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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · May 17

Stepping out in the most expensive outfits we own! Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

Some history profs in our wizard (graduation) robes.

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · May 15

The tallest building in the entire state is an 11-story dorm.

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · May 15

I haven't seen either of them, so for all I know it's 0.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Apr 11

Today and tomorrow at the Clark Library (UCLA):

Early Global Caribbean: Conference 3: Materialities - The Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

Friday, April 11, 2025–Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am PDT – 4:30 pm PDT - Conference organized by Carla Gardina Pestana (University of California, Los Angeles) and Gabriel de Avilez Rocha (Brown ...

www.1718.ucla.edu

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · Apr 10

We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACLS Fellowships! This year, the program will award more than $3.5 million to 62 scholars, recognizing outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences: bit.ly/4jwiyEq

American Council of Learned Societies Awards 62 ACLS Fellowships

ACLS Fellowships award $3.5 million to scholars in recognition of excellence in humanities and social sciences research

bit.ly

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · Apr 1

Fellowship Opportunity!

SHEAR offers fellowships to scholars examining African diasporic, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American, and/or Pacific Island history from 1776 to 1861. Scholars from underrepresented backgrounds, early career, contingent faculty encouraged to apply.

shear.org/about-us/she...

SHEAR DEI Research Fellowships – SHEAR

shear.org

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deborahhamer.bsky.social @deborahhamer.bsky.social · Mar 31

If you're in NYC on Friday, April 5th, check out this fantastic program at Columbia, Early Modern Women on the Move with leading lights of the field including Merry Wiesner-Hanks, @martinevanelk.bsky.social, and @ninalamal.bsky.social. (and it's free): www.eventbrite.com/e/early-mode...

Early Modern Women on the Move:

Space, Materiality, and Transnationalism

www.eventbrite.com

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 29

They're always hiring, too! 🥲

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · Mar 28

No NEH summer stipends this year. Shocked face.

A note from the NEH that summer stipends have been cut

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · Mar 6

‼️Proposals due 3/31: The 2025 Latin America & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium (LACDH) will take place at the University of Puerto Rico from 11/5/25–11/7/25, followed by an online component on the 13th and 14th. More info available here: guides.uflib.ufl.edu/lac-dh-sympo...

Guides @ UF: Latin American & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium: LACDH Symposium

guides.uflib.ufl.edu

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 25

It also seems like there is a big opportunity for some country, somewhere (that isn't already sick of foreign students) to expand their English-language degree offerings and attract not just the academics, but the students.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/e...

As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

www.nytimes.com

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 20

Congratulations!

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 20

Extra impressive considering it's spring break!

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 19

🧐

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Mark Nesbitt @marknesbitt.bsky.social · Mar 18

PhD on offer at Kew: Plants and their Products: Biocultural collections at Kew Gardens & the South Kensington Museum during the long nineteenth century

If only I could apply! Fascinating mutual interests of Kew and the V&A in plants. Closes 16 May

www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 11

I really respect that some people would not want to live here but like anywhere, we have a diversity of people and opinions. It's not right for everyone, but hey, we're paying students to study history.

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · Mar 11

Still looking for someone to talk about their book with us on April 28…

Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · Mar 9

We have two openings left in the Greenhouse #envhum book talk series this spring: April 7 & 28. Talks are at 4pm Central European time, but we move it to 10am if we have a guest from Asia/Australia.

If you have a new book (2024 or 2025) that you'd like to present on one of these dates, contact me!

The Greenhouse – Center for Environmental Humanities

newnatures.org

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 11

If you/your student are interested in learning more about our FUNDED MA in History, join our information session on Thursday at 12:15 MT. It is hybrid, so you can join us from anywhere in the world! If you are interested, please get in touch and I will send you the link.

poster which reads: "Earn your Master of Arts in History/ Fully-funded, Two-Year Program
Program Benefits: Full-funded GAships; summer research funding; conference travel support; professionalization; access to world-class archives and libraries
Fields of Study: The American West; Early Americas; Environmental History; Public History; Gender History; Global History
Applications due April 1, 2025

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 5

Hi Everyone! We have extended our deadline until April 1, so there is still time to apply to our MA program. We have several fully funded spots available. We also provide money for summer research and conference travel. If you have questions, please get in touch. Spread the word!

Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Jan 24

If you have (or are) a student interested in pursuing grad school in History, the University of Wyoming has a funded MA! We do not require the GRE and applications are due March 1. I am happy to answer any questions. More on applying here: www.uwyo.edu/history/grad...

Applying to M.A. in History

www.uwyo.edu

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Mar 4

Absolute dream job here!

Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Mar 4

*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens

Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens

Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!

www.uu.nl

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Feb 20

Spring program for the Instructing Colonial Natural History Seminar Series. The first seminar is by the wonderful @nickytheprof.bsky.social on Wed 26 Feb, 3-4 pm C.E.T: The Land of True Britons: Edward Lhwyd's Survey of Wales.

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Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Feb 19

Yay! Definitely looking forward to reading this one!

Melissa N. Morris @ookwow.bsky.social · Feb 16

Still puzzling over this Valentine my son got. If it's not sloppy, it's sublime.

A Valentine with a picture of a steer, which says "You're utterly awesome".

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