Category Archives: History in the News

Reacting to the Past: UCCS – PPCC Collaboration

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Below is an article recently published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, detailing the exciting  and major grant for a collaborative project between UCCS and PPCC’s History Departments. Recently Roger Martinez of UCCS History and Glenn Rolfhing (M.A. UCCS, now Faculty … Continue reading →

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Newberry Library Podcast of Harvey/Blum Lecture

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey’s presentation at the Newberry Library in Chicago on January 22, 2013 is now available for listening thanks to the public radio station WBEZ’s “Chicago Amplified” podcasting program. Click here for the program, and here … Continue reading →

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Great Events on Feb. 21 and 22

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Dear all: We’re just about to test a new system that can send out email to our current students and to our BA and MA alumni, which we hope can keep us better connected and let lots of people know … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Fountain Cemetery: Fundraiser Followup

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Here’s a great followup to a project that Barbara Headle of the History Department, Mike Larkin from Geography,and others have been running this year. Barbara Headle writes: The Communique ran a follow-up story on our students; since the presentation, our grand total … Continue reading →

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Fountain Cemetery Crawl on KOAA Evening News.

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Just a quick followup to our last post: KOAA evening news ran a story featuring the Fountain Cemetery Crawl, which resulted in raising over $2,000 for repairs and installation of security equipment at the cemetery. Read all about it here. … Continue reading →

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Why Study History? Lessons Learned from an 8th Grade Open House

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Why Do We Study History? Lessons learned from an 8th grade Open House by Amy Haines, Graduate Student in History, UCCS There are times when as a historian I question why I want to be one.  The questions I ask … Continue reading →

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Anne Hyde Talks at UCCS from new book Empires, Nations, & Families

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

Tuesday, September 25th, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in UC 303, PRofessor Anne Hyde of Colorado College will speak at UCCS, from her Bancroft-Prize winning book Empires, Nations, & Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860. The Bancroft Prize … Continue reading →

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The Rockefeller Plan at Colorado Fuel and Iron, 1914-1942: Public Lecture at Pioneer’s Museum

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

This Saturday (April 7th), Jonathan Rees, Professor of History at CSU–Pueblo and the blogger behind the history and higher education blog More or Less Bunk, will be giving a public lecture at the Pioneer’s Museum. This will be Saturday, April … 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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Larry Heller and the Art of War: Event on January 25th at Heller Center!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Please join us for a student curated exhibit at the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities on January 25th and January 27th from 3-5pm. We will be displaying the WWII art of Larry Heller in an exhibit entitled “The Art … Continue reading →

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