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The History Department at Ohio University announces two new courses that are being offered for the first time in Fall 2017. T3 4115: Ancient East Asian Ideas & the Contemporary World Tier III Synthesis Description: The ideas of ancient East Asian philosophers, thinkers, and mystics offer us surprising insights into life in the […]

by Kristin M. Distel “It’s nice to be well-informed and knowledgeable, but students should explore other options through internships and nonprofits. I’m so glad I did,” says junior Jake McClelland, who worked as a policy intern for Sarah Grace’s state representative campaign during the 2016 election cycle. McClelland notes that […]

Forty-five participants attended First Ladies Symposium, the second installment of the Ohio University History Department’s “History on the Move” series. Held on April 1 at the the Ross County Historical Society, in the hometown of First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes: Chillicothe, Ohio. The First Ladies Symposium featured three presentations: Katherine Jellison, Professor and Ohio […]

The History Department, in collaboration with the Contemporary History Institute and Latin American Studies, hosts the first installment of the History Faculty Book Talk series. On Tuesday, April 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231,  Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Professor of History at Ohio University, will deliver a lecture based on […]

The Ohio University History Department hosts its 11th Annual Undergraduate History Conference April 5-7. The conference opens on Wednesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. with a plenary session and awards ceremony at the Friends of the Library Room, 319 Alden Library. Assistant Professor Sarah Kinkel will give a lecture on “Revolutionary Leadership: The Top Ten […]

Sixth-six Ohio University students visited notable historic sites critical to understanding Southeast Ohio’s coal-mining roots and history of activism on Saturday, March 25, with the Wealth and Poverty theme. They include students from CAS 2300x Themes in Action: Wealth and Poverty, HLTH 6760 Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health, POLS 3060 […]

Dr. Sarah Kinkel, Assistant Professor of History, is teaching HIST 3002: Colonial British North America in the Fall 2017 semester. HIST 3002: Colonial British North America is open to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in examining issues of governance. This course contributes to the Making and Breaking the Law […]