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… An edited version of the conversation follows: What does your title as the Robina Fellow in Modern Slavery mean to … ways that my colleagues write about American slavery helps me think about the transition after Reconstruction into a … and discover that, in fact, it was true and it would lead me down another rabbit hole. Among the stories—and this is …

… and Shanghai, China are two places in the world that I call home for now. Before accepting my appointment with NYU … courses that I currently teach at NYU Shanghai. How was your time at Yale? Can you share a few memories that you … my thinking related to African studies. She impressed on me the gravity of language and artistic corpus such as poetry …

… December 22, 1846 To Henry C. Wright Dear Friend: Your letter of the 12th December reached me at this place, yesterday. Please accept my heartfelt … be the brand of infamy, stamping the nation, in whose name the deed was done, as a great aggregation of hypocrites, …

… to hold no Christian intercourse. Be faithful friends in your Christian testimony against such profanation of … to love this religion; but I hate a religion which, in the name of the Saviour, and which prostitutes his blessed … is of the devil.—I ask you to hate it too, and to assist me in putting in its place the religion of Jesus. Let the …

… and I am not at a loss for facts to-night, to warm your sympathies into love for the bondsman, to cheer you with … are prepared to redress them. No. Mr. Macnaughtan brands me as being a poor, miserable, fugitive slave—ignorant, … say anything of the origin of that gentleman—I will not call attention to his rise, progress, and present position. …

… Prize Shelly Kagan, the Clark Professor of Philosophy, your students have praised you over the years for your … “My first paper was 2,000 words long — and Shelly wrote me back 2,500 words of comments, addressing each of the … coursework. The effort you make to know every student’s name, even in 150+ lecture courses, is a testament to how …

… religion. Gorski recently spoke to YaleNews about the event that inspired him to write the book, how he … viewed and very highly praised. The thing that struck me about the speech at the time was that the story he told … is not true. Did you uncover anything surprising during your research for this book? Writing this book was voyage of …

… in different parts of the world. How did you arrive at the name “Bright Line Watch”? We have a colleague at Stanford, a … most important for a democracy. That didn’t surprise me because the holding of free and fair elections at regular … This will likely be reflected in our next survey. In your experience as a scholar of Latin American politics, what …

… Scotch-Irish Congress, Pittsburgh, PA DEAR SIR: In the name of the Virginia Scotch-Irish Society, I congratulate the … the world the first Declaration of Independence, and let me say in the beginning that I am glad to be here. I am at a … of the things I never battle against, so, thanking you for your forbearance, I will say good night. (Applause.) Dr. …

… born and raised in Bogota. How do you remember Bogota in your childhood? It was not a safe city. As a teenager, I … analyze what information is incomplete. The databases have name, surname, gender, ethnicity, etc., and they often do not … has this research changed your perception of life? It made me recognize my privilege. As I told you at the beginning, my …

… place myself in the position of an enemy. Let no man rank me among the enemies of the church, or of religion, because I … from the way you feel when the word freedom salutes your ears! Freedom! the word produces a thrill of joy even in … They do make proselytes, and convert men to what they call religion, but their converts are still in the gall of …

… middle of China’s Cultural Revolution. “That is what made me think: ‘What is the story behind this?’” says Ho. “ When … You might be moved by someone else’s story to tell your own story, you might be inspired to shout revolutionary …