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William H. Chafe

William H. Chafe

Alice Mary Baldwin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
History
william.chafe@duke.edu
Dept of History, Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708-0719
224 Classroom Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Academic Honors

OAH ROY ROSENZWEIG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

National Organization of American Historians · 2010

Fellow

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2001 Area: Humanities and Arts; Specialty: History More about this honor

Fellowship

National John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · 1989

National Endowment for the Humanities

National NEH · 1986

Fellow

National National Humanities Center · 1981

Bicentennial Professor of American Studies in Finland

International Fulbright · 1979

National Endowment for the Humanities

National NEH · 1975

News Items

Published June 10, 2024
Documenting Community Environmental Activism with Oral History
Published June 22, 2023
Hot Off the Press: Summer Reading From Duke Authors
Published August 9, 2016
William Chafe: The lives of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Published July 26, 2016
Bill Chafe comments: Bill Clinton Democrats' risk-reward surrogate
Published July 26, 2016
Bill Chafe comments: Hillary Clinton's top 10 campaign promises
Published June 27, 2016
What do we know about Hillary Clinton's religion? A lot, actually
Published June 24, 2016
A Step Toward Fascism
Published May 13, 2016
Hillary Needs to Get Personal -- About Herself
Published May 13, 2016
Bill Chafe: Hillary Clinton needs to get personal -- about herself
Published May 13, 2016
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bill Chafe: Hillary Clinton needs to get personal -- about herself
Published February 11, 2016
Biden Visits Duke; Twins Study: The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}
Published February 4, 2016
The Personal is Political in the Story of the Clintons
Published February 4, 2016
the Philadelphia Inquirer
Which Hillary is Running?
Published February 2, 2016
The Philadelphia Inquirer
William Chafe: Which Hillary is running?
Published January 4, 2016
News Tip: Can Bill Clinton Play a Supporting Role? Duke Expert Comments
Published June 30, 2015
the News & Observer
Free At Last: The Liberation of Barack Obama
Published June 30, 2015
the News & Observer
Free At Last: The Liberation of Barack Obama
Published June 30, 2015
The News & Observer
William Chafe: Free at last -- the liberation of Barack Obama
Published February 16, 2015
Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill to Host National Conference on Legacy of Malcolm X
Published January 27, 2015
The Durham News
Duke honors historian John Hope Franklin with year-long series of events