Northwestern history professor selected for endowed professorship

Dr. Robert Winn, professor of history and department chair at Northwestern College, has been appointed to the Northwestern College Endowed Professorship.

The endowed position provides annual funds to support the recipient’s scholarly work, which can be used for research, the purchase of equipment or materials, travel to pursue research, or assistance to student researchers. Criteria for the appointment includes a distinguished record as an outstanding teacher; recognition for scholarly and leadership contributions to one’s discipline; exemplary service to the department, Northwestern and the larger community; and a demonstrated commitment to the college’s mission.

A member of Northwestern’s history department since 2004, Winn received the college’s Faculty Excellence in Faith and Learning Award in 2020. A scholar of religious and intellectual history in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, he has written two books: “Christianity in the Roman Empire: Key Figures, Beliefs and Practices of the Early Church (A.D. 100–300)” and “Eusebius of Emesa: Church and Theology in the Mid-Fourth Century.”

Winn has published articles in the Journal of Early Christian Studies and presented papers at both the International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford University and the International Congress on Medieval Studies. He earned doctoral and master’s degrees in early Christian studies at The Catholic University of America. He also holds a master’s degree in history from Miami University of Ohio and a bachelor’s degree in history from Cedarville University.