Standing on the deck of a Camden landmark that has witnessed so many chapters of American history, Professors Katherine Epstein and Andrew Shankman offered insights shaped by years of studying how the past informs the present, a throughline that also defines the History M.A. program. Their work is the focus of Faculty Help Commemorate 250… continue reading
“Enslaved individuals who were left out of the historical record were as essential to revolutionary America as the founding figures many historic sites were established to celebrate.” That idea anchored a panel chaired by History MA alumna Sharece Blakney at the 2025 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio…. continue reading
A sweeping new history of Philadelphia is arriving in bookstores this fall, and at its heart is work that began at Rutgers–Camden. Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, a three-volume series from the University of Pennsylvania Press, traces the city and region across more than 250 years of transformation. The project grows… continue reading
Detroit’s Black Bottom and Paradise Valley once pulsed with the energy of Black-owned businesses—barbershops, restaurants, professional offices—thriving amid the Great Migration’s influx of Southern migrants. Kendra D. Boyd, Assistant Professor of History, has launched an interactive digital map and database to bring this history back into focus. Debuting in June 2025, the project documents more… continue reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the center of Hermina Garic’s research ambitions, and the Fulbright Program could be her next step toward uncovering its complex history. A 2025 Fulbright semifinalist, Hermina—featured in “Fulbright Semifinalists Pursue International Excellence” by Dustin Petzold—is a graduate student in Rutgers University–Camden’s History MA program. Her proposed research fellowship would allow… continue reading
In the article, “A Game of Chance is Changing Lives and Changing America,” Eileen Reinhard highlights the award-winning work of Carly Goodman, an assistant professor in the History MA program at Rutgers University–Camden. Goodman’s book, Dreamland: America’s Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction, discusses the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery, offering a comprehensive analysis of… continue reading
