ICW’s Abby Gibson named the 2024 George A. Rentschler Fellow by the American Heritage Center
September 13, 2024
Congratulations to USC doctoral student Abby Gibson on being awarded the 2024 George A. Rentschler Fellowship at the American Heritage Center! Her research project, exploring how fear and emotions influenced western colonization from 1820 to 1920 and reframing westward expansion as both a territorial and emotional conquest, was recognized as for its impact and important contribution to the field. As part of the fellowship, Abby will take part in a residency and research stay at the American Heritage Center in later 2024.
Dr. Genevieve Carpio named as Huntington Fellow for 2024-25
August 1, 2024
Genevieve Carpio, Associate Professor at UCLA, was named as a Fellow at Huntington Library for the coming academic year. We look forward to sharing Dr. Carpio’s work at the Huntington with the ICW community!
Congratulations to USC/ICW Doctoral Student Julia Brown-Bernstein
March 31, 2024
USC/ICW doctoral student Julia Brown-Bernstein @jbrownbe has been awarded the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University. This two-year fellowship supports research in U.S. history with a focus on the history of the American West and U.S. Mexican Borderlands. While at Yale, Julia will be affiliated with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders and with the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration.
Congratulations, Julia!
Dr. Naomi Sussman Joins University of Oregon
January 10, 2024
ICW is excited to share that Postdoctoral Fellow with the USC Society of Fellows and ICW Affiliated Scholar Dr. Naomi Sussman has accepted a position as an assistant professor in the History Department at the University of Oregon. She will focus on pre-1848 Mexico, its northern borderlands, and the region’s Indigenous histories. Her hire is part of a larger effort to expand Latinx Studies into a degree-granting program and complement existing strengths in Native Studies and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at UO. Congratulations, Naomi!
December 31, 2023
ICW Announces Two Successful Prescribed Burns with Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative
November 7, 2023
On October 10th and November 4th, the ICW supported the Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative in two successful prescribed burns at Forked Meadow and Camp El-O Win, both in Fresno County.
Prescribed burning is an important tool used to minimize fire hazards and the likelihood of uncontrolled future wildfires that would have the potential to induce significant air quality impacts on the local community. The objectives of SSBC’s burns also include the enhancement of Tribal cultural resources such as food-producing plants and basketmaking materials.
The Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative (SSBC) is a collaborative partnership of four California Native American Tribes, the Sierra Foothill Conservancy, UC Cooperative Extension, several private landowners, fire practitioners, and historical and scientific researchers in Fresno and Madera counties. The SSBC partnership operates with funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and the California Community Foundation, with additional support from the The Nature Conservancy and the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West.
ICW Announces New Exhibit at Union Station: “Where You Stand: Chinatown 1880 to 1939”
Welcome to Eryn Hoffman as ICW’s new Operations Director
October 2023
ICW is excited to welcome Eryn Hoffman as Operations Director, supporting the exploration and scholarship of history and culture of California and the west. For the last 20 years, she has been deeply involved in K-12 education, with roles that have included history department chair and instructor, curriculum director, director of research, global programs director, and faculty mentor and professional development coach.
ICW’s and USC Libraries’ California Wildfire Research Guide
September 2023
ICW is delighted to announce the West on Fire: California Wildfire Research Guide! Created in partnership with USC Libraries, the guide functions as a complement to ICW and USC’s West on Fire Project. Our primary goal is to provide a centralized network of scholarly and practical sources to those seeking information about wildfire in California. Explore the guide: bit.ly/fireresearchguide as well as a helpful introductory video.
USC doctoral student Julia Brown-Bernstein awarded the inaugural Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize
September 2023
ICW is thrilled to announce that USC doctoral student Julia Brown-Bernstein has been awarded the inaugural Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize from the new Modern American History journal.
Stephanie Yi Begins Her Teaching Career
August 2023
The ICW team congratulates former Administrative Coordinator Stephanie Yi as she begins her new career in teaching this month. We are sad to see her go, but we are so excited for her and her future students.
Congratulations, Stephanie!
Jessica Kim’s Promotion to Full Professor at CSUN
July 2023
Warmest congratulations to ICW Social Media Director Jessica Kim on her promotion to full professor at CSUN! Her scholarship, generous spirit, and thoughtfulness shine in her role at CSUN and in every one of her ICW posts.
July 2023
The ICW team wants to congratulate Bill Deverell on his appointment as Divisional Dean for Social Sciences, beginning in August. While remaining co-director of ICW, he’ll also bring his vision, energy, and creativity to this new role at USC.
Congratulations, Bill!
July 2023
ICW is delighted to announce the promotion of Associate Director Elizabeth Logan to ICW Co-Director, effective July 1!
“Elizabeth is critical to everything ICW is and does,” says Co-Director William Deverell. “Alongside her scholarly chops, Elizabeth is remarkably organized and strategically acute. Those are rare qualities to find in a single person.”
