"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

Apply Now for the Spring 2016 Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

Apply Now for the Spring 2016 Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar

The Newberry Library, one of several new workplaces for Loyola public historians.

The Spring 2016 Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar is entitled "Break the Chains: Revolt, Rebellion, and Resistance in the World of Atlantic Slavery" and will be taught by Dr. John Donoghue (Associate Professor of History, Loyola University Chicago) and Dr. Jeffrey Glovery (Associate Professor of English, Loyola University Chicago). Click here for more details about applying.

Applications for the spring 2016 seminar are due by noon on October 28, 2015.

Participation in this seminar earns history undergraduate students 6 credit hours. 3 of these credits replace the HIST 291 seminar requirement and 3 credits replace one 300-level United States history elective.

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