Dr. Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson Deputy Director German Historical Institute 1607 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington DC 20009 U.S.A. Phone +1.202.387.3355 
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Education
| 2006 |
Habilitation, American History and Culture, University of Munich (LMU)
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| 1997 |
Ph.D. (summa cum laude), American History and Culture, University of Munich (LMU) |
| 1992 |
M.A. (with distinction), American History and Culture, University of Munich (LMU) |
1987 -1988
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Study Year Abroad, American History and Literature at the University of California, Davis |
| 1987 |
B.A., English Literature, German Literature and European History, Westfälische-Wilhelms-University of Münster |
Fellowships, Grants, and Honors
| 2009 |
Annual Award of the Stiftung Deutsch-Amerikanische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen for the essay "How White is the White House: American Presidents and the Politics of Race" |
2004 - 2005
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Habilitation Scholarship by the Post-Graduate Research Program of the Federal Ministry for Education |
| Mar. 1999 |
From Protest to Politics: Schwarze Frauen in der Bürger-rechtsbewegung und im Kongreß der Vereinigten Staaten selected as „Book of the Month" by the journal an.schläge |
| 1996 |
Stipend for the publication of the dissertation by the Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (VG Wort) |
| 1994 |
Research Grant by the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. |
1993 - 1994
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Ph.D. Scholarship by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
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| 1992 |
Ph.D. Scholarship by the Ludwig-Maximilians-University |
| 1987 - 1988 |
Study Abroad Scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service
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| 1986 - 1992 |
B.A. and M.A. Scholarships by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
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