"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 Public Historians Featured at the NCPH Conference : Loyola University Chicago

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Loyola Public Historians Featured at the NCPH Conference

Mural at the Monterey State Historical Park. https://www.flickr.com/photos/edbierman/6068799495/

Loyola public historians descended on Monterey, California for the National Council on Public History annual conference (March 19-22).

Professor Theodore Karamanski led the roundtable “Sustaining Public History through Community Engagement,” which featured MA student Kim Connelly Hicks and PhD student Rachel Boyle. Kim joined MA student Laura Pearce in presenting the poster “Addressing Absences: Exhibiting African American Suffragists.” Laura received one of only five graduate student travel awards from the NCPH. PhD student Will Ippen and the NCPH Task Force on Public History and Environmental Sustainability discussed the group’s white paper. Will was also co-facilitator with Devin Hunter, PhD candidate, of the working group “Innovative Reuse in the Post-Industrial City.” And Devin was selected as a “Drop-in Digital Consultant” for using historical Census data and basic GIS mapping.

In an effort to keep up with all the excitement in Monterey, Loyola attendees live-blogged highlights at the graduate student blog The Lakefront Historian. While not exactly a substitute for the California coast, the blog was worth the follow!

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