"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

Loyola Alumnus Named Executive Director of the Urban History Association : Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

Loyola Alumnus Named Executive Director of the Urban History Association

The Urban History Association has selected Timothy B. Neary (PhD, 2004) to serve as its executive director, starting January 2015. Dr. Neary is Associate Professor of American Studies and History at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. His first book, Crossing Parish Boundaries: African Americans and Catholic Interracialism in Chicago, 1914-1954, is based on his Loyola dissertation and will soon be published by the University of Chicago Press. Neary also received his MA from Loyola.

In the upcoming Urban History Association newsletter, Neary highlights his longstanding commitment to the organization: "As a member of the UHA since the late 1990s, I was the US books bibliographer for The Urban History Newsletter from 2000 to 2014. In my new role as Executive Director, I hope to support the UHA's mission of 'stimulating interest and forwarding research and study in the history of the city in all periods and geographic areas.'"

In related news, Loyola Associate Professor of History Dr. Michelle Nickerson has been named to the UHA Board of Directors.

Congratulations to Dr. Neary and Dr. Nickerson!

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