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New Faculty Join History Department
We're excited to announce three new faculty members who have joined our History Department: Sara Butler earned her honors B.A. in history from York University (1995), her M.A. from the…
Prof. Geoffrey Parker Leads Workshop at University of Dundee
On Saturday 4th June, Professor Jürgen Osterhammel of the University of Konstanz and Ohio State History Professor Geoffrey Parker led a graduate student workshop at the Scottish Centre for Global…
School Teachers to Explore 'Silk Road'
Scott Levi and a group of 25 middle school and high school teachers from all over the U.S. are exploring Central Asia’s Silk Road this summer via a three-week institute. In turn, the…
PhD Recipient: Patrick Potyondy
Congratulations to Patrick Potyondy who has received his PhD in history! Patrick's dissertation title is, "Making, Preserving, and Redeveloping Public Housing in the United States". He states, "This…
Margaret Newell Receives James A. Rawley Prize
Congratulations to Professor Margaret Newell. Her book, "Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery" has won the 2016 Organization of American Historians'…
"Why Historians Should Teach the Future"
Why Historians Should Teach the Future (from the History News Network) by Peter Bishop, David Hochfelder, Joe Sears, and David Staley "We teach about the past, don’t we? Why can’t we teach about the…