History Spring Picnic

Students and Faculty alike gathered for the History department’s semi-annual spring picnic.  Professor Shaya ran the grill, feeding multitudes.  Students and Faculty joined together playing games such as croquet and frisbee, as well as joined in many historical and non-historical discussions, ranging from the Revolutionary War to corn hole and everything in between.  If you… Read More

Wooster in Israel and Palestine Spring 2012

WOOSTER IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE SPRING 2012 HIST 228:  Israel/Palestine – Histories in Conflict (taught by Joan Friedman) now includes an additional .25 credit component, a 12-day study trip to Israel and Palestine during spring break.  The trip has been designed for us by the Interreligious Coordinating Committee in Israel with the participation of the… Read More

Wooster History Spring Picnic THURSDAY

A message from Dr. Greg Shaya: “On behalf of the Department of History, I’m writing to invite you to the History Spring Picnic, next Thursday, April 28, from 4 to 6pm, in the Bornhuetter Pavilion. History majors & minors, majors with a home department in History, and students interested in History are all welcome. We’ll… Read More

Wooster Alumni Sports Panel Tonight – Featuring, Among Others, Dan Griffis, History Grad, Class of 1994

Well there’s lots going on, I know. But I just wanted to share a note to tell you that a History grad, Dan Griffis ’94, is on campus tonight as part of the Wooster Alumni Sports Panel, Thursday, April 7, from 7-9 p.m. in Mateer Auditorium. Griffis went on from History to join consulting giant… Read More

The College Welcomes Visiting Scholar from Morocco

We’ve been lucky this week to have the chance to host Said Ennahid, Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Al Akhawayne University in Ifrane, Morocco. The week after spring break sometimes involves a slow ramp up to the full speed of college work (we can blame it on the long… Read More

Wooster In India

On March 9th, I’m off to India for two weeks. The first part of my trip will be spent in New Delhi, where I’ll be giving papers at JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and at the Nehru Museum. Most important, I’ll be working to promote a faculty exchange between JNU and COW that will allow faculty… Read More

Cafe Bob: Senior IS Questions THURSDAY

Please join us for a special Seniors-Only edition of Cafe Bob, this Thursday at 11.  Location TBA. Whether you need help with page numbers or divine intervention, come join together in these last days of Senior I.S. for common sustenance. This will include: a clear answer to every how-do-I-cite… question you have practical solutions to… Read More