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Holly, Ivy and the Evergreen Winter Tree: A History of a Holiday Tradition

11.21.22

At this enlightening event, you will learn the proper way to celebrate in a VERY old-fashioned style. At the very least, you will know just how long a proper Yule log should be and if the festival you choose to celebrate is as traditional as the Puritans or as raucous as the Romans.

A Biography of the American Christmas Tree

11.21.22

Join the Field House Museum as we welcome Kellee Bohannon for his discussion, “The Biography of the American Christmas Tree,” and come away with a fresh and surprising take on a custom many take for granted.

Dr. Ila Sheren is featured as a Faculty Lead for Moving Stories: A Programmatic Grant

11.17.22

As a part of WashU's Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures, Dr. Ila Sheren will collaborate with WashU faculty in a cross-disciplinary project, Moving Stories, in 2023.

Graduate student Lacy Murphy's new research on Algerian anonymity

11.17.22

Washington University's Center for the Humanities recently published a research article by PhD candidate Lacy Murphy

The (Necro)politics of Ruin in Teresa Margolles's Pistas de Baile

11.17.22

Dr. Ila Sheren shares her research on Teresa Margolles's Pistas de Baile with the Department of Political Science

Read PhD Alum Michael Cosmopoulos' Archaeological Site in the New York Times

10.5.22

Read about Michael Cosmopoulos' archaeological excavations in Iklaina, Greece

See Dr. Aravecchia's Story About the Fourth Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium

10.4.22

Dr. Nicola Aravecchia and Dr. Julia Troche (Missouri State University) tell the history of the event and give details of this year's symposium.

Recent Graduate Dr. Lindsay Sheedy is Hired at Purdue University

9.16.22

Recent PhD Graduate moves onto her next chapter.

Ebonie Pollock (BA 2019) Contributes to the Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel Catalogue

9.8.22

Ebonie Pollock, a Murphy Prize winner for an Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis, collaborates on a leading catalogue on the art of Suzanne Valadon.

PhD Candidate Emily Thompson Attends the National Humanities Center Virtual Residency

9.8.22

The virtual residency was sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Check Out Dr. John Klein's Newest Publications!

9.8.22

The publications include an article and a review.

Julie James Receives the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

6.8.22

This award recognizes exceptional performance by a graduate student in an instructional role within Arts & Sciences.