Education

Boston University (B.A. History, Honors in History, Cum Laude)

Biography

Eitan Marshall-Pinko is a doctoral student in the Department of History at the University of Virginia, specializing in American History. Eitan's research focuses on the history of the Freedmen's Bureau Courts and the history of the criminal justice in the Reconstruction South. Specifically, Eitan analyses the complex ways in which Freedpeople navigated with the multi-layered, post-emancipation court system and how military, state, and local authorities complicated this new legal landscape for African-Americans.

Eitan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Boston University, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the College Prize for Excellence in History, the History Department Undergraduate Book Prize, and the Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award. His senior thesis, titled "Contesting Judicial Sovereignties: Criminal Jurisdiction in the Creek (Muscogee) Nation during the Era of Assimilation, 1877-1887," examined the legal contest between the Muscogee Nation and the Federal government for policing power at dawn of the allotment era.

During his undergraduate studies, Eitan was actively involved in research and teaching. He was a recipient of multiple Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) awards, which allowed him to conduct in-depth archival research at institutions such as the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives and the National Law Enforcement Museum. His research endeavors culminated in presentations at symposiums, including the Boston University Undergraduate Research Symposium and the AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment.

Eitan's teaching experience includes serving as a Teaching Assistant for an experimental AI writing class at Boston University, where he collaborated with faculty to integrate AI tools like ChatGPT into the curriculum.

Publications

Review, Student Coffee & Discussion with Marilynne Robinson for the Boston University Center for the Humanities

Senior Thesis (accepted with Honors): Contesting Judicial Sovereignties: Criminal Jurisdiction in the Creek (Muscogee) Nation during the Era of Assimilation, 1877-1887