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11/16/2023
The historian of modern Europe in the house, Dr. Melissa Byrnes, gathered a multidisciplinary group of SU faculty to discuss the controversial film on the live of Napoleon. Come and join us in this fascinating conversation.
Faculty Panel on Napoleon A lunchtime faculty panel discussion on Napoleon, in advance of the theatrical release of the Sony Pictures Film coming out this month. Lunch is pro...
07/29/2022
Historians of Africa.
Come and work with an amazing group of colleagues at Southwestern University History Department.
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Assistant Professor of History Opened: 7/28/2022 Closed: 9/30/2022
04/18/2021
This Tuesday, Dr. Nancy Tomes will visit our campus virtually to talk about the influenza pandemic of 1918 and US preparedness for epidemic outbreaks. Join us for an evening of conversation on history, disease, epidemic outbreaks, and how the past influences our present.
“Confessions of a Failed Pandemic Planner, or Why It’s Hard to Learn from the Past” Dr. Nancy Tomes, president of the SUNY University Senate and SUNY distinguished professor of history, will join the Southwestern community virtually for a ca...
Dear students! We hope you are staying well, safe, and warm, with access to power, water, and food. We want to let you know that with internet out on campus, we as many other SU faculty can't receive or send email through the SU domain. So please do not stress on course assignments. Just focus on taking care of yourselves, your friends, your family, and your community.
Meili Criezis '17, now an associate at American University's Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL) program, published the article titled "Online Deceptions". Read it here:
06/04/2020
03/18/2020
Interested in history? Learn how exciting it can be when examined through fiction in Dr. Jessica Hower's class and from the experience of our amazing students!!!
The Lure of History and Historical Fiction Southwestern faculty and students study history through the lens of pop culture.
02/26/2020
Can't wait to learn about the next project of this path breaking historian. Come and join us for an evening of environmental history!!!!
Southwestern Welcomes Path-Breaking Global Environmental History Scholar John McNeill to Campus McNeill will deliver a public lecture on the global ecological impacts of the Industrial Revolution during the 2020 History Colloquium.
02/13/2020
A History degree prepares you to pursue a wide range of careers. Thanks Lily Rodriguez '19 for sharing your story of tenacity and accomplishments.
Leveraging a History Degree Lily Rodriguez ’19 shares how her history major allowed her to succeed in a journalism internship with the Laredo Morning Times.
02/04/2020
An example of the exceptional work our history majors do. Good job, Lili!!!!
A History Major in the Nation’s Capital Lily Rodriguez ’19 conducts archival research while interning at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Washington, DC.
Dr. Hower received the Sam Taylor Fellowship Grant to pursue a project titled "The Life and Career of Author-Activist Ralph de Toledano". Congratulations Dr. Hower!!!!
