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Jocelyn Olcott

Professor of History
History
Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708-0719
314 Classroom Bldg, Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708-0719
Office hours Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. or by appointment  

Selected Grants


The Value of Care: A Public Scholarly Exchange

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Endowment for the Humanities · 2024 - 2027

The Revolution's Revolutionary

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Nantes Institute for Advanced Study · 2017 - 2018

Freedom Fighters: Regime Change and U.S. Foreign Policy

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2008 - 2009

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Member · September 2023 - April 2024 Awarded by: Institute for Advanced Studies - Princeton
Fellow · 2017 - 2018 Awarded by: Institut d'Études Avancées - Nantes
Frank Kenan Fellow · 2013 - 2014 Awarded by: National Humanities Center
Fellow · 2009 - 2010 Awarded by: Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University

External Relationships


  • Grand Valley State University

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