Edward Andrews

Dr. Edward E. Andrews is Professor in The Department of History and Classics, where he has taught since 2010. A scholar of early American history broadly, his work focuses on questions of race, religion, and slavery in early America and the Atlantic World.  

His first book, Native Apostles: Black and Indian Missionaries in the British Atlantic World, was published by Harvard University Press in 2013. His new biography, Newport Gardner's Anthem: A Story of Slavery, Struggle, and Survival in Early America, was recently published by Cornell University Press. It tells the story of Occramer Marycoo/Newport Gardner, an enslaved African taken to Newport, Rhode Island in the eighteenth century. Gardner eventually acquired his freedom in 1791 and went on to become one of the most important Black leaders in early New England. Andrews has also published articles in The William and Mary Quarterly, The Journal of Church and State, and Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History, among others. He has won fellowships from prestigious institutions such as The National Endowment for the Humanities, The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, and The American Philosophical Society.  

Dr. Andrews is a dynamic and dedicated teacher, and offers a range of courses, from surveys in early American history to introductory methods courses for majors, from seminars on The British Atlantic World to graduate courses covering the history of slavery. He has consistently taught in The Development of Western Civilization program, PC's interdisciplinary core, including in The Honors Program. In 2019, Andrews won The Joseph R. Accinno Teaching Award, recognizing that year's outstanding teacher at Providence College.  

Andrews also has a strong commitment to service at Providence College. He is currently focused on career preparation and internship opportunities for History and Classics majors, but over the years he has chaired the Teaching Award Selection Committee, served on the PC Board of Trustees Development Committee, helped launch PC's Sustainability Committee, and was Department Chair of History and Classics.   

A proud PC alum himself, Dr. Andrews enjoys skiing, pickup basketball, hiking, travelling, working on DIY house projects, and spending time with his family.