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The Hope Horn Gallery Presents Former Scranton Mayor Ezra Ripple’s Civil War Memoir
James Taylor. Leaving Florence Prison. Digital reproduction of lantern slide. 1897. During the 1890s, Civil War veteran and Scranton mayor Ezra Ripple presented public lectures about his experiences as a prisoner of war in camps at Andersonville, Georgia, and Florence, … Continue reading
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Dr. Dzurec presents at University for a Day
The past September Dr. David Dzurec presented “Remember that Old New York Was Once New Amsterdam: The Dutch Roots of American Pluralism” at the Schemel Forum’s University for a Day. The full talk can be viewed here.
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Royals “Scanathon”
As part of the City of Scranton’s yearlong 150th Anniversary celebration, the Royals Historical Society and Adam Pratt’s History 140 class participated in the Weinberg Memorial Library Scanathon in October. Along with community partners the Lackawanna Historical Society and the … Continue reading
University of Scranton History Alum Helps Anchor NBC’s Coverage of the Papal Visit
Notre Dame Professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Scranton Class of 1993, recently appeared on NBC and MSNBC along with Chris Matthews to offer coverage of Pope Francis’s visit to the United States. Professor Cummings is an associate professor of American … Continue reading
Applications for the 2016 Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program Now Open
Students interested in pursuing graduate work in History or International Studies are encouraged to look into the Smithsonian Fellowship Program. Also as a reminder for those students applying to graduate programs most deadlines are less than two months away. Feel … Continue reading
Dr. Kennedy on Boston (in the New York Times)
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
Dr. Shaffern Celebrates Twenty Years at the University with a New Publication
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
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
A Summer Trip to Italy
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
Spring Semester Presentations
This Spring Dr. Shuhua Fan presented her paper “Francis Knight’s Scheme and the Harvard Chinese Class, 1877-1882,” at the “Taiwan and China in the World” International Conference sponsored by the University of Scranton’s Asian Studies Programs. Dr. Susan Poulson recently … Continue reading