Andrew Koperski
Two graduating History M.A. students begin Ph.D. programs at nationally ranked history departments in Fall 2018.
Andrew Koperski is enrolling in the Ph.D. program of the Ohio State University (OSU) History Department. His admission comes with a graduate teaching assistantship that covers his tuition and provides an annual stipend. Koperski also received an OSU University Fellowship for his first year in the program, which relieves him of any teaching responsibilities during that period.
At Ohio University, Koperski completed M.A. History fields in Ancient History and Medieval European History. He wrote his master’s thesis under the supervision of Dr. Jaclyn Maxwell, Associate Professor of History.
Titled “Breaking the Tradition: Jerome, the Virgin Mary, and the Troublesome ‘Brethren’ of Jesus,” Koperski’s thesis examines the emergence and survival of different traditions surrounding the virginity of Jesus’ mother, Mary. It focuses especially on reactions to the arguments proposed by Jerome, biblical scholar and renowned polemicist. Through careful textual and reception analysis, Koperski proposes conclusions about the nature of late antique theological dialogue and the development of early and medieval Christian dogma.
Koperski’s time at Ohio University’s M.A. in History program was funded by a History Department graduate teaching assistantship. In that capacity, he gained teaching experience in HIST 1210 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1500, HIST 1220 Western Civilization: 1500 to Modernity, and HIST 3292 Ancient Rome.
Joseph Ross
Joseph Ross is entering the University of Missouri’s Ph.D. program in History. A graduate fellowship from the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy will provide him with the cost of tuition and a stipend.
At Ohio University, Ross completed M.A. History fields in U.S. history and Latina American history. He wrote his master’s thesis under the supervision of Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History.
Titled “‘Landed Republick’: Squatters, Speculators, and the Early American West,” Ross’ thesis examines the role of the early American nation-state in settling the Northwest Territory. He is particularly interested in how both squatters and speculators attempted to influence federal land policies, and how those policies fostered political development within the territory.
Ross’s time at Ohio University’s M.A. in History program was funded by a History Department graduate teaching assistantship. Therein he contributed to and gained teaching experience in the departmental offering of HIST 2000 Survey of U.S. History: 1600-1877, HIST 2010 Survey of U.S. History: 1865-Present, and HIST 1330 Introduction to World History since 1750.
For more information on the Ohio University History Department’s graduate program, visit the department website.
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