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
Category: Celebrating the Department
Cultural Exchange: Prof. Gedalecia Performs “American Country Music” in Nanjing
File this under: the interesting things our faculty members do. David Gedalecia traveled to Nanjing this past summer to help commemorate the life of a notable Wooster graduate: Guo Bingwen, Class of 1911. While at Wooster, Guo majored in the natural sciences, edited the Wooster Voice, and played with the first Wooster croquet club. (Ok,… Read More
History Picnic Next Week!
On behalf of the Department of History, I’m writing to invite you to the rescheduled History Fall Picnic, Wednesday, October 5, from 3:30 to 6pm, in the Bornhuetter Pavilion! Colleagues, friends, history majors & minors, majors with a home department in History, and students interested in History are all very welcome. We’ll start setting up… Read More
Members of the History Department are always excited to hear what our graduates are doing. Wooster History students pursue interesting careers, and the longer I’m here, the more “Wooster connections” I find. I was catching up on some academic reading this week and turned to an interview in The Americas with one of the historians… Read More
Well it’s taken us a little while to say it, but congratulations to our new History graduates! The cold and the rain forced us to move into the PEC for Commencement exercises, but spirits were warm and dry. Was that a new backdrop behind the dais? It looked very sharp. Former President Stan Hales was… Read More
History Department Punked By Martin Luther Impersonators
Faculty in the Department were shocked Monday past to discover 95 theses on Independent Study posted to the doors of their offices. These statements on I.S., the role of the advisor, Honors, and orals were posted some time over the previous weekend. The theses varied. No #27 declares: “THere is no divine authority for preaching… Read More
Dr. Loomis “Owls and Loggers” noon Friday
This week’s Environmental Studies brown-bag lunch features Professor Loomis on “Owls and Loggers: The Politics of Work and Environment in the Pacific Northwest Forests.” Professor Loomis will discuss his research and approach to environmental history. All are welcome to join in at noon in Morgan 309.
Independent Study in the News
This week, two History seniors’ Independent Study research projects have made the news! Sandy MacKay wrote a profile for this week’s Voice titled “Free the Hops: The Roots of a Senior I.S.” In the article, Sandy describes her journey from a personal interest in the craft beer movement to historical research on the relationships between… Read More
History Picnic a Big Success!
Everyone had a great time at the Department of History’s picnic! I’ve posted photos on the Department of History’s new flickr account. Please leave your comments! If you’d like to tag or identify people in the photos, you just need to add woosterhistory to your contacts. Thanks again to Phi Alpha Theta and the Department… Read More