor, which comes from Spain's King Don Juan Carlos I, will be bestowed upon the pair in a special ceremony by Spanish ambassador Jorge Dezcaller at his official residence in Washington, D.C.

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     November 21st, 2008

  • MPR Archive: The Presidential Glass Ceiling is Broken: The Path from Victoria to Hillary

    Professor Emerita Sara Evans presented “The Presidential Glass Ceiling is Broken: The Path from Victoria to Hillary,� the Fall 2008 Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. An archive of the MPR broadcast can be found at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/02/15/midday1/

    November 5th, 2008

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