History at Mercer University

History majors are employable in the new economy because they learn the value of what this study calls human judgment.

The Hidden Employability Inside History Programs One of the most interesting things about the Essential Employability Qualities Certification (EEQ CERT) process is that we learn something new from every cohort of programs we review. The framework is the same. The standards are the same. But each discipline reveals different ways that employability...

Mercer has joined a growing list of schools who have undertaken to examine their history with slavery in the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium. Based on research done by archivist in Mercer's special collections and History graduate, Summer Perritt, USS announced today that we have joined their number. Looking forward to the undergraduate research projects based on this project.

Mercer University and Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Today, we are pleased to announce that Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, has committed to a research, acknowledgement, and atonement project as it comes to terms with slavery in its institutiona…

Mark your calendars! 9/7 at 5:30 pm Phi Alpha Thetanwill host a Zoom panel on BIPOC erasure and the cultural impact of Hamilton. Contact Dr. Abby Dowling for more information or follow us on Instagram

100 years ago, the 19th Amendment was ratified, formally granting women the right to vote. African American women were largely excluded from the growing women’s suffrage movement because of their race. Early suffragettes like Mary Church Terrell and Charlotte Forte Grimke took up the cause, despite the racism they faced. In 1913, Ida B. Wells formed the Alpha Suffrage Club, believed to be the first organization focused on African American women’s suffrage in the United States. After the passage of the 19th Amendment, African American women still faced barriers exercising their right to vote. This could include waiting hours to register, facing violence, or taking new tests.

It took 95 years—3 generations of African American voters—after the 1870 Enforcement Acts, before Congress would enforce equal voting rights for African American men and women, with the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 2013, SCOTUS struck down a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, holding that the racist practices which necessitated the law no longer present a problem.

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Dr. Abby Dowling's publication on conservation and sustainability in preindustrial Europe is available. Congrats to Dr. Dowling!

Conservation’s Roots: Managing for Sustainability in Preindustrial Europe, 1100–1800 | Berghahn Books Independent Publishing since 1994

Please join us for our Spring 2020 sweets "swap." The faculty will be available to chat on Zoom from 4-5 pm, this Thursday, April 23. Email Dr. Scott for more info!

In this morning’s Macon Telegraph, Rylee Kirk gives a shout out to the good work of Dr. Tom Scott, department chair, during the disruption of the pandemic. His leadership through this difficult transition in providing our students with quality instruction has been apparent to department faculty. Rylee helped us see the effect of his leadership on our students, as well. Thank you, Dr. Scott.

Mercer students adapt as coronavirus impacts classes, graduation With the university moving to online classes for the rest of the semester, commencement plans are uncertain.

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Sophomore Alexandra Kroken Selected for Internship with Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Mercer News MACON – Mercer University sophomore Alexandra Kroken was selected to participate in an internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) in Washington, D.C., this spring. Kroken is interning in the museum’s Draper Spark!Lab, an interactive space for children and families