This Thursday, November 8 at 11am, Dr. Peter Pozefsky will present a lecture entitled “Russia’s World War II: History on Film.” Anyone with an interest in world cinema or the history of World War II will find this presentation appealing. Particular attention will be paid to the way that the popular memory of the war… Read More
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Café Bob: How to Get a Job with a History Degree
Please come join us for the next Café Bob How to Get A Job with a History Degree at 11AM on October 18th in Kauke 137. Lisa Kastor, Director of Career Services here at Wooster, will give an overview of the job search and application process, the types of things Wooster graduates do, the employers… Read More
The History Department cordially invites you to the first Cafe Bob of the year, Thursday, Oct. 4 at 11am, in Kauke 137. We will hear from our distinguished Visiting Gillespie Professor, Sucheta Mahajan, an expert in late colonialism, independence, partition, and other topics in 20th century South Asian history. Professor Mahajan will give us a… Read More
Zotero Workshop Tuesday Night
You’ve probably “heard of” Zotero, but do you know what it can do for you? Imagine creating a bibliography in seconds, collecting articles for your research papers with one click, storing your articles in the cloud, and collaborating with others. This workshop will show you Zotero’s most powerful features. Bring your laptop to receive assistance… Read More
Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grants
Interested in conducting research in Latin America? The Kendall-Rives research grant makes available approximately $2,000 each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must… Read More
Congratulations to all the seniors who participated in the I.S. Symposium Friday. You did a wonderful job highlighting the wide range of historical questions you pursue and your excellent work as historians. Just a few notable examples: Bonnie Berg (pictured, left) shared photographs of the 1903 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Ben Caroli curated an… Read More
Chris Culbertson on “Chilean Cultural Identity”
Chris Culbertson ’12 presented his Independent Study research in progress as part of the Center for Diversity and Global Engagement (CDGE)’s I-Seminar earlier this month. The I-Seminar brings together students from across the College of Wooster community to present their interdisciplinary research to a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students. The CDGE hopes these… Read More
Jeff Roche “The Conservative Frontier”
The Spring Faculty at Large lecture series will kick-off on Feb. 7, when Jeff Roche, Associate Professor of History, presents, “The Conservative Frontier: The Far Right and the American West.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.).… Read More
I-Seminar Lunches
The Center for Diversity and Global Engagement (CDGE) is hosting a series of lunches celebrating College of Wooster seniors taking an interdisciplinary approach to Independent Study. The I-Seminars are designed to bring faculty, staff, and students together to discuss seniors’ work in progress. Three History students will be presenting their IS projects in February. On… Read More