Monthly Archives: February 2012

Funding available for scholars conducting research related to the Intermountain West

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies is pleased to announce multiple awards for 2012 that are available for scholars conducting research related to the Intermountain West (defined as: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming). Please … Continue reading →

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1st Annual History Colloquium

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

1st ANNUAL HISTORY COLLOQUIUM MARCH 23, 2012, AT THE HELLER CENTER The History Department is hosting an event in which current students, graduate and undergrate, and alumni will present current research in advance of their participation in the South West Historical … Continue reading →

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From Civil War to Civil Rights

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Paul Harvey And while we’re on the topic of the Civil War and History 4530, one more nice piece of  reading: Ari Kelman, “From Civil War to Civil Rights,” a review of four books on the Civil War and its memory … Continue reading →

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The Civil War and the Taiping Uprising

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Paul Harvey Students in my History 4530 class, the Civil War and Reconstruction era, are learning about what many have called The American Iliad, a titanic struggle costing probably about 750,000 – 850,000 lives (according to the most recent estimates) and permanently … Continue reading →

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Civil War Lecture at Pioneer’s Museum February 18th!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is proud to announce our upcoming lecture on February 18, 2012 at 2pm: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln on Black Equity in the Civil War: A Historical-Rhetorical Study  The former-slave abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, and President … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum: April 28!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

The annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum has been scheduled this  year for Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, at Colorado College. In years past numerous history students have participated in this event by giving papers … Continue reading →

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Of Interest: Ending Mexican American Studies in Arizona

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

“Students Step Up Tucson Walkouts Protest School District Folly and Mexican American Studies Banishment As the nation watches the Tucson Unified School District’s spiral into disarray, hundreds of students walked out of their Tucson schools Monday in a coordinated protest … Continue reading →

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