…the Minnesota Historical Society, the Ashland Historical Society, and various regional museums. One student spent a summer documenting the history of the Minnesota State Fair. Through coursework and internships, you will learn how to read critically, write clearly and authoritatively, and think comprehensively about the course of human events. You…
…that had been grappled with by scholars of the bible and other historical artifacts for decades, if not centuries. I thought it would be interesting to return to some of those historical debates to see how the skills used by historians to debunk forgeries and frauds could be applied to…
Today on Gotham, editor Nick Juravich interviews Brian L. Tochterman about his new book, The Dying City: Postwar New York and the Ideology of Fear, about the competing narratives that shaped the city after World War II, in the age of mass suburbanization and deindustrialization. For readers who haven’t encountered…
…old-growth trees in this region, vastly contrasting his experience growing up among the behemoth foliage of the Pacific Northwest. Baylor began poring over historical photographs, treaty documents, and economic records, uncovering the bleak history of clearcutting that denotes a devastating narration of ecological violence across the region, he said. Baylor…
…a frank and robust conversation about the program’s future. The White Paper The result is a White Paper, designed to provide the presidential transition teams context and analysis about the future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. PDF of White Paper is available here. Resources Participant Biographies Great Lakes Restoration…
Seth W. Davenport, Tyrease “TJ” James, and Dr. Jonathan G. Marti
Seth W. Davenport, Tyrease “TJ” James, and Dr. Jonathan G. Marti
…economic emergency in Detroit, and the poisoned water in Detroit and Flint. Rector doesn’t shy away from weighing in, using historical perspective, on current proposals for how to solve these crises in Detroit. This dissertation shows the importance of historical research and historical imagination when trying to understand our current…
…Ukraine, with plenty of stops in between. Join us in the the Ponzio Campus Center’s Alvord Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, for this lively music event! This event is open to the public. Admission General Admission: $15 All Students: Free Tickets can be purchased at the door…
…that is good for them,” a Mississippi delegate to a Daughters of the American Revolution convention warned. Civil rights and anti-war activists thought the day would distract the public from their cause. But the idea had already taken hold. While Nelson had envisioned perhaps 40 events held across the country,…
