“One Land, Two Peoples, Three Religions” Dr. Joan Friedman December 26, 2017 – January 11, 2018 Learn about the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from academics and local experts. Meet and talk with individuals representing a wide spectrum of backgrounds and opinions. Travel to many destinations: the Golan Heights, Nazareth, a kibbutz, a Druze village,… Read More
History students, I write to share this announcement from Dr. Kille in Political Science: The Model United Nations informational meeting is this Wednesday August 30 at 5:30pm in Kauke 038. All students with an interest are welcome to attend. This semester the team will be representing Denmark at the American Model United Nations held in… Read More
Wooster History grad Barton Myers ’03, Associate Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, has been in the news this week, helping to tell the story of Robert E. Lee and the tangled history of the memory of the Confederacy. Check out the interview in the LA Times, a talk on Lee with C-SPAN,… Read More
Welcome Returning Students!
Welcome back to the Department of History!
History Career Workshop
The Department of History and APEX present a History Career Workshop. Thursday, April 6 11:00-11:50am in the Kauke Tower Receive advice from APEX about converting the skills you’ve developed in History into marketable qualities for your future career goals. Bring your resumes for advice, or get started!
Sept. 29 Café Bob on History Student Summer Experiences
The first Café Bob of the 2016-2018 school year will take place on Thursday, September 29, at 11:00 a.m. in Kauke Tower (room 305), and will feature student presenters sharing their history-related summer experiences. Jacob Kowall ’17, a History and English double major, will share his experience as an intern at the Smithsonian National Museum… Read More
Why not learn history where it happened – in a walled, medieval city with the Tuscan countryside spreading around it in a kaleidoscope of vineyards, castles, and olive groves? Wooster Summer in Tuscany offers two full course credits over four weeks of intensive study and travel centered in Siena, a city that treasures and preserves… Read More
Senior I.S. Students: Copeland Fund Information
In 1995, the Board of Trustees established the Henry J. Copeland Fund for Independent Study. This generous fund is a competitive grant to enhance Senior I.S. research projects. In the past, History majors have won grants to perform archival research, attend public history workshops, conduct oral history interviews in Chile, and photograph war memorials to… Read More
Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant
The Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant makes approximately $10,000 available each year to Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must be conducted in a Latin American country in… Read More