The following lectures are either being sponsored by the history department or other campus organizations that have substantial participation by history faculty and students. Consider this a “save-the-date” message. Further details will follow: * Thursday, September 4, 5:30 PM, Special Collections Reading Room Bailey/Howe Library, John Duffy and H. Nicholas Muller III, “Inventing Ethan […]
Archive for August, 2014
Upcoming Lectures of Interest to Historians
Posted in Upcoming Lectures on August 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the 2014-2015 Academic Year
Posted in from the chair on August 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Friends, While I’ve been posting to this blog recently, this will serve as my official welcome to the 2014-2015 Academic Year. The history department is back in full swing. Faculty and students have returned from productive and interesting summers. Many members of our highly productive faculty traveled over the […]
The Value of History
Posted in from the chair, Links on August 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Hi History Fans, I’ll be posting a longer, and more formal, “Welcome to the Academic Year” message later today but, before I do that, I wanted to pass along the following interesting article. While people committed to humanistic inquiry sometimes feel under attack, evidence on the value of history (and other humanities disciplines) abounds in […]
Follow UVM History on Social Media
Posted in Links on August 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
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Welcome to the UVM History Department Blog
Posted in from the chair on August 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Dear History Department Students, Faculty, Staff, and Friends, The History Department is finally entering the digital age, at long last, with a new blog, a new facebook page, and a new twitter account. We hope that this will be a good way to spread news about the department, our events, and our wonderful faculty, staff, […]