News

New Book: Civil War Places
Friday, February 15, 2019

In March 2019, the University of North Carolina Press will release Civil War Places: Seeing the Conflict through the Eyes of Its Leading Historians. Edited by the Nau Center's founding director, Gary W. Gallagher, and historian J.... [...]

Ervin Jordan Curates New Museum Exhibit for Black History Month
Monday, January 28, 2019

As chair of the UVA Library’s Exhibition Subcommittee (for the Black History Month 2019 Planning Committee), Nau Center affiliated faculty member Ervin Jordan has co-curated (along with Regina Rush and Sony Prosper) a forthcoming exhibit:... [...]

Announcing Our 2019 Library Fellows
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

The Nau Center is pleased to announce the recipients of its short-term research fellowships for 2019. Our award winners will conduct their research at UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections... [...]

Summer 2019 Internship Applications Now Available
Thursday, December 13, 2018

In conjunction with Prof. Lisa Goff and the Institute for Public History, the Nau Center is pleased to offer six summer internships in 2019. All five internships from this past summer will... [...]

Prof. Nicoletti Wins Cromwell Book Prize
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

University of Virginia School of Law professor Cynthia Nicoletti has won the Cromwell Book Prize for her work “... [...]

Stefan Lund Wins Conference Award
Monday, November 12, 2018

This past weekend, PhD candidate Stefan Lund received one of three Student Awards of Excellence at the 2018 Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, the... [...]

Elizabeth Varon Publishes "Armies of Deliverance"
Thursday, October 25, 2018

The Nau Center is proud to announce the release of a new book by Professor Elizabeth Varon, Armies of Deliverance: A New History of... [...]

Video of Emancipation in History and Memory Launch Event
Monday, October 22, 2018

The Nau Center for Civil War History was proud to co-sponsor the Emancipation in History and Memory... [...]

New Perspectives on the Union War
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

The Nau Center is proud to announce the release of a new edited volume of essays on the North's war effort titled, New Perspectives on the Union War... [...]

Audio of Marszalek Talk on Grant Memoirs
Monday, October 1, 2018

The Nau Center is pleased to present audio from our September 20 discussion of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s famous Memoirs between our Director Caroline E. Janney and renowned Grant scholar, Professor John F. Marszalek. This lecture, the... [...]