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Harvard Gazette on Prof. Manisha Sinha

April 14, 2024

  Prof. Manisha Sinha’s recent talk at the event “The Past, Present, and Future of American Democracy” was discussed in the Harvard Gazette under the headline: “Historian sees a warning for today in post-Civil War U.S.”

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Prof. Jason O. Chang has been selected as one of the twenty-five people appointed by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to serve as members of the newly formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council.
https://news.hamlethub.com/ridgefield-connecticut/69666-lamont-announces-formation-of-the-connecticut-hate-crimes-advisory-council

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Prof. Jason O. Chang has been selected as one of the twenty-five people appointed by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to serve as members of the newly formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council. https://news.hamlethub.com/ridgefield-connecticut/69666-lamont-announces-formation-of-the-connecticut-hate-crimes-advisory-council

Prof. Jason O. Chang has been selected as one of the twenty-five people appointed by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to serve as members of the newly formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council.
https://news.hamlethub.com/ridgefield-connecticut/69666-lamont-announces-formation-of-the-connecticut-hate-crimes-advisory-council ...

Prof. Manisha Sinha’s recent talk has been featured in the Harvard Gazette.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/historian-sees-a-warning-for-today-in-post-civil-war-u-s/

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Prof. Manisha Sinha’s recent talk has been featured in the Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/historian-sees-a-warning-for-today-in-post-civil-war-u-s/

Prof. Manisha Sinha’s recent talk has been featured in the Harvard Gazette.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/historian-sees-a-warning-for-today-in-post-civil-war-u-s/ ...

Recent UConn History Ph.D. Phil Goduti has written a piece for The Conversation drawing on his dissertation research.

Check it out here: https://theconversation.com/the-unfinished-business-of-john-f-kennedys-vision-for-world-peace-224458

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Recent UConn History Ph.D. Phil Goduti has written a piece for The Conversation drawing on his dissertation research. Check it out here: https://theconversation.com/the-unfinished-business-of-john-f-kennedys-vision-for-world-peace-224458

Recent UConn History Ph.D. Phil Goduti has written a piece for The Conversation drawing on his dissertation research.

Check it out here: https://theconversation.com/the-unfinished-business-of-john-f-kennedys-vision-for-world-peace-224458 ...

Professor Jeffrey Ogbar discussed his new book, "America`s Black Capital" at the Atlanta Center.

The event was then broadcast over C-Span.

Available here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533049-1/americas-black-capital

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Professor Jeffrey Ogbar discussed his new book, "America's Black Capital" at the Atlanta Center. The event was then broadcast over C-Span. Available here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?533049-1/americas-black-capital

Professor Jeffrey Ogbar discussed his new book, "America`s Black Capital" at the Atlanta Center.

The event was then broadcast over C-Span.

Available here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533049-1/americas-black-capital ...