Tag: Dawn Wiley

Doctoral Student & Husband Endow Support Fund

April 11, 2024

The White House Historical Association (WHHA) was founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to protect and preserve the history of the Executive Mansion. In more recent years, The University of Alabama’s Department of History has formed a strong partnership with the WHHA through the creation of a summer internship program founded by the association’s president, Stewart McLaurin, who is a 1981 graduate of the department. In 2023, Dawn Wiley, a doctoral student studying with Dr. Joshua Rothman, was […]

Students and Faculty Attend BrANCH Conference in Cambridge, England

October 23, 2018

The British American Nineteenth Century Historians (BrANCH) held its annual conference at Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, October 5-7, 2018. Professors and graduate students interested in all aspects of U.S. History from the period gathered together at Madingley Hall for a weekend of panels, lectures and lively conversations, showcasing the latest research on Nineteenth Century United States history. Four members of UA’s history department attended and participated in the conference. These included PhD student Dawn Wiley who shared her research in […]