Tag Archives: Department of History

What do you do with a degree in History from Scranton? Ask Brandon Golden.

As part of our ongoing series on students who graduate with a degree in History  from the University of Scranton we offer a guest post from graduating senior Brandon Golden.  Brandon leaves this week for a two year stint in … Continue reading

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What do you do with a degree in History from Scranton? Ask Stephanie Aten.

As part of an ongoing series on students who graduate with a degree in History  from the University of Scranton we offer a guest post from graduating senior, and recently inducted member of Phi Alpha Theta, Stephanie Aten.  Stephanie is … Continue reading

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Phi Alpha Theta Inducts New Members

The University of Scranton Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (the History Honor Society) inducted fourteen new members on April 14, 2014.  Dr. Adam Pratt welcomed the new members with a talk entitled (appropriately) “Why I Became a History Major.”  Congratulations … Continue reading

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Royals at the American Historical Assocation

Should you happen to be in Washington DC early in 2014 and looking for something to do, Dr. Sean Brennan and Dr. David Dzurec will be presenting at the American Historical Association’s annual meeting. Dr. Dzurec will present “‘Old Tar … Continue reading

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And the Winner Is . . . .

  Dr. Roy Domenico has been awarded the American Catholic Historical Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award.  The award is presented to a college or university professor who has demonstrated a high commitment to teaching beyond the expected requirements of their position … Continue reading

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The Scandalous Dr. Domenico (publishes again)

Congratulations to department chair Roy Domenico, whose article “Sex, Scandal and Catholic Politics during Italy’s Dolce Vita” has just been published in Scandal!: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Consequences, Outcomes, and Significance of Political Scandals.  Go get your copy today! … Continue reading

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Dr. Dzurec on Prisoners of War

Dr. David Dzurec has published “Prisoners of War and American Self-Image During the American Revolution” in the November 2013 edition of the journal War in History.  The article examines how accounts of the experiences of prisoners of war during the American … Continue reading

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RHS Meeting

The next meeting of the Royals Historical Society will be Thursday, October 10 at 8 pm in STT 312.  All are welcome to attend.

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First Meeting of the Royals Historical Society

The first meeting of the Royals Historical Society for the Fall 2013 semester will be held Thursday, September 12, at 8 pm in Saint Thomas 312.  Please contact Dr. Brennan with any questions.

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Dr. Kennedy speaks at the Third Annual International Famine Conference in Ireland

  Dr. Lawrence Kennedy recently presented “Patrick Collins: An Emigrant in the U.S. Congress and Boston City Hall” at the Third Annual International Famine Conference, sponsored by the Irish National Famine Museum and the Department of History, National University of … Continue reading

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