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Award for the Miller Center for Holocaust Studies

Posted in from the chair, Links on November 23, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

Dear History Readers, The following message was recently sent to the College by our Dean. It reflects the fine work that Professor Alan Steinweis (and his fellow history professors Jonathan Huener, Frank Nicosia, an Susann Scrafstetter) are doing at the Miller Center for Holocaust Studies. Please congratulate Professor Steinweis and his colleagues when you can: […]

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More Digital History from Professor Melanie Gustafson

Posted in Faculty Research, Links on November 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

The History Department at UVM is proud of the fact that many of our faculty present historical knowledge and sources in a variety of different ways. Professor Melanie Gustafson has been highly active in a new website on women’s history which was recently launched. Its title is “Click: The Ongoing Feminist Revolution!” The project is […]

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Another Article Extolling the Virtues of the Liberal Arts

Posted in from the chair, Links on October 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

Dear Readers, Let me draw your attention to an intriguing article about the peculiar value of the Liberal Arts in fostering the critical thinking skills that are so necessary in modern life. I think students in the piece speak eloquently about the wonderful things they acquire from the study of disciplines like history, English, and […]

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Earning Potential of History Majors

Posted in from the chair, Links on October 15, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

We’re always being asked about the value of the humanities and what one can do with a history major. While I’ll be tackling these issues more fully in later posts, I’d like to pass along a recent article about how history majors do once they leave the university. The research, writing, and critical thinking skills […]

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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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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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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 […]

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