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Goodwin Awarded Baker Peace Fellowship

Gerald Goodwin has been awarded the Baker Peace Fellowship for 2013-14. He is completing his dissertation that focuses on the experiences of African Americans in the military during the Vietnam era (1965-1973) and more specifically the ways in which issues deriving from “race” shaped that experience. His research looks at […]

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May 8, 2014 at 6:27 pmResearch

Rattanasengchanh Presents 2014 Khmer Studies Forum

Ohio University History graduate student P. Mike Rattanasengchanh presented “The Final Phase of the Preah Vihear Controversy?” at the 2014 Khmer Studies Forum. He was on a Political Crossroads panel. He also presented “Conflicting Views: Thailand, Cambodia, and the Clash over Preah Vihear” at the 2013 Khmer Studies Forum at […]

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April 30, 2014 at 12:34 pmResearch

History Student Mines Cornelius Ryan Collection for New Research

History Student Mines Cornelius Ryan Collection for New Research

By Jen Doyle from Ohio University Libraries When World War II history enthusiast and graduate student Seth Givens first became acquainted with OHIO Libraries’ Cornelius Ryan Collection as an undergraduate student, he felt awestruck. His excitement was understandable — he had just encountered about 21,000 primary sources that war correspondent-turned-author […]

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April 16, 2014 at 11:05 amResearch

11 A&S Students Awarded Enhancement Funds for Research

11 A&S Students Awarded Enhancement Funds for Research

College of Arts & Sciences students received 11 of the 24 Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program announced in March. A total of $115,945 in funding was awarded for original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative […]

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April 13, 2014 at 2:18 pmNews

Beyond the “Monument Men”: New Article by History Graduate Student Examines World War II Looting

By Jessica Hagman From Ohio University Libraries The new movie Monuments Men tells the story of the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives program who worked to preserve monuments and other works of art during and after World War II. The movie has drawn attention to the work […]

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February 13, 2014 at 11:17 amNews

History Student Explores U.S. Looting of German Civilian Possessions in WWII

History Student Explores U.S. Looting of German Civilian Possessions in WWII

While the Monuments Men movie depicts German looting of Europe’s cultural treasures, History Ph.D. student Seth Givens writes about U.S. looting of German civilian possessions. Givens, a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department, published “Liberating the Germans: The US Army and Looting in Germany during the Second World War,” in […]

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February 7, 2014 at 9:29 amResearch

Commentary: The New Historical Link between Vietnam and Iraq

Commentary: The New Historical Link between Vietnam and Iraq

Matt Jacobs, a Ph.D. student in History at Ohio University who studies 20th century U.S. foreign policy, wrote a commentary for History News Network on the debate over the U.S. role in Syria. His area of study is 20th century foreign relations and his research interest is U.S. Public Diplomacy […]

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September 16, 2013 at 7:41 amIn the News News Students in the News