Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham

Professor

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Biography

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African American Studies at Harvard University, where she has been a tenured faculty member since 1993. She chaired the Department of African and African American Studies from 2006 to 2013 and founded the department’s Social Engagement Initiative. Higginbotham has a rich teaching background, starting as a public school teacher before moving into academia, where she has taught at Dartmouth College, the University of Maryland, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others. In 2010-2011, she served as the inaugural John Hope Franklin Professor of American Legal History at Duke University. Her research focuses on African American women’s history, and she is a co-editor of the African American National Biography and author of the award-winning book

Research Interests

Awards

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National Humanities Medal

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Top 25 Women in Higher Education

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Honorary Doctorate

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Honorary Doctorate

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James W.C. Pennington Award

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Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising

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Living Legacy Award

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Carter G. Woodson Scholars Medallion

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Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).