Lindsay Moynihan Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24
Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24
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Baltimore Cenacolo - Call For Papers
January 02, 2019Baltimore Cenacolo
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
In 1794, some Western Pennsylvanians despised Alexander Hamilton for creating the whiskey tax
January 02, 2019The last time Alexander Hamilton visited Western Pennsylvania, frontier farmers despised him.
KDKA Radio
How Accurate is Hamilton?
January 02, 2019Richard Bell joined Joe DeStio to talk about the smash hit Hamilton.
Harretz
Petition Demands Release of Classified Israeli Documents on 1950s Immigrant Transit Camps
January 01, 2019Association for Civil Rights in Israel wants information from security service about suppression of protests by immigrants from North Africa and Mideast.
The Washington Post
How one of the party’s biggest losers offers Democrats a way forward
December 20, 2018The opportunity for a political realignment
Dr. Robert Chiles Op-Ed In Newsday
December 14, 2018Dr. Robert Chiles had an op-ed on Al Smith and Long Island history published in NEWSDAY.
Maryland Today
From Trash Truck to Commencement Stage
December 10, 2018In face of obstacles, student speaker shows heart of champion in reaching academic goals.
Read November's "Moments In History" History Department Newsletter
December 06, 2018Read the November issue of "Moments in History," the History Department newsletter
Richard Bell Publishes Article About American Classic, "It's A Wonderful Life"
December 06, 2018Check out professor Richard Bell's article "Our favorite American christmas classic is really a study in American sui
Zócalo Public Square
Our Favorite Christmas Classic Is Really a Study in American Suicide
December 06, 2018It’s a Wonderful Life delivers a haunting treatise on the religious, legal, and economic implications of taking one’s life.