This is the official Bluesky account for the Rutgers History Department (New Brunswick, NJ), designed to celebrate our students, faculty, and alums and to build intellectual networks and community.https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mknltqaz722lCongratulations to Sydney Smith on being awarded an ACLS. #rutgersuniversity https://www.acls.org/fellow-grantees/sydney-smith/29 Apr 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknltqaz722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mkncmzz3xc2qA chance to celebrate and learn about two new books in Caribbean Studies, featuring commentary by Ben Jacob and Ian Scott (Rutgers Department of History). #Rutgers29 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkncmzz3xc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mkn7jot7lc2mHappening this week, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. #Rutgers29 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn7jot7lc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mkallriqw22sCo-sponsored by the Rutgers History Department. #Rutgers24 Apr 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkallriqw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mk4fxpg6bs2xCongratulations to our colleague Jack Bouchard. #Rutgers22 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4fxpg6bs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mk4f65btrk2eWhen it rains, it pours (happy news about our colleagues). #Rutgers22 Apr 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4f65btrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mk4erpgcls2sCongratulations to our brilliant colleague, Camilla Townsend. #Rutgers22 Apr 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4erpgcls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mk4d2tgku22nAn opportunity to celebrate new books, including Belinda Davis's newest book. #rutgersnb22 Apr 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4d2tgku22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mk3jhrmahc27Earth Day inspiration from Alastair Bellany, historian of the Little Ice Age at Rutgers University. #Rutgers22 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3jhrmahc27https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjzcukd3fs2u21 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcukd3fs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjwse5j53c25Earth Day is this week (April 22), and your friends in the Rutgers History Department would love to share some of the books, images, objects, etc. that they have found most inspiring for thinking about our planet Earth. Enjoy this reading suggestion from Professor Alastair Bellany. #Rutgers20 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwse5j53c25https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjncbs6wmc22Congratulations to Eri Kitada (Rutgers History PhD) on the publication of her article, "Japanese Migrants to the Philippines Under American Rule," in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/62568?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demoo56nojnd&fbclid=IwY2xjawROK-BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpS0VrcjJGRGhETmh2Nzl4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjE9PCoj7lkaFdtfaTIoxrF5UzqHxxkmbbjpPzci3DyNIl7nHiBcDxRubGH6_aem_v7KwIF6b9BaXJhlXQuHiyA&login=false16 Apr 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjncbs6wmc22https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjkejs2qt22pCelebrating some of the books recently published (or about to be published) by Rutgers History faculty members. #Rutgers15 Apr 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkejs2qt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjijkfdmok2nCongratulations to Daniela Valdés (Ph.D. ‘25) Elissa Branum (current Ph.D. candidate), and Caitlin Reed Wiesner (Ph.D, ‘21) for their awards from the Organization of American Historians! #Rutgers14 Apr 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjijkfdmok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjhf6a75tk2rIn anticipation of Earth Day on April 22, the Rutgers History Department is sharing some inspiration. We start with a reading suggestion from Professor Jamie Pietruska, an American historian whose research focuses on technology, nature, and weather prediction (and the future). #rutgersuniversity14 Apr 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhf6a75tk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mjez7myqhs2eSo proud of our Rutgers History majors!13 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjez7myqhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mj7zvaetyk2s11 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7zvaetyk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mj7z5nxbps2ehttps://history.rutgers.edu/newsandevents/news/news-details/2159-a-spotlight-on-dr-nicole-burrowes-innovative-approach-to-history-workshop-afro-asian-solidarities-in-new-jersey #Rutgers11 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7z5nxbps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mj2uibr6jk24Posting for our friends and colleagues at the Center for Latin American Studies at Rutgers, New Brunswick. #Rutgers09 Apr 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2uibr6jk24https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mj2sig3wmc2hA stimulating conclusion to the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis project on Black Power and White Supremacy. Thank you to co-directors Leslie Alexander and Kim Butler! #Rutgers09 Apr 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2sig3wmc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3miyhyxjhd22v08 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyhyxjhd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3miyh3uvzw22mCongratulations to Kate Rizzi, winner of a 2026 Rutgers Graduate Studies Staff Excellence in Student Support award. So well deserved! #Rutgers08 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyh3uvzw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3miw5bgrksc2w07 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw5bgrksc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mivrxwclhs2nRutgers New Brunswick is hosting the 2026 meeting of the Forum on Early-modern Empires and Global Interactions (FEEGI). This is a group of early modern scholars working in different aspects of global history, and we meet every two years. https://feegi.org/conferences.html07 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivrxwclhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3micgdc4zx223Posting for our friends and colleagues in RAICCS, CLAS, LCS, and the Department of Sociology at Rutgers.30 Mar 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3micgdc4zx223https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mibxryvgts2zYes, History Majors, you do build useful skills in your History courses that make you highly employable! https://theqacommons.org/the-hidden-employability-inside-history-programs/?v230 Mar 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibxryvgts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mibusekfus2vPlease enjoy this new RU History blog post (by History Outreach GA extraordinaire, Sydney Smith) on our colleague Nicole Burrowes's innovative topic for "History Workshop". https://history.rutgers.edu/newsandevents/news/news-details/2159-a-spotlight-on-dr-nicole-burrowes-innovative-approach-to-history-workshop-afro-asian-solidarities-in-new-jersey #Rutgers30 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibusekfus2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mibtilz3pk23Happening at Rutgers today, March 30. #Rutgers30 Mar 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibtilz3pk23https://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mhqo3wie7s2m23 Mar 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqo3wie7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruhistorydept.bsky.social/post/3mhq72fzmkc2vNot to be missed: a lecture by Ted McCormick at Rutgers on April 2, 2026.23 Mar 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hfigb64zg2vfg2vlokhkpid6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq72fzmkc2v