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Giving voice to the silenced histories of slavery

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, approximately 12.5 million African people were enslaved, forced onto…

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Award-winning research reframes Venezuela’s War of Independence from the ground up

Ana Vergara Sierra, assistant professor of Latin American history at Susquehanna University, was awarded the…

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Groundhog Day: Light on science, heavy on fun

If ever central Pennsylvania desired an early spring, it might be this year. Ed Slavishak, department…

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Professor leads archiving workshop in Sierra Leone

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

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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…

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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…

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Modern-day Revolutionary

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

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Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition

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

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You scratch my back…

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

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Two Named Distinguished Military Graduates

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

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History Major Interns with U.S. Army Museums

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

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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….

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2020 Grad Teaching English in Japan

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

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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…

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Class of 2021: Where are They Going?

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

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Humanities Degree Proves Worldwide Relevance

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

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Imhoof Publishes Unique History Textbook

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

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Online Curriculum Teaches Brownies about State Civics

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

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Students Bring New Life to French Schoolgirl’s WWII Letters

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

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Lost Opportunity? Not for This Intern Turned Scholar

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

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Faculty, Staff Share Expertise on Race Relations

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

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When Death was Women’s Work

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

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‘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…

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History Major Awarded Prestigious Fulbright

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

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Grad Credits Susquehanna for Developing Unique Teaching Philosophy

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

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Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium

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

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Trip Abroad Inspires New Research Focus

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

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Students ‘Check Out’ the Human Library

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

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Students Present at Undergraduate Research Conference

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

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GO Austria Increases Student’s Awareness of Global Politics

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

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Faculty Mentor Inspires Museum Career

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

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Sophomore Interns with Wolf Conservation Center

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

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Political Science Grad Spent Summer in Court

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

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Unpacking the Bookstore

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

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Making History the Old-Fashioned Way

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

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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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