Monthly Archives: September 2015

Dr. Kennedy on Boston (in the New York Times)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by David J. Dzurec

Dr. Lawrence Kennedy was recently quoted in a New York Times article entitled “By Rolling Out the Green Carpet, Boston Enlivens City Hall Plaza.”  Dr. Kennedy’s research on Boston includes his book Planning the City upon a Hill: Boston since 1630.  The … Continue reading →

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Dr. Shaffern Celebrates Twenty Years at the University with a New Publication

Posted on September 14, 2015 by David J. Dzurec

This past spring Dr. Robert Shaffern was inducted into the Order of Pro Deo et Universitate for having completed 20 years on our faculty.  Shortly thereafter his article, “Death and the Afterlife in the Middle Ages,” has now been published … Continue reading →

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Dr. Shaffern addresses the German Historical Institute in Rome

Posted on September 14, 2015 by David J. Dzurec

Dr. Robert Shaffern addressed the German Historical Institute in Rome on June 9. This institute, founded by the Prussian government in 1888, is the oldest of its kind in Europe. His lecture, entitled “Tetzel and the Mendicant Orders,” was part … Continue reading →

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A Summer Trip to Italy

Posted on September 14, 2015 by David J. Dzurec

Drs Roy Domenico and Robert Shaffern led twenty-two intrepid students of the University of Scranton on their biannual visit to Italy, June 2-27. The group first toured Pompeii and Naples, then spent a week in Rome, where they saw the … Continue reading →

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