Monthly Archives: July 2017

Reconstruction Remembered by National Park Service

A long-overdue but much welcome movement from the National Park Service to commemorate the period of Reconstruction in American history is gathering steam. Historians Greg Downs, Kate Masur, and others are working with NPS personnel to establish sites, monuments, and … Continue reading

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Visit to China Prepares Faculty to teach World War II: A Global History, Spring 2018

This summer Professor Yang Wei of the History Department has been conducting research in archives in Beijing and other cities in China, and also giving numerous guest lectures and talks there. Paul Harvey, former Chair of the Department, joined him … Continue reading

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