History

I am a historian of the modern Middle East and a retired bass guitarist of a shaman punk band in Eastern Europe. Originally from Budapest (Hungary), I have taught at Oxford, Duke University, and now Harvard, where I am a professor of Middle Eastern...

I am a Professor in the Classics Department. I teach a wide range of courses in Latin literature (e.g. Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, Martial, Cicero), the Latin language (e.g. Latin syntax and stylistics), comparative antiquities, Classics and literary theory...

Rachel Anne Gillett is assistant professor of cultural history at Utrecht University where she teaches modern Europe and empire. Her research focuses on race in France, on popular culture, and on the black Atlantic from a French perspective. Prior to...

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Harvard. My research focuses on race and the development of higher education in the post-emancipation United States. Born and raised in North Carolina, I received my B.A. in History and African...

Hi Lowell! I'm a third-year PhD candidate in history at Harvard, and I'm so excited to work with you all! I study American history with emphasis on foreign relations and mental health policy. I grew up outside of Detroit and did my undergrad at...

I was born in Guatemala where I became a fourth grade teacher at a small elementary school. Due to the civil war, I immigrated to the United States and embarked on a new career in the construction field, obtaining a Hoisting Engineer’s license and a...

I’m a professor in the History Department, where I write and teach about the history of social justice struggles in the 20th-century Americas. I grew up in Canada, I've lived in the US for the past 15 years, and I try to spend as much time in Latin...

I am the Kuno Francke Professor of German Art & Culture and Chair of the Medieval Studies Committee. An art historian and medievalist by trade, I am also happy to be consulted by students interested in any aspect of art history, medieval studies, travel...

I’m the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard, also affiliated with History of Science, American Studies, and the Harvard University Center for the Environment. In and around my Harvard career, I've taught at six...

I am the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard University. Between 2007 and 2018 I served as Harvard’s president and from 2001 to 2007 as the founding Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. I am the author of six books...