"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

History Faculty Honored for Teaching and Research: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

History Faculty Honored for Teaching and Research

The arrival of Spring brings a wealth of honors to the History Department faculty.

Professor Steven Schloesser, S.J. was named recipient of the Sujack Family Award for Excellence in Faculty Research for 2015 and Professor Suzanne Kaufman was named a Master Teacher in the College of Arts and Sciences. This is the second year in a row that History Department faculty won the Sujack Awared and were named a Master Teacher.

Professors Schloesser and Kaufman will be honored at the Sujack Awards Ceremony on April 21 at 4:15 PM in Coffey Hall, McCormick Lounge. All are welcome to attend and join the History Department in congratulating Professors Kaufman and Schloesser on their achievements!

Professor Ted Karamanski and Professor Eileen McMahon of Lewis University (Ph.D. Loyola, 1989), authors of Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2014), will be awarded the Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award by the Illinois State Historical Society. They will receive the award at a ceremony at the Illinois State Capitol on April 25. Congratulations Professors Karamanski and McMahon!

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