"Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History" on October 20th

Professor of History Theodore J. Karamanski, PhD and Loyola alumna Eileen M. McMahon, PhD, will discuss their new book on the Civil War’s transformative role in Chicago's development.

Richard Pryor Biographer to Speak at Loyola

Scott Saul, the author of Becoming Richard Pryor, will give a public lecture on the comedian entitled "Living with Richard Pryor: A Biographer's Tale" on Friday, April 24 at 3 PM.

Timothy Gilfoyle on "The Changing Forms of History"

Should history be a book discipline? What constitutes "acceptable scholarship" in history? Professor Timothy Gilfoyle considers the rich and diverse forms that historical scholarship take from books, digital media, and public history projects in his article "The Changing Forms of History" in April's edition of Perspectives on History, the AHA newsmagazine.

"The Rise of the Nation-Saint" on November 5th

Prof. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame, discusses a pre-circulated paper on the efforts of U.S. Catholics to secure their first canonized saint for the third meeting of the 2015-2016 Ramonat Seminar Series.

Voices of Chicago Women Activists

Celebrate Women's History Month with the Women & Leadership Archives and the Chicago Area Women's History Council. Come hear multimedia excerpts of oral histories by Columbia College honors students featuring Chicago women activists and leaders. The event will be held on Sunday, March 16th from 2:00pm-5:00pm on the 1st floor of Piper Hall.

What was Chrysler Village and how did it get its name?

Public History graduate students know and shared their work on a historic nomination for the neighborhood with Ask Geoffrey on WTTW the other night. LEARN MORE

Closing the Gap

Sarah Doherty (PhD '12) reflects on the importance of the Preparing Future Faculty Program in equipping her, and other minority doctoral students, with the skills necessary for a career in academia. LEARN MORE

Final Spring Capstone Seminar Set for April 28: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

Final Spring Capstone Seminar Set for April 28

On Monday, April 28, the History Department will celebrate the final meeting of the spring undergraduate capstone seminar from 2:45 to 5:15 at the Aruppe House Jesuit Community (1030 W. Loyola Ave.). Over refreshments, six students will present their work:

Session 1 – Origins and Identities: Loyola’s Controversial Medical School and the Not-So-Pan American Union

Miguel Angel Lopez-Campos, “Rise of Loyola University: Expansion into Medical Education from 1908-1922”

Jazmin Bejarano, “The Struggle for True Pan-Americanism”

Session 2 – Myth and History: From the Authentic Genius of Leonardo to the Purported Mysteries of the Templars

Syremba Kendall, “The Hidden Symbolism and Interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper”

Richard Maloney, “The Knights Templar: Crafting a Story”

Session 3 – Texts and Meanings: The Prophet in His Hadith and the Bolsheviks in Their Diaries

Megan Meagher, “Ḥadīth and Its Making of the Prophet: Unraveling the Logic of Legitimacy through Hermeneutics”

Kevin Pastores, “Survival of High-Ranking Party Officials in Stalin’s Soviet Union”

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