Tom Roberts has performed on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson The Statler Brothers Show on TNN and arranged music for Martin Scorsese’s film The Aviator starring Leonardo di Caprio. Tom is one of the leading exponents of early jazz piano in the world today. Come see Tom perform his latest project of arranging music… Read More
Dr. Jia-Chen Fu Visits: The Romance of the Bean
Next Tuesday we will welcome Dr. Fu, Assistant Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University, to give her talk The Romance of the Bean: Soybeans and Science in Republican China in Kauke 305 at 4:00pm. Dr. Fu received her PhD in History from Yale University. Some of the courses Dr. Fu teaches include Modern… Read More
Next week we will welcome Christopher Schmidt-Nowara, distinguished historian of slavery, the Spanish empire and the Atlantic world at Tufts University. Schmidt-Nowara will present an evening talk on “Revolution and Reaction in Spain From the Age of Goya to the End of Empire,” on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00pm in the Lean Lecture… Read More
Iraqi Women Refugees in Jordan and the USA Talk
Please join us this Friday, January 23, at 3pm in Kauke 143 for a talk entitled “The Continuum of Displacement:Iraqi Women Refugees in Jordan and the USA Post 2003.” The speaker is Prof. Isis Nusair who teaches International Studies and Women’s Studies at Denison University. Isis Nusair is Associate Professor of International Studies and Women’s… Read More
Charlie Hebdo Roundtable Discussion
The campus community is invited to a roundtable discussion about the recent attacks on the weekly satirical news magazine, Charlie Hebdo. A panel of experts will explore the complex debates sparked by the recent terrorist attacks, followed by a general question-answer and discussion period. All are welcome. Light refreshments provided. When: Wednesday, January 21, from… Read More
You should have heard many details by now – we just want to encourage to get out this week and explore some of the opportunities on hand for the commemoration/celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the College. Tonight! Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7pm there will be a showing of “The Farm: Angola, USA,” the 1998 award-winning… Read More
History Department Annual Bowling Night!
Hello all, This Thursday, January 15 from 6:30-8 PM we will have our annual History Department bowling night in Scot Lanes! We will also be having pizza and pop for everyone. Prepare for some friendly competition with your fellow peers and professors! See you there!
A note for First-Years interested in History: Hello and welcome to your first on-your-own registration! My name is Jeff Roche and I’m chair of the History Department. I understand that these next few days can be a little overwhelming. Since you have indicated an interest in the History Department and its courses in the past,… Read More
Cafe Bob: Thanksgiving: American Style
How did Thanksgiving transform from being a national holiday to an event that defined regional culture and values? Professor Strauch will explain this holiday’s rise at and fall in the early history of the United States on Thursday, October 30th, 11am, in Kauke 305, asking us to think about the relationship between culture, theology, and… Read More