Rutgers History Department

05/14/2026

More hooding ceremony joy: Drs. Bershady, Faurt, Sprenger, and Gabel -- history's finest!

05/14/2026

Jamie Pietruska strikes again! Check out her article in Today's Philadelphia Inquirer on the history of weather gambling in the context of today's online prediction markets.
https://www.inquirer.com/business/weather-gambling-history-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi-20260514.html?id=XFrZX1vmxa7ld&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral

Jamie thanks our Rutgers-Camden colleague Carly Goodman, Senior Editor at Made by History, for her editing of the article and all her work relaunching this important series that brings historical perspectives to the headlines.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to the newest Rutgers History PhDs!

05/12/2026

Rutgers Alumna Linda Caldwell Epps and Historian Dr. O'Brassill-Kulhan are Shaping New Jersey’s Commemoration of America’s 250th. https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-alumna-and-historian-are-shaping-new-jerseys-commemoration-americas-250th?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rutgerstoday&utm_content=America%20250

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Rutgers History Ph.D. student Kyra March!

05/07/2026

Rutgers professor Toby Jones, a specialist in the history of oil, energy, and the Middle East, is the author of Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia (Harvard University Press, 2010).

Professor Jones participated in a conversation about the War on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis. The interview took place on "Democracy Now!," an independent news show hosted by journalists AMY GOODMAN and JUAN GONZÁLEZ.

We speak with Middle East history professor Toby Jones about the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where overlapping blockades by Iran and the United States have disrupted shipping and the wider global economy since the start of the war in late February. Jones says this latest conflict is part...

05/06/2026

History professors Barbara Cooper, Chie Ikeya, Camilla Townsend, and Anthony di Battista joyfully celebrate our graduating History majors at the Senior Celebration on May 5, 2026.

05/06/2026

Check out this opportunity for all current Rutgers students and alumni interested in Public History, Museums, and public engagement.

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums conference is being hosted at Rutgers this fall: https://midatlanticmuseums.org/annual-meeting/registration/

There will be museum staff attending from hundreds of regional museums, so it's a great place to identify possible career development opportunities. There's also a student poster session if you'd like to share your work.

05/06/2026

Congratulations to all the students who earned Public History certificates this year. And thanks to Dr. O'Brassill-Kulfan for all she does to inspire the next generation of Public Historians. .

This year's recipients of the Public History Certificate: Kathryn Lenau
Peter Guarino
Danielle Bodner
Jackson Sroka
Andie Purks
Harsh Patel
Petyon Martress
Jack Lehan
Katherine Fallon-Reusch
Olivia Cividanes
Finn Grace
Jack Klein
Aron McKinney
Michael Wandel
Kelsie Erdman
Mary FItzsimmons

05/06/2026

Don't miss this chance to hear Serena Zabin, Rutgers History PhD, speak about her new book at Princeton University.

Next Thursday, May 7 at Princeton University , the Revolution Up Close lecture series continues with an examination of The Boston Massacre of 1770 presented by Serena Zabin, Professor of History and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College.

Revolution Up Close is presented in connection with "Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution," an exhibit at the Princeton University Library which runs from April 15 to July 12, 2026.

The Princeton Public Library is proud to be one of the community partners on this lecture series. Free and open to all. No registration required.