Faculty:

Richard Breitman was elected as the at-large representative to the CAS-EPC and as the Arts and Humanities representative to the CAS-EPC Research Committee.

Eileen Findlay gave three conference papers and served as commentators on two other panels. Her papers were: "The Romance of Disillusion: Anti-Politics in Cuban Emigres' Life Stories," (Conference on Memoris of Critical Moments, Emory University); "Coquis criados en dos patios: New York Latins' Transnational Identities and Understandings of Place, 1950-2000," (Association of Caribbean Historians); "'They Put Me With the Blacks, But I'm Puerto Rican!': Identity Struggles and Emigration to the United States, 1930-1960," (Association of Caribbean Historians). She commented on the panels: "Rethinking the City in the Americas," (Latin American Studies Association); and "Criminology, Gender, and Race in Cuba and Brazil," (Conference on The Body and the Body Politic in Latin America, University of Maryland College Park). Eileen was also elected as the history representative to CAS-EPC.

Laura Kamoie received a Mellon Faculty Development Fund Grant to participate in a historic preservation workshop. She also spoke at a teach-in on DC voting rights sponsored by the Letts-Anderson RA staff.

Alan Kraut was appointed chair of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation's History Advisory Committee. The next big project is the Peopling of America Museum. He also gave the presidential address at the Immigration and Ethnic History Society Meeting, entitled, "Foreign Bodies: The Perennial Negotiation Over Health and Culture in a Nation of Immigrants." He served on the Merle Curti Prize Committee for best book in American social and intellectual history, and published an article entitled, "'No Matter How Poor and Small the Building': Health Care Institutions and the Jewish Immigrant Community," in Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, and John Esposito, eds., Religion and Immigration: Christian, Jewish and Muslim Experiences in the United States (Alta Mira/Rowan and Littlefield, 2003).

Peter Kuznick gave a talk at the Palestine Center entitled, "The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Democracy and Disarmament or a New American Empire?" He gave interviews on opposition to the war in Iraq with the New York Times, Washington Post, Akahata; on U.S. television coverage of the war with American Journalism Review; with Hartford Courant on academic freedom of expression in times of war; with Newhouse newspapers on how Iraq War might be commemorated in the future; with Akahata newspaper on teach-in at AU; with Mainichi newspaper about historical significance of war with Iraq and reaction of US public. Quoted in Washington Post on war protests and UPI on teach-ins. Peter also gave an informal talk on McCarthyism at Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring.

Andrew Lewis organized a panel at the OAH, "Grave Matters: Digging for History in the Early American Republic." He also gave a paper at the OAH entitled, "Antiquities in Early Republican America."

Allan Lichtman was quoted by Knight Ridder in an article reprinted in many newspapers. Quoted in AP story that ran in many newspapers on Bush plans for re-election campaign.

Eric Lohr published Nationalizing the Russian Empire: The Campaign against Enemy Aliens during World War I (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003).

Anna Nelson was quoted in an AP story that ran in many newspapers about security clearances and delay in release of classified documents.

Katharine Norris was elected as the Arts and Humanities representative to the CAS Budget Advisory Committee.

April Shelford received a fellowship at the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, and a Mellon Faculty Development Fund Grant for the project, "Networks of Botanical Exchange in the Eighteenth Century Caribbean."

Karin Wulf gave a paper entitled, "Lineage: The Politics of Genealogy in British America, 1680-1820," at the OAH.

Emeritus Faculty Robert Beisner published "Some Notes on the New American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature," SHAFR Newsletter, March. Bob was also quoted in a USA Today article on American casualties in Iraq.

Students:

Matt Clavin received a CAS Dissertation Fellowship for AY 2003-2004.

Aleisa Fishman gave a paper entitled, "Consuming the Holy Land: Suburban Jewish Consumer Culture, Social Justice, and the State of Israel, 1945-1960," at the OAH.

Josh Greenberg accepted an appointment at the University of Miami as an assistant professor.

Shannon Parsley was appointed as the graduate representative to the Society for the History of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. She also co-organized three panels for the 2004 AHA meeting dedicated to the work of ABDs on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. She received an internship for fall 2003 with the National Coalition for History.

Alumni:

Brett Abrams (PhD '98) organized a panel with Debbie Doyle called "Fantasy Cities: Urban Locations, Pleasure and Mass Culture, 1900-1960," OAH. She also gave a paper entitled, "When Your Urge is Mauve: Hollywood and the Fantasy of Gender and Sexual Nonconformity."

Monica Cousins (BA, '88) won the University Award for Oustanding Teaching at Illinois State University.

Debbie Doyle (PhD '03) organized a panel with Brett Abrams, listed above. She also gave a paper entitled, "Find Me in the Crowd at Atlantic City: Fantasies of Urban Pleasure at the Jersey Shore, 1900-1917," OAH.

Karen Dunak (BA '02) was accepted for graduate school at the University of Indiana with an excellent support package.

Michael Fisher (BA '02) was accepted for graduate school at Rutgers University with an excellent support package.

Anne Foster (BA '88) was appointed assistant professor at Indiana State University.

Christopher Jacobs (BA '01) accepted a position on the staff of the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Moira Mcquire (PhD '99) was appointed assistant professor at the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

Christopher Tudda accepted a position with the historian's office at the US Department of State.