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Laura Warren Hill

Associate Professor; Faculty-in-Residence - Apartments

CCPA Human Development; Residential Life

Background

Laura Warren Hill is a historian and an associate professor of human development at ÑÇÖÞÇéɫ’s College of Community and Public Affairs. Her teaching interests center on the history of race, gender and class in the United States and beyond, with a particular interest in social movements and how the dispossessed act as agents in society and politics. Most recently, her work centers on carceral studies, with a specific focus on the wrongful conviction of women. She is the co-founder of the and helped build the . She maintains an active research agenda and welcomes new student interns into UNY-PRC and co-publishing opportunities with undergraduate and graduate students.

Additionally, Hill serves as a Faculty in Residence in the Apartment Community, where she brings together living and learning opportunities, helping students connect their academic life with their life outside the classroom. She serves as a mentor and advisor, providing students with a place to turn for questions about academic and non-academic concerns. Hill works to connect students to campus programs and services, and to foster faculty and student interaction. She works closely with Residential Life staff to help plan and implement educational, academic, social and cultural programs, and to build strong and supportive residential communities.

Education

  • BA in History and English, Women's Studies minor, SUNY Geneseo
  • MA in History, SUNY Brockport
  • MA in Student Affairs Administration, ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«
  • PhD in History, ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«

Research Interests

  • African-American History
  • Africana Studies
  • Black Economic Movements
  • Black Liberation/Theology
  • Carceral Studies
  • Critical Race Theory
  • History of Race and Gender
  • Immigration and Ethnicity
  • Public History and Preservation
  • Social Movements
  • US History
  • Voting Rights
  • Women’s History/Studies

Awards

  • Ross Foundation Award

  • ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«
  • UNY-PRC Restorative Histories – Broome
  • 2025-2026
    Digital and Data Studies Development Grant
  • ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«
  • UNY-PRC Digital Archive
  • 2024-2025

    Council of Independent Colleges’ NetVUE Program Development Grant

  • 2021-2023
    TRIO-SSS Faculty Ambassador Award
  • 2019-2020

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