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Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies (EIHS)
Recent News
Letter from the Director
Institute celebrates twentieth anniversary with $2 million gift and new initiatives
Eisenberg Institute Names 2026-27 Fellows
Institute awards faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral fellowships
The Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, established in 2007 by a generous gift by Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg, provides a world-class forum for historical research and teaching.
Events
Oct
29
EIHS Lecture: Ottoman Roots
Samuel Dolbee (Vanderbilt University)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Oct
30
EIHS Workshop: Environments, Empire, and More-than-Human Histories
Felipe Coimbra Moretti, Francesca Conterno, Leopoldo Martinez, and Oto Gulbani, Melanie Tanielian (moderator)
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Oct
30
Multi
Alternative Affinities: Constellations of Kinship and Community
2026 Graduate Student Conference
3:00 PM
Great Lakes North
Palmer Commons
Nov
12
EIHS Lecture: The Tribute: The 1963 March on Washington and the Gendered Politics of Freedom
Marcia Chatelain (University of Pennsylvania)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Nov
13
EIHS Workshop: Childhood, Gendered Affinities, and Structures of Power
Rachael Barrett, Ayriel Marie Coleman, Robert Diaz, and Henry E. Chen, LaKisha Michelle Simmons, moderator
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
