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John Connelly is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds the Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professorship of European History. He earned his PhD in History from Harvard University in 1994 after completing his MA at the same institution in 1988. His undergraduate studies were at Georgetown University, where he received a BSFS in International Relations in 1982, graduating magna cum laude. Connelly's research interests focus on modern East Central European political social history, comparative education history, nationalism, racism, and Catholicism. He has received various academic honors including the Humanities Research Fellowship from the University of California and the George L. Beer Prize from the American Historical Association in 2001 for his work on 'Captive University.' Connelly has also been involved in significant professional service, such as co-directing the UC Berkeley History Social Science Project and serving on editorial boards for several academic journals. His notable publications include 'Enemy Brother: Revolution Catholic Teaching on Jews' and 'Captive University: Sovietization of East German, Czech, Polish Higher Education, 1945-1956.'
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