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October 7: Dean’s Lecture by Professor Bogac Ergene

Posted in Upcoming Lectures on September 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

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Upcoming Lecture–Israel and Occupation: Some Observations on Laws and Popular Perceptions

Posted in Upcoming Lectures on September 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Dear History Readers, Professor Bogac Ergene, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Middle East Studies Program would like to draw your attention to the following lecture: “Israel and Occupation: Some Observations on Laws and Popular Perceptions” by Avi Rubin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Avi Rubin is a senior lecturer in the Department […]

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News from UVM History Alums

Posted in from the chair on September 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Dear Readers, If you are a UVM history alum (or know UVM history alums), we are looking for stories to post on our blog and website about what our students do after graduation and how their study of history has helped them in their professional lives after college. If you’d like to share a story […]

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Vermont Historical Society Annual Meeting

Posted in from the chair, Links, Upcoming Lectures on September 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Department of History at the University of Vermont is very happy to be a proud sponsor of the Vermont Historical Society’s annual conference and meeting. This year’s focus is on Vermont’s Image and Identity, exploring some of the myths and truths behind Vermont’s identity and taking a look at how our state has been […]

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Alan Taylor Lecture

Posted in Upcoming Lectures on September 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Dear History Followers, Please see details below for an interesting lecture that will take place later today on campus: Burack Lecture Series – Alan Taylor Sep 18, 2014 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Billings Library B300-B300A (North Lounge) “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832” Alan Taylor, Thomas Jefferson Professor of History, University […]

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Hockey Playing Historians

Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

When not teaching, researching or writing, for the past three years UVM historians Steve Zdatny and Sean Stilwell play hockey.   Their first year playing was rough. Why? Although Professor Stilwell grew up in the Canadian prairies, he hadn’t skated in 30 years. Professor Zdatny had likewise been off the ice for decades. Their team – […]

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Upcoming Center for Holocaust Studies Lecture

Posted in Upcoming Lectures on September 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Hi All, Please see the message below from history department professor Jonathan Huener about the first public lecture of the academic year sponsored by the Center for Holocaust Studies: “Our first public event of the current semester will feature Professor Peter Hoffmann of McGill University. Professor Hoffmann is an internationally-acclaimed expert on the German resistance […]

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History in the News

Posted in from the chair, Links on September 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Periodically, I’ll be posting links to this blog that reveal that history is still very much in the the news and extremely relevant to our high-tech contemporary lives. A recent controversy about the nature of the AP U.S. History curriculum reminds us of this. I think it’s interesting to note how presentations of the past […]

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Graduate Student/Faculty BBQ

Posted in from the chair on September 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

In case you think we only study, write papers and books, or teach, I wanted to also share a photo from our recent graduate student/faculty BBQ. We’re hoping to do more social events in the year to come for undergraduate and graduate students alike.

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Breen Lecture on Monday, September 8th

Posted in Upcoming Lectures on September 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Hi again, The history department, in the conjunction with the James Marsh Professor-at-Large Program at UVM, is very proud to be sponsoring a lecture on Monday, September 8th by Professor T. H. Breen of Northwestern University. The title of Professor Breen’s lecture is “Washington’s Political Genius: Performing the New Government for the People”. This lecture […]

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