Charley Binkow, a 6th year PhD candidate in the History Department, was awarded the BU Center for the Humanities Dissertation Fellowship for the academic year 2022-23. His dissertation, advised by Dr. Nina Silber, examines the criminalization of abortion in mid-nineteenth century America.
Graduate student Zara Amdur was also awarded a BUCH Dissertation Fellowship for the next academic year. The Graduate Dissertation Fellowship will fund a semester of research on her dissertation, titled “Women and Metaphors of Sexual Reproduction in Plato,” and the opportunity to meet with other Fellows in the BUCH’s Fellows Seminar. Zara is a 7th year graduate student in the dual-degree program, where she will receive an MA in Classical Studies and a Ph.D. in Philosophy.