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

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

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.

The Russian Country House

I’m back in Wooster, having spent ten days in Moscow and another three in St. Petersburg, but I still have some images to post, including these: At the invitation of historian and journalist Nikita Pavlovich Sokolov, I was able to spend a day outside of Moscow, visiting 19th century country estates (“usad’by”) of Russian noblemen… Read More

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

While life since the fall of Communism in 1991 has gotten more complicated for many Russians, it has gotten easier for visitors to Moscow. Amenities (like supermarkets and washers and dryers and even sponges, mops and other cleaning supplies) that weren’t so readily available just a decade ago are now everywhere. On the down side,… Read More