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Whale Watching in the Medieval North Atlantic
On Monday, February 4, join Dr. Vicki Szabo, author of Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea: Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic (Brill, 2008), for an exciting lecture exploring marine mammal use and populations in premodern Europe! This talk is the first "Medieval Environments" lecture of the semester, a collaboration between Loyola's Medieval Studies Center and Institute for Environmental Sustainability.
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Where Historians Teach Panel Discussion
Thinking about careers? Currently on the job hunt? Join us on Tuesday, April 9 at 4pm in Cuneo 312 for a panel on "Where Historians Teach: A Discussion About Teaching Careers for Historians in Secondary Ed, Higher Ed, and Public History." Panelists include: Sarah Doherty, PhD, Assistant Professor of History at North Park University; Bryan Escobar, MA, Public Historian, Arts and History Specialist, Waukegan Park District; Amelia Serafine, PhD, Instructor, San Antonio College; Charles Tocci, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago.
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Voices from Mundelein: Media Portal
This past summer, graduate students Jenny Clay and Nathan Ellstrand worked with the Women and Leadership Archives to create the Voices from Mundelein: Media Portal. Showcasing images alongside more than 30 interviews, the site shares the stories of women religious, students, staff, and faculty from Mundelein College.
VIEWHistorians in the Field: Ramblers at the 2019 AHA Conference
The American Historical Association took Chicago by storm this month and the Ramblers were there to greet them.
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Welcome Back Night for History Majors
All history majors are invited to attend a welcome back info session on September 11 at 4 PM in Crown Center 528. Learn more about the program, what requirements are needed to graduate, what you can do with a history degree post graduation, and ask any other questions you may have about the program.
DETAILSLoyola History Department Mourns the Death of Greg DeBenedictis
I am sad to report that Greg DeBenedictis, a former graduate student in the History Department, passed away in his sleep on 2 February 2019. For the past several years, Greg was battling diabetes and this most likely contributed to his death. Greg was an Americanist Ph.D. candidate in the History Department from 1990 to 1994. Before he left the program for personal reasons, he was working on a dissertation proposal that examined organized crime in Chicago, specifically “mob” funerals. He worked in IT Sales for Insight in the western suburbs for the last 15 years. Greg was known for his insatiable curiosity, historical inquisitiveness, and infectious wit, all of which made him a favorite student in the department during 1990s. His classmate David Blanke, now a professor of history at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, remembers that Greg “often commented that the happiest time of his life was when he was in graduate school,” adding that he “considered those who mentored him as great friends.” Greg’s sister Lauren, with whom he worked, thanks the Department “for really filling Greg’s life with joy. He was always his happiest laughing and enlightening much of the general population about history.” I know I speak for many in the department that Greg’s wonderful sense of humor and distinctive empathy for others will always be remembered and missed.
-Timothy Gilfoyle