Ursinus College Summer Fellow Lindsay Doyle is discovering a new perspective on the American slavery debate through a local newspaper from the 1850s. Read More
Civil War Era Newspaper Sheds Light on History
Tag Archives: History
Throop Now a Contributor at Smarthistory@Kahn Academy
Susanna Throop, Assistant Professor of History, is now a Contributor at Smarthistory at the Khan Academy online. She has written four introductory essays on the crusades, her area of expertise, and is working with Smarthistory’s executive editors to develop a short accompanying video. Read More
Rocks and Minerals Display a Lifelong Collection
Mary Kobor 2014 spent much of her free time this year hunched over rocks and minerals. She helped to organize the expansive and beautiful collection housed in Pfahler Hall. Read More
Near Eastern Diplomat to Speak at Ursinus April 23
The Honorable Richard W. Murphy, prior Ambassador to Mauritania, Syria, Philippines and Saudi Arabia, will speak April 23 at 7 p.m. on “The Arab Spring: Russia and Syria” at Ursinus College, Olin Hall, room 108. Read More
Two Seniors Win for Papers at History Honor Society
Congratulations to Andrea Kuhn 2014 and Julia Glauberman 2014, who both won prizes for best papers in their categories at the Eastern PA conference of Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society, at Shippensburg University on April 5th. Read More
Survivor Speaks at Holocaust Remembrance Program
Ursinus College presents a Holocaust Remembrance Program, “A Survivor Speaks,” April 8, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., in Olin Hall, room 107. Read More
Writing Award for Art History Faculty Member
Deborah Barkun, Assistant Professor of Art History, is the recipient of the Society of Photographic Education’s 2014 Award for Excellence in Historical, Critical and Theoretical Writing. Read More
Field Trip to Gettysburg for History Students
The Ursinus History Department students did some “field work” last semester with a trip to the battlefields and sites of Gettysburg. Read More
Class Taught Students Method of Reacting to the Past
Students in The Tumultuous Reign of Henry VIII (History 150: Historical Investigations) this past semester were swept into the past when their classroom was transformed into sessions of England’s Reformation Parliament. Read More
Pursuing Global Exploration: Watson Nominees Announced
Four Ursinus seniors are the nominees for The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which offers them the chance to complete a creative project during a year traveling abroad. Read More