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Deidre Cooper-Owens (PhD 2008)
Congratulations to Deidre Cooper-Owens (PhD 2008, now Assistant…
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Pablo M. Sierra Silva (PhD 2013)
Congratulations to Pablo Sierra Silva on the publication of his…
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Joshua Herr (PhD 2017)
Josh Herr is now based in the Hong Kong office of Perrett Laver,…
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Erika Pérez (PhD 2010)
Congratulations to Erika Pérez on the publication of her first…
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Deirdre Cooper Owens (PhD 2008)
Congratulations to Deirdre Cooper Owens for the publication of…
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Peter Klaren (Ph.D. 1968)
Press Release: Washington, DC (September 15 2017)—The Peruvian…
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John Edward Philips
Congratulations to John Edward Philips on his new book, Black…
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Linda Civitello (Ph.D. 2017)
Congratulations to Linda Civitello, one of our PhD recipients,…
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Constanze Weise (Ph.D. 2013)
Congratulations to Constanze Weise who begins a tenure-track…
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Kristin Mirek
Kristin Mirek, history undergraduate alumna and member of the…