Monthly Archives: March 2023

Voices of Nîmes Book Review

I am happy to report that my book review, “Review of ‘The Voices of Nîmes: Women, Sex, and Marriage in Reformation Languedoc’,” The Journal of Modern History 95 (March 2023): 199-200, has been published and is available online at https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/723330. … Continue reading

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Historian Positions with the US Air Force

The Air Force Historical Research Agency of the United States Air Force is currently hiring Historians. Recent graduates (within the past two years) with a B.A., M.A., or Ph.D. in History are eligible for these positions. Northern Illinois University students … Continue reading

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RSA High School Teaching Grants

The Renaissance Society of America has issued a call for proposals for its RSA High School Teaching Grants. High school teachers are invited to submit innovative teaching projects in the field of Renaissance Studies for consideration for these grants, which … Continue reading

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Undergraduate Writing Fellowships

The Nation magazine is offering Student Writing Fellowships for current undergraduate students in the United States. Ten Student Writing Fellowships will be offered. Here is the call for applications from The Nation: The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism is accepting … Continue reading

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Digital Humanities Position with the NEH

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is hiring a Program Specialist with the Office of Digital Humanities. The NEH indicates that “The Office of Digital Humanities (ODH) offers grant programs that fund project teams experimenting with digital technologies to … Continue reading

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University of Chicago Graduate Assistants Unionize

Graduate students employed as teaching and research assistants at the University of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to unionize. According to Inside Higher Ed, “University of Chicago graduate student workers have voted 1,696 to 155 to unionize, the National Labor Relations … Continue reading

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Pension Reform in France

The French government and its Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, have survived a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. Borne heads a government led by President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance Party (formerly known as La République en Marche !). The no-confidence vote … Continue reading

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Remembering the Invasion of Iraq

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the United States and Coalition Forces’ Invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Bombardment of Baghdad at the beginning of the Invasion of Iraq on 21 March 2003. Image: Mirrorpix/Getty. I will be posting resources … Continue reading

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Cataloger of Western Manuscripts

The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is hiring a Cataloger of Western Manuscripts. Recent Ph.D.s in medieval and early modern history may be interested in this position. The job description reads: The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) invites … Continue reading

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Historian Positions with the Department of Defense

HISTORIAN, Department of Defense Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is hiring 5 Historians in Hawaii. The position is open to candidates with a B.A. in History and those with a M.A. in History may be especially … Continue reading

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