CV
Contact Information
| Name | Benjamin Armus |
| benarmus@utexas.edu |
Education
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2026 - Austin, TX
PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
History
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2022 - 2026 Williamsburg, VA
B.A.
William & Mary
History and French & Francophone Studies
- GPA: 3.83/4.0
- Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors), Alpha Delta Gamma (Medieval and Renaissance Studies Honors)
- Studied at Hertford College, University of Oxford, Jan. 2025 - Jun. 2025
Experience
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2025 - present Remote
Digital Humanities Intern
Gale Academic
- Wrote a digital humanities research article using the Gale Digital Scholar Lab for the Gale Research Showcase.
- Created blog and social media content highlighting archival materials.
- Organized an on-campus event promoting Gale resources, and engaged in professional development through weekly skill-building sessions.
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2023 - present Williamsburg, VA
Resident Assistant
William & Mary Residence Life
- Peer leader for ~20-30 first-year students in Nicholson Hall, Spotswood Hall, and Gooch Hall.
- Managed bonding events and enforced University policy, mentored new Resident Assistants.
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2026 The Transformation of University Pedagogy in Eighteenth Century England
Gale Research Showcase
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2025 Crown and Gown: The Death of Religious Disputations at Oxford and Cambridge
Charles James Fox Society Magazine
Volume 1, pp. 23-38.
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2024 'Le Temps Passé n'est Plus:' Transcending the Past and Temporalizing the French Revolution
James Blair Historical Review
Volume 14, pp. 8-23.
Activities
- Co-Editor in Chief of the James Blair Historical Review 2025-26
- President of the William & Mary History Club 2024-26
Skills
Languages: French (advanced speaking and reading proficiency), Latin (basic reading proficiency)
Paleography: Basic proficiency in reading early modern English handwriting (secretary hand)
Digital Humanities: Python (Pandas, NLTK), Gale Digital Scholar Lab