In The Spotlight
Dr. Shobana Shankar was recently interviewed by John Piche' of the Cleveland Heights Library on "Africa, India and the Making of Race."
Professor Shankar has also published an article in Africa Is A Country on life in Nigeria after the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts since January 2025.
Congratulations, Dr. Christopher Sellers, on becoming the newest Distinguished Faculty in the Department!
History major Sheila Argueta led an exceptional discussion on Colonial American material culture and the representation of women's bodies at the Long Island Museum Carriage Hall. 120 people attended the event and participated in a lively Q&A session following the talk and a documentary. Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!
News and Announcements
The History Club has entered the Wolfstock Homecoming Door Decorating Contest - please take a few minutes to check out the door of the club!
Join us for a conversation with the editors behind La Impresora, an independent poetry press based in Puerto Rico. In this talk, our featured speakers will introduce their editorial project, and share how their work addresses cultural gaps in publishing.
Attention all historians! The 9/11 Committee at Stony Brook University, consisting of Nancy Tomes, Kristen Nyitray, and Daniel Henao, has produced a self-guided walking tour and StoryMap through five sites in Stony Brook University's west campus for the September 11 commemorations of 2025. Please scan the QR code posted above to acess the StoryMap tour, which can be done in-person or virtually online
In The Media
Dr. Susannah Glickman was recently interviewed by The New York Review to cover how the second Trump administration is currently managing US industrial policy with on-going global trade wars and deals with private equity firms.
Distinguished Professor Chris Sellers has contributed to and published public-facing articles in a series of various outlets: Undark, Nature, and the Enivronmental Data & Governance Initiative. Dr. Sellers and his team are fighting to oversee and preserve governmental data related to the environment.
Associate Professor Robert Chase was recently interviewed by the Courier-Journal of Kentucky for a two-part investigative story on corrupt sherriffs who are unable to be removed from office due to their political power. Please see the following links for more:
"Beholden to no one"
"Kentuck Gov. Andy Beshear has the power to remove convicted sheriffs. Why hasn't
he?"
"Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Murder."
