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  1. A man wearing a priest's outfit of all black with a white clerical collar sits at his desk working on his laptop in his office, which is decorated with large book shelves, a lamp, mini buildings made of toy plastic bricks, little framed photos, and other trinkets.

    Through research and teaching, historian Rev. Stephen Koeth, C.S.C., explores poverty, faith, and housing in urban America

    June 17, 2026

  2. A smiling bald man with glasses in a navy suit and blue and gold striped tie stands in front of dark wooden bookshelves filled with books.

    Provost John McGreevy elected to Society of American Historians

    May 19, 2026

  3. Arts & Letters: Research, Innovation, Collaboratives

    Seven new Research Innovation Collaboratives to begin in 2026-2027

    May 06, 2026

  4. An instructor in a grey blazer speaks, gesturing with a pen while holding an open book, to students in a classroom.

    Historian Katlyn Carter wins Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for research on truth in early American politics

    May 05, 2026

  5. Eleven diverse faculty or staff in headshots, smiling or neutral, alongside a blue geometric logo for the Franco Institute's new cohort of Faculty Fellows for the 2026-2027 year.

    Eleven scholars named Franco Faculty Fellows for 2026-2027

    April 30, 2026

  6. A man with short blonde hair, blue eyes, and black glasses smiles broadly. He wears a dark brown checkered blazer over a light blue and white plaid shirt against a gray backdrop.

    Historian John Deak to recapture the past as new member of Commission for Modern Austrian History

    January 26, 2026

  7. Headshot portraits of two individuals against a gray background. On the left, a person with glasses, a blue checkered jacket, light blue collared shirt, and a red plaid tie smiles. On the right, a person with short light brown hair, wearing a black jacket and small earrings, looks at the camera.

    Two Notre Dame historians win Guggenheim fellowships

    April 24, 2025

  8. A student uses a microfilm scanner and computer in a library or archive setting. The monitor displays a digitized filmstrip. The student's hand rests on the scanner's controls.

    Legacy in preservation: How the Medieval Institute and Hesburgh Libraries safeguard irreplaceable manuscripts

    February 20, 2025

  9. A woman with brown shoulder-length hair and earrings

    Q&A: Historian Katlyn Carter on studying democracy, politics, and truth in early America

    August 30, 2024

  10. Historian’s sleuthing leads to award-winning book on German and Russian life during the Age of Revolution

    March 11, 2024

  11. Patrick Griffin With Pria Outside 1200

    Patrick Griffin admitted as honorary member to Royal Irish Academy

    May 31, 2023

  12. Darren Dochuk Feature1

    Modern American History journal to be based at Notre Dame and co-edited by Dochuk, expanding opportunities for graduate students

    January 09, 2023

  13. Margaret Meserve Thumbnail

    Papal Bull earns Notre Dame historian Margaret Meserve her second Marraro Prize 

    December 06, 2022

  14. Sarah Shortall Thumbnail

    Sarah Shortall’s book on influential 20th-century French priests wins four awards

    September 13, 2022

  15. John Mcgreevy 1 Feature

    Acclaimed historian, former A&L dean John McGreevy elected Notre Dame’s provost

    April 14, 2022

  16. John Deak Thumbnail

    John Deak wins NEH grant for project that seeks to disrupt understanding of why the Habsburg Empire crumbled

    March 28, 2022

  17. Ian Johnson

    Ian Ona Johnson wins book award and research grant for his efforts to fill in major gaps in understanding of 20th-century international relations 

    March 01, 2022

  18. O Shag West Window

    Katie Jarvis wins NEH fellowship for research on forgiveness in Revolutionary France

    January 13, 2022

  19. Karen Graubart 1200

    Associate professor awarded fellowship at prestigious Institute for Advanced Study

    October 30, 2021

  20. Ted Beatty Studio Bkgrd

    With NSF-funded research, historian Ted Beatty aims to show how engineers rose in prominence and shaped the modern world

    September 01, 2021

  21. Patrick Griffin 2 50 Percent

    Historian Patrick Griffin elected to the American Antiquarian Society

    July 08, 2021

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    History professor hosts roundtable discussion on digital humanities in early China at the Beijing Global Gateway

    August 22, 2019

  23. Out Of Our Minds Book Launch At The London Global Gateway

    Faculty Fellow Felipe Fernandez-Armesto publishes book on the history of human imagination

    August 22, 2019

  24. Maria Mckenna And Richard Pierce

    Professors Maria McKenna, Richard Pierce tapped to lead AnBryce Scholars Initiative

    August 20, 2019

  25. Rebecca Mckenna 800

    Race and ragtime, gender and genre: With NEH fellowship, McKenna explores unexamined history of the American piano

    August 14, 2019

  26. Jarvis Book

    Faculty Fellow Authors New Book on How Parisian Market Women Shaped Notions of Citizenship in Revolutionary France

    January 10, 2019

  27. Rebecca Mckenna

    Historian Rebecca Tinio McKenna awarded NEH fellowship, continuing record funding for humanities research

    December 14, 2018

  28. Patrick Griffin Select Feature

    Historian Patrick Griffin awarded distinction of honorary professor at University of Edinburgh

    November 06, 2018

  29. Brad Gregory Expanded Reason Awards 2

    Brad Gregory Wins Expanded Reason Awards Honorable Mention

    October 09, 2018

  30. Historian Linda Przybyszewski receives Supreme Court Historical Society award for best journal article

    July 20, 2018

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