Renaissance Society of America and Fordham to Present Symposium on History of Plagues and Pandemics
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early March, the Renaissance Society of America began rethinking…
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Parallels Between Plagues Past and Present Highlighted in Partnership with Bronx Science
In mid-March, Rachel Podd was teaching a course on early modern history to undergraduate students…
Two History Professors Earn Prestigious Humanities Grants
On Jan. 15 the National Endowment for the Humanities announced 188 winning projects that it…
Faculty Trip to London Focuses on Digital Scholarship
Following the success of Fordham’s first Faculty Research Abroad trip to Sophia University in Japan…
Doctoral Student Breathes Life Into Vivid Stories of Medieval Times
Lucy Barnhouse is a woman living in two eras. When she lies down to sleep…
Digital Restoration of Medieval Map Brings Artifact from Obscurity to Prominence
What was once a barely legible reproduction of an eight-century-old map now lives online in…
Morphing Medievalists: Panel to Discuss Compatible Careers
Not everyone who studies history ends up teaching history. The same could be said for…
The Year that Monks, Nuns, and Friars Disappeared from England
Just in case a declaration of “supremacy” and a cortège of wives weren’t enough to…
Medievalists to Honor One of Their Own
Each year the Center for Medieval Studies holds an annual conference based on a particular…
Medieval Scholar Champions a Peasant Revival
Maryanne Kowaleski, Ph.D., is at the helm of an “Occupy” movement. And although the…