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The 2016 Baker Peace Conference features a panel on Egypt and the Levant in the World Wars on Friday, March 25, at 10 a.m. in Baker Ballroom A, The theme of the 2016 conference, held March 24 and 25 at Ohio University, is “History, War, and the Shaping of the […]

The Contemporary History Institute lecture series presents Professor David R. Stone on “Russia and the Eastern Front, 1914-1917” on Thursday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. This event was postponed from February. Stone teaches Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War College. He received his B.A. […]

The 2016 Baker Peace Conference begins with a keynote address by Dr. Rashid Khalidi titled “The Persistence of the Sykes-Picot Frontiers in the Middle East” on Thursday March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelson Commons. The theme of the 2016 conference, held March 24 and 25 at Ohio University, […]

The Contemporary History Institute presents guest lecturer Dr. Katherine Epstein on “The Hidden History of National-Security Information” on Nov. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in Baker Ballroom A. Epstein, Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Camden, earned a B.A. summa cum laude with distinction in history from Yale University in 2004, an MPhil […]

How does faculty research in the humanities benefit students at Ohio University? What are the many ways faculty bring their research into their classrooms? The History Department presents Dr. Steven Miner discussing his forthcoming book and the role his research has played in his teaching of his popular course The […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Dr. Dean J. Kotlowski discussing “Reconsidering FDR’s Decision to Run for a Third Term” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. He will explore the mystery behind FDR’s decision to run in 1940 and the president’s political skill in gaining a third […]

The Contemporary History Institute Fall Speaker Series opens with a talk,  a book signing, and a reception with Ohio University’s own Dr. Alonzo Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, as he unveils his newest book, “Man of Destiny: FDR and the American Century” on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Baker Center 242 […]