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‘Place Matters: Domestic Regionalism, The American South, and The Vietnam War’ Dr. Joseph A Fry, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, opens the Contemporary History Institutes Spring Semester speakers series on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 240, focusing on how place matters in how Americans have responded […]

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 departments of History, Classics & World Religions, and War & Peace Studies present History, Religion, and Star Wars, a panel discussion with professors from History and Classics & World Religions, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. in Scripps Hall 111.    

The Latin American Studies Annual Lecture, “Rethinking Brazilian Race Relations in the Era of Affirmative Action,” is Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 4:30 p.m. in Bentley Hall 124. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jerry Dávila, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor of Brazilian History and Director of the Lemann Institute for Brazilian […]

Dr. Peniel Joseph, Professor of History at Tufts University, delivers the 38th Annual Costa Lecture in History on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Galbreath Chapel. His talk is on “Reimagining the Black Power Movement in the Age of Obama and Black Lives Matter.” A leading scholar in U.S. and […]