Hello all, The announcement you have been waiting for. This Wednesday, September 24 at 4pm (weather permitting) we will have our annual History Department Fall Picnic at Bornhuetter Pavilion! We will cook burgers (veggie and beef) and dogs, have chips, punch, and more food. The important event will be our faculty-student soccer game. The faculty has… Read More
Category: Announcements
Call for Entries: Turner Prize for Best Junior I.S. in History
History Seniors! Justifiably proud of your Junior I.S. project? If you think that your Junior Independent Study was an excellent project and deserves to be recognized, this is your opportunity to shine. Please nominate yourself for the Turner Prize! Send an email with a copy of your Junior I.S. to Professor Tara Strauch and Professor… Read More
The 1989 Galpin take-over documentary
In fulfillment of Professor Madonna Hettinger’s workshop course on Public History, we have created a short documentary film chronicling current student views as well as faculty views on the Galpin Takeover, a critical event in Wooster’s history. If you are unaware, the Galpin Takeover took place on April 20, 1989 and was an organized, peaceful… Read More
Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Film & Discussion Series
The Department of History is participating in a wide-ranging film and discussion series on America’s Civil Rights struggles. Across the spring semester, four films will be shown with discussions led by faculty in History, Africana Studies, and Political Science. The first event is this Wednesday night, with a showing of the film Slavery By Another… Read More
Tuesday I-Seminar: Black Student Activism & Experience at the College of Wooster
You’ve seen the general announcement of events this week in commemoration and reflection on the life of Rev. King. Take the time to participate! If you want a full run-down on events, see the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2014 Celebration page. We want to be sure you know about one of these events that… Read More
Tuesday at 11 – Madonna Hettinger – Faculty-at-Large Lecture – A Long Walk With Demons and Ghosts: 500 Miles on Foot on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Madonna Hettinger, professor of history at The College of Wooster, will present “A Long Walk with Demons and Ghosts: 500 Miles on Foot on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela” at the next Faculty at Large lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Admission… Read More
Tuesday Night: Film Showing and Discussion with Ibra Sene : Prince Among Slaves
Come join us this Tuesday night – Tuesday, November 19, at 6:30 pm (Lean Lecture Room) – for a film showing of “Prince Among Slaves,” a historical documentary directed, written and produced by Andrea Kalin and narrated by Mos Def. The film tells the true story of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, an African Muslim prince who… Read More
History Bowlarama (and Ping-Pong Challenge)
A message from the Chair of History: The end of the semester approaches like an eighteen-wheeler careening down an icy mountain pass. Finals to study for, final papers to write, I.S. chapters to, well, finish or. . . something; the laundry is piling up and, frankly, starting to smell, the thought of another Lowry meal… Read More
Cafe Bob presents “From Gap to Career,” a workshop on career planning, internships, professional development, and more! The session will feature a presentation by Lisa Kastor from Career Planning plus a panel of current and former history students to share their experiences with exciting internship opportunities. Please join us on October 17 in the Kauke… Read More