Barbara Savage Named Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at Oxford University

Barbara D. Savage, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, has been chosen as the Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford for the 2018-19 academic year.

As part of the year-long appointment, Savage also will be a Fellow at The Queen’s College and be affiliated with the faculty at Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute. As a visiting professor, she will deliver a major fall lecture, assist with seminars, and organize a symposium or conference on a topic related to American history. 

“One does not apply for this position, so I was both surprised, elated and humbled when I received the invitation,” said Savage. “It will be a great honor to be at Oxford. I look forward to sharing my work on African-American history with faculty and students there.”

To read more about Savage and her study of Merze Tate, the first African American woman to receive a graduate degree from Oxford, please click here.