News

The Department Mourns the Passing of University Professor Emeritus Alfred J. Rieber

September 17, 2025
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CEU and the Department of Historical Studies mourn the passing of University Professor Emeritus Alfred J. Rieber (1931-2025). Prof. Rieber was a beloved mentor, friend, and colleague who shaped the department, as well as the field of Russian and Soviet history.

30th Anniversary Annual of Medieval Studies

September 12, 2025
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The jubiliee volume of the Annual of Medieval Studies has recently been published. Combining contributions from alumni and current PhD candidates, it provides an overview and celebration of the depth and breath of investigation into the medieval world in the new Department of Historical Studies at CEU.

New Publication: Women's Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond

September 1, 2025
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The Department is delighted that Women's Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond has been published. This is a major collective monograph written under the aegis of the ERC Advanced Grant ZARAH project.

Carnival Volume XXIV/2025 - Edited and Written by CEU Students and Alumni

August 25, 2025
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The 24th volume of Carnival is now available online. Carnival is published by the International Students of History Association. The Editor-in-Chief for this year's journal is our PhD candidate Julia Boechat Machado, with an editorial board that includes alumni Zorana Cvijanovic and Brooklyn Hortensine.

Robyn Dora Radway Wins Prestigious Book Prize

August 20, 2025
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The Department of Historical Studies is delighted that Associate Professor Robyn Radway has won the 2025 Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize for her monograph Portraits of Empires: Habsburg Albums from the German House in Ottoman Constantinople.