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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
01
EIHS Lecture: Imagine Lagos: Rethinking the Histories of West African Cities in the Nineteenth Century
Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi (Howard University)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Oct
02
EIHS Workshop: Re/Imagining Pre/Colonial Space: (Speculative) Mapping and Layered Methodologies
Lara-Marie Frick, Gabrielle Ione Hickmon, and Ezequiel Martin Parra, Eric Toups (moderator)
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Oct
09
Rebuilding Democracy
Osita Nwanevu in conversation with Elizabeth Anderson on the American Crossroads
5:30 PM
Robertson Auditorium
Ross School of Business
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
