Professor Manisha Sinha will deliver the Richard Greener Lecture at the University of South Carolina, Columbia on October 15, 2025 on her new book on Reconstruction. Previous speakers have included Professor Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School and Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina.
Emeritus Draper Professor of American History Robert Gross and Earth Sciences professor Robert Thorson collaborate on article exploring the geographical significance of Concord
“WHY CONCORD? The geological origins of the American Revolution” by Robert A. Gross and Robert M. Thorson recently appeared in The Atlantic. They were also interviewed about their work and featured in a UConn today article entitled “Place Matters. History Is the Result” by Elaina Hancock which can be found here.
New York Times Recommendation: Andy Horowitz’s Katrina: A History, 1915-2015
New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie recently recommended Professor Andy Horowitz’s Katrina: A History, 1915–2015. “It’s just a wonderful history,” he asserted. “A great perspective on…thinking through America in the 20th century from the perspective of this singular event that was Hurricane Katrina.”
You can read the full article here.
Prof. Manisha Sinha Interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Prof. Manisha Sinha was recently interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Topics of discussion include President Trump and Project 2025. Open post to listen.
Prof. Helen Rozwadowski’s work featured on JSTOR Daily blog
Professor Rozwadowski’s research on Arthur C. Clark and ocean exploration in the second half of the 20th century has been featured in the September 26, 2025 blog post of JSTOR Daily.
Blog post:
Arthur C. Clarke’s Scuba Adventures and Ocean Frontiers – JSTOR Daily
Article:
Arthur C. Clarke and the Limitations of the Ocean as a Frontier on JSTOR
Helen Rozwadowski to deliver University of New England’s annual Connections Lecture October 9th
Helen Rozwadowski is Professor of History and Maritime Studies at UConn’s Avery Point campus. The talk, titled “Fathoming: How History Can Help Save the Oceans” will be delivered at 12:30 p.m. in Leonard Hall on UNE’s Biddeford, ME campus. Further details can be found here.
Deirdre Cooper Owens is winner of the 2025 Carter G. Woodson Scholars Medallion
She will be presented with the medallion by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History at their 110th meeting in Atlanta later this month.
Professor Manisha Sinha featured on Massachusetts Historical Society Podcast
Professor Sinha appeared on the podcast to discuss her recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic.
SURF Grant Awardee Kaitlyn Hiis LaRose ’26 Featured in UConn Today
This summer, Kaitlyn Hiis LaRose ’26 (CLAS), ’26 (ED), ’27 MA focused on cleaning public beaches in Connecticut and assessing the debris. For more on their project, please see the full story in UConn Today.
Horowitz on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Professor Andy Horowitz, author of the prize-winning book Katrina: A History, 1915–2015, has been consulted widely around Katrina’s 20th anniversary. Listen to him on NPR Morning Edition, and read his essay “Katrina’s America” in a special issue of the journal Southern Cultures that he guest edited.