Congratulations to the new department representatives elected by our students and announced at our department banquet last week!
Department Reps for 2012-2013 Announced
Author: Jeff McClurken
Departmental Symposium Schedule — April 27, 8 AM-4 PM
History and American Studies Symposium Spring 2012 University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American StudiesFriday, April 27, 2012 SESSION ONE. 8 AM. Monroe 210 – Ideology and Motivation in Warfare Moderator: Dr. Porter BlakemoreKathleen Hughes—Motivation to Fight: Combat Soldiers in Vietnam [CF]Lindsey Smith—Armed with the Quran and a Kalashnikov: A Study in the […]
Dr. O’Brien on NPR again
“13th-Century Food Fights Helped Fuel The Magna Carta”NPR talks to our own Bruce O’Brien about the many ways food was a part of the Magna Carta.http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/18/150872598/13th-century-food-fights-helped-fuel-the-magna-carta
Civil War Talk — Slavery and Emancipation
WHEN: April 21, 2012, 1 – 5 pmWHERE: Fredericksburg Baptist ChurchCOST: This event is FREE, registration is not requiredFOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Sara Poore, spoore@famcc.org, John Hennessy,John_Hennessy@nps.gov, or Jeffrey McClurken, jmcclurk@umw.eduFollowing on the successful Years of Anguish speaker’s forum at Dodd this past November, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers concert last Saturday evening, the Fredericksburg Area Museum, the National […]
End of the Year Majors Banquet — All are welcome
Come join us at theTwelfth AnnualDepartment of History and American StudiesMAJORS BANQUET Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta and underwritten by the Department Brock’s Riverside GrillFriday, April 27, 20125:30 pm Join your friends and professors to celebrate the end of the year at a festive gathering, featuring: Cash bar and delicious dinner in a great location overlooking the Rappahannock […]
