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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

Awards & 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 award

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

In the News

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
Bill Chafe: Hillary Clinton needs to get personal -- about herself
Published May 13, 2016
Hillary 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
Which Hillary is Running?
Published February 4, 2016
The Personal is Political in the Story of the Clintons
Published February 2, 2016
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
William Chafe: Free at last -- the liberation of Barack Obama
Published June 30, 2015
Free At Last: The Liberation of Barack Obama
Published June 30, 2015
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
Duke honors historian John Hope Franklin with year-long series of events