Philip J. Staudenraus Award: for outstanding contributions to the life of the History Department
Stony Brook Foundation Award: for outstanding academic achievement in History
TWO Alex & Zach Traum Research Awards: one for the best Honors Thesis in American History and the other for excellent and promising work in American History by a junior
Roger Wunderlich Memorial Award: for outstanding work in American history with a focus on Long Island History
TWO Gardiner Scholarships ($1000 each): for most promising work in Early American History and/or History of the New York Region
W. K. Ferguson Award: for outstanding work in European, Latin American, Asian, or Global History
Three URECA Awards: for the three best papers presented at the annual URECA conference.
Friday, January 11th, 2008
An advanced survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. This is a reading-intensive course designed to familiarize the student with most major issues of this period, with special emphasis on the intersection of politics and society. Assignments will average over 300 pages per week of core readings. In addition, each student will deliver [...]