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The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Retired Air Force Col. Dr. Edward Kaplan discussing “U.S. Air-Atomic Strategy in the Cold War” on Jan. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. The Air Force, and particularly its Strategic Air Command, conceived of air-atomic war in the early decades of the Cold War, […]

  Ohio University alum Dr. William “Bill” Knoblauch enjoys creating and teaching history courses at Finlandia University and authored his first book last spring. Knoblauch earned a Ph.D. in History in 2012 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University along with a Certificate in Contemporary History from […]

Ohio University alum Steven Wills authored an article headlined “Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘Gray Zone’ Warrior” at the popular national security blog War on the Rocks. Wills, now an analyst at CNA in Arlington, Va., recently earned a Ph.D. in military history from Ohio University, as well as a Certificate in Contemporary […]

Dr. Steven Miner, Professor of History and a Russia expert, explained the Trump-Putin Relationship on WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast. Why does it seem that Russia is trying to subvert American democracy? How has the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump illuminated some of the tensions that […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Karen J. Greenberg, a noted expert on national security, terrorism, and civil liberties, on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. Watch live or later on A&S TV. Greenberg is Director of the Center on National Security at the Fordham University School of […]

Ohio University’s Contemporary History Institute is unique in that it analyzes the contemporary period in world history (World War II to the present) from an interdisciplinary perspective. Founded by renowned Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis in 1987, CHI links the perspectives of history, journalism, political science, and economics, awards academic scholarships for M.A. and […]

Ohio University alum Laura Seddelmeyer is currently an Assistant Professor at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa. Seddelmeyer earned an M.A. in History in 2009 and a Ph.D. in History in 2014 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. She also earned a Contemporary History Certificate. Seddelmeyer has […]