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A woman with long curly brown hair smiles at the camera. Her portrait is centered over a cityscape with buildings, trees, and water in the background, tinted with a red overlay and geometric shapes.
Professor leads archiving workshop in Sierra Leone

Mégane Coulon, assistant professor of African history at Susquehanna University, recently led a two-day workshop…

A man in a suit and white gloves smiles while holding a baseball bat in front of a display case with a vintage baseball jersey numbered 3 and various baseball memorabilia.
Yankees museum curator brings baseball’s past to life

As America’s pastime pushes toward the end of the season, Brian Richards ’06, curator at…

A young man in a suit speaks into a microphone. His photo is overlaid on a window featuring the United Nations emblem, with a blurred background visible through the glass.
Senior selected to participate in model UN conference in South Korea

Susquehanna University’s Fernando Dysico ’26 has been selected to participate in Asia Youth International’s Model…

Historical reenactors dressed as British Redcoat soldiers in red uniforms and black hats fire muskets in formation on a grassy field, with smoke rising and trees in the background.
Modern-day Revolutionary

History major preparing for Revolutionary War anniversaries As the United States of America approaches its 250th birthday…

Image for news story: Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition
Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition

Nearly 130 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an event…

Image for news story: You scratch my back…
You scratch my back…

Research uncovers the role jitneys played in rum running Professor of History Ed Slavishak…

Image for news story: Two Named Distinguished Military Graduates
Two Named Distinguished Military Graduates

Two Susquehanna University cadets have been named Distinguished Military Graduates for 2023. Preston Isom ’23, of…

A tan building with a red roof labeled "U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum." Two black cannons are displayed on the lawn in front of the entrance. The sky is clear and blue.
History Major Interns with U.S. Army Museums

A history major with military aspirations, Preston Isom ’23 spent his summer interning in Oklahoma…

Image for news story: Students Study How Cars and Booze Mixed in the Early 20th Century
Students Study How Cars and Booze Mixed in the Early 20th Century

Advances in technology open a variety of doors to innovation — some good, some bad….

Image for news story: 2020 Grad Teaching English in Japan
2020 Grad Teaching English in Japan

When Emily Eck ’20 finally arrived in Japan in September after a yearlong pandemic-related delay,…

History Major Accepted into Summer Institute for Women in Politics

Alexandra Angelopoulos ’22, a history major and political science minor, has been accepted into the…

Class of 2021: Where are They Going?

As Susquehanna University prepares to close its 163rd academic year, seniors are preparing for the…

Humanities Degree Proves Worldwide Relevance

Earning a humanities degree is like closing your eyes and pointing to a random place…

Imhoof Publishes Unique History Textbook

Publisher, Bloomsbury, Best Known for Harry Potter Susquehanna University Professor of History David Imhoof has published…

Online Curriculum Teaches Brownies about State Civics

History Professor Karol Weaver, along with colleagues from the Pennsylvania Historical Association, created an online…

Students Bring New Life to French Schoolgirl’s WWII Letters

Translations Featured by French News Network “I am certain that we can only appreciate…

Lost Opportunity? Not for This Intern Turned Scholar

When his summer internship came to a grinding halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, John…

Faculty, Staff Share Expertise on Race Relations

Participants include Amy Davis, student diversity & inclusion program coordinator; Harvey Edwards, teacher-in-residence; Ed Slavishak,…

When Death was Women’s Work

Karol Weaver, professor of history at Susquehanna, has always been interested in the ways in…

Image for news story: ‘Hitched and Ditched’: Student Researches Divorce 100 Years Ago
‘Hitched and Ditched’: Student Researches Divorce 100 Years Ago

Divorces were no less unpleasant in the early 20th century than they are today. Sophomore history…

History Major Awarded Prestigious Fulbright

Larry Herrold ’19, of Sunbury, a senior history and religious studies major at Susquehanna University,…

Image for news story: Grad Credits Susquehanna for Developing Unique Teaching Philosophy
Grad Credits Susquehanna for Developing Unique Teaching Philosophy

Ryan Pelletier ’16 left Susquehanna ready to teach high school social studies in a new…

Image for news story: Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium
Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium

Junior Andrew Ressler presents his chemistry research at the Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium.Twenty-three students…

Image for news story: Trip Abroad Inspires New Research Focus
Trip Abroad Inspires New Research Focus

A semester spent in Italy inspired Tiffani Lopez ’18 to develop a new focus for…

Image for news story: Students ‘Check Out’ the Human Library
Students ‘Check Out’ the Human Library

Teacher-in-residence Harvey Edwards shares his story.Human books like Born From the Great Migration, Black Girl…

Students Present at Undergraduate Research Conference

Forty-five Susquehanna University students recently returned from Oklahoma from the National Conference on Undergraduate Research…

Image for news story: GO Austria Increases Student’s Awareness of Global Politics
GO Austria Increases Student’s Awareness of Global Politics

Marielle MillerAmong the many things senior Marielle Miller learned on her Global Opportunities experience in…

Image for news story: Faculty Mentor Inspires Museum Career
Faculty Mentor Inspires Museum Career

Amy Bischof still vividly remembers the first time she walked into a museum as a…

Image for news story: Sophomore Interns with Wolf Conservation Center
Sophomore Interns with Wolf Conservation Center

A summer internship at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, N.Y., perfectly combined Kayla…

Image for news story: Political Science Grad Spent Summer in Court
Political Science Grad Spent Summer in Court

Since the day she first entered Susquehanna University, Jacqueline Keenan ’16 aspired to become a…

Image for news story: Unpacking the Bookstore
Unpacking the Bookstore

For Laurence Roth, professor of English and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Susquehanna…

Image for news story: Making History the Old-Fashioned Way
Making History the Old-Fashioned Way

Growing up in the small town of Northumberland, Pa., during the Great Depression, Ruth Eleanor…

Image for news story: A New Twist on an Old Subject
A New Twist on an Old Subject

In Susquehanna history classes, students are doing more than memorizing significant dates and the biographies…

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