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Program alum '76 awarded Howard University doctorate
American Studies Brandeis alumna Julieanna Richardson '76 received an honorary doctorate from Howard University at its 2012 commencement exercises.
American Studies at Brandeis congratulates our own on her remarkable achievement.
Stephen Whitfield on "The Jewish Retail Giant and the Black Community"
Joyce Antler Named Head of Social Sciences Division
Richard Gaskins and Eileen McNamara, both of American Studies, win two top faculty awards
Brian Donahue on Weston forest project (Boston Globe)
Brian Donahue on sugar maples and a bit of needed rain (Boston Globe)
Maura Farrelly wins Michael Walzer '56 Award for Teaching
William Goldsmith, retired American studies professor, dies at 90
Shilpa Davé looks at Indian arranged marriage and matchmaking on American television
Stephen Whitfield details impact of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (LTS Special Collections Spotlight)
Joyce Antler and Richard Gaskins talk with The Hoot about sabbatical
Shilpa Davé selected for Visiting Professors Program
Brian Donahue on local food and farming (Boston Globe)
Stephen Whitfield wins teaching award
Antler receives Sachar Medallion
The presentation of the Abram L. Sachar Medallion was awarded to Joyce Antler in early June at the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration of the Brandeis National Committee. The event included a gala dinner, featuring an address by Brandeis president Jehuda Reinharz.
Farrelly wins Young Scholars in Religion Scholarship
Maura Farrelly has been selected to participate in the 2009-11 Young Scholars in American Religion Program at the Center for Study of Religion and American Culture in Indianapolis, IN. Funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment, the program assists early career scholars in the field of American Religion with their teaching, research, and professional development. Ms. Farrelly will participate in a series of six seminars over the course of the next year and half, during which time she will produce a scholarly paper and design a new course which she hopes to offer at Brandeis during the 2010-11 academic year.
Joyce Antler wins Best Book award
Joyce Antler has received the 2008 Emily Toth Award from the Popular Culture/American Culture Association for Best Book on Women's Issues in Popular and American Culture. The book, "You Never Call! You never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother," was also awarded the Sophie Brody Medal Honorable Mention Citation from the Jewish American Library Association for Outstanding Achievement in Jewish Literature.