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historic photo of women outside a factory during World War II
Society & Culture
March 24, 2015 | 02:46 pm

Talk explores ‘Hidden American Histories of World War II’

Combat GIs dominate the history of Americans abroad during World War II. But these soldiers constituted only a small fraction of the unprecedented millions of Americans who mobilized for war. Brooke Blower, a Boston University historian, explores the backstories of a diverse group of noncombatants and their paths into global war.

topics: Department of History, events, School of Arts and Sciences, World War II,
Ed Ayers
Society & Culture
March 11, 2015 | 12:58 pm

Edward Ayers to lecture on ‘The Shape of the Civil War’

Edward Ayers will appear on campus as the 2015 Distinguished Visitor in the Humanities. Ayers’ digital archive project, The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, has been used in thousands of classrooms around the world.

topics: Department of History, Edward Ayers, events, School of Arts and Sciences,
Rush Rhees Library
Society & Culture
March 11, 2015 | 11:18 am

Mellon Grant helps River Campus Libraries establish Digital Humanities Institute

River Campus Libraries has been awarded a $100,672 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a pilot program designed to strengthen librarians’ competencies in digital scholarship. “21st Century Skills: Digital Humanities Institute for Mid-Career Librarians” will launch during the summer of 2015.

topics: announcements, digital humanities, grant, Mellon Foundation, River Campus Libraries,
map showing explorations into the unknown of Zheng He around Asia
Society & Culture
February 27, 2015 | 11:47 am

What drives human exploration of the unknown?

In his new book, professor of history Stewart Weaver chronicles journeys of discovery from the pre-historic trek of humans across the land bridge over the Bering Strait some 12,000 years ago to the mid-20th century deep sea voyages of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

topics: Department of History, Environmental Humanities Program, exploration, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stewart Weaver,
Society & Culture
February 26, 2015 | 10:45 am

Transcending loss, tragedy, self-righteous hatred: An evening with Izzeldin Abuelaish

Izzeldin Abuelaish, who is currently an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, is the author of I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity.

topics: book authors, College Dean’s Office, College Diversity Roundtable, events, gandhi institute, interfaith chapel, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Muslim Student’s Association, nonviolence, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, Roman Catholic Newman Community, Student Association for Interfaith Cooperation,
Susan B. Anthony's gravesite with yellow roses
Society & Culture
February 13, 2015 | 11:50 am

Celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s 195th Birthday

Faculty, students, and staff will celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s birthday with a visit to her gravesite in Mount Hope Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 16.

topics: events, Honey Meconi, Susan B. Anthony, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, women's suffrage,
photo of a television showing a political ad with am image of Barack Obama
Society & Culture
February 13, 2015 | 09:08 am

Money, media coverage contribute to ‘negative’ campaigns

In a new study, Simon School professor used data science methodologies to take a closer look at what actually motivates candidates to “go negative.”

topics: campaign finance, data science, politics, research finding, Simon Business School,
red and white graffiti on a brink wall mimics the Polish flag, protests
Society & Culture
February 5, 2015 | 04:28 pm

1989: The End of the System marks 25 years of Polish democracy

An exhibition and panel discussion will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the transition to democracy in Central Europe. The event is sponsored by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies.

topics: anniversary, events, global engagement, Poland, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,