Department of History

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1	International Education Week kicks off Northern Iowan 119:23, p.1	11/14/2022	International Education Week, November 14-18, will celebrate the stories of international students, faculty, and departments across UNI's campus. Caroline Christensen lists out the different events that will be held throughout the week.
2	History and political science departments to present "A History of Reproductive Rights" Northern Iowan 119:7, p.1	09/19/2022	UNI's Departments of History and Political Science will be hosting a free to attend panel in Lang Hall to discuss the history of reproductive rights. Mallory Schmitz writes more details about the organizations and people involved; photo.
3	History department discusses witch hunts, language use Northern Iowan 117:45, p.4	03/29/2021	Jennifer McNabb, Head of the History Department, hosted a lecture to discuss language and power among women in the early England's witch hunts. This lecture was part of the Phi Alpha Theta Lecture Series in recognition of Women's History Month; photo.
4	Examining Christianity in Japan and Iowa Northern Iowan 117:37, p.5	03/01/2021	Professor of history Dr. Reiner H. Hesselink presented on the German immigrant Francis Xavier Bullinger, was a missionary to Iowa and instrumental in building Dyersville's basilica, and his namesake St. Francis Xavier, a missionary to Asia who brought Christianity to Japan. Hesselink's lecture was part of the monthly Phi Alpha Theta lecture series; photo.
5	Library exhibit explores WWI impact Northern Iowan 116:28, p.5	01/16/2020	The exhibit "World War I: Lessons and Legacies" is on display in the Rod Library Learning Commons through February 15. The exhibit is courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the National Museum of American History, U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, and Smithsonian Women's Service. It includes artifacts from the UNI Museum and documents and photos from the Special Collections and University Archives. Two lectures will happen in conjunction with the exhibit: "Warriors, Caregivers, and Patriots: Women's Experiences in the First World War," by associate history professor Emily Machen, and "For the Fallen: Military Cemeteries of the Western Front," by associate history professor Thomas Connors; photos.
6	UNI to host 41st Annual Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture in History Public Relations News Release 2014:36, p.1	09/09/2014	Elliot West, professor of history at the University of Arkansas will present "The West Before Lewis and Clark: Three Lives" at UNI's 41st Annual Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture. The lecture is September 17, in Seerley Hall, room 115.
7	Panelists discuss Kennedy's history Northern Iowan 110:25, p.1	11/22/2013	Panelists discussed President John F. Kennedy's life and assassination during Monday night's panel, "Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy."
8	Discussion of a national tragedy to be held at UNI Public Relations News Release 2013:118, p.1	11/11/2013	UNI will host a panel discussion entitled, "Reflecting on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy". The event is free and open to the public.
9	UNI to host 40th Annual Carl L., Becker Memorial Lecture in History Public Relations News Release 2013:33, p.1	09/05/2013	Muzaffar Alam will be speaking at UNI for the Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture. Alam will be speaking on South Asian cultures and political and institutional history.
10	UNI professor to present lecture on immigration in Iowa Public Relations News Release 2012:185, p.1	01/31/2013	Professor Mark Grey will deliver his lecture, "Immigration and Ethnic Diversity in Iowa". This lecture will focus on the arrival of diverse immigrant populations in Iowa.
11	UNI to host 39th Annual Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture in History Public Relations News Release 2012:48, p.1	09/06/2012	Geoffrey Parker, professor of history at Ohio State University will deliver the first in a series of lectures. The event is free and open to the public.
12	Facebook: UNI professors you loved Northern Iowa Today 95:2, p.2	06/01/2012	Excerpts from Facebook comments about favorite faculty members; photo.
13	History research gift honors UNI faculty Northern Iowa Today 95:1, p.23	04/01/2012	Kevin Boatright gave $5000 to support research by undergraduates in the Department of History; photo.
14	UNI history department to raise funds for tsunami relief. Public Relations News Release 2010:290, p.1	04/12/2011	Three events will be held to raise fund for those affected. The events are slide show lecture, a presentation at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church and a film showing.
15	UNI College of Social and Behavioral Sciences offering scholarships Public Relations News Release 2010:146, p.1	11/15/2010	Applications are being accepted for the Alderman Scholars Program. The scholarship program is open to incoming freshman, transfer students, and current students. The Alderman Scholars Program was established by a grant from the Everett Alderman Endowment.
16	SBS scholarship applications being accepted at UNI Public Relations News Release 2010:145, p.1	11/15/2010	The SBS scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Applicants will be judged by high school records, performance on standardized tests, academic honors and achievements, and other evidence of academic accomplishments and promise.
17	'Town and Gown' Lecture to be held at UNI Public Relations News Release 2010:125, p.1	11/02/2010	The Department of History will present "Town and Gown When the Dow was Down: Cedar Falls and ISTC in 1933," by Ruth Ratliff, director of campaigns, development & foundation.
18	UNI professor to present 'Contextualizing Assyrian Brutality' Public Relations News Release 2010:95, p.1	10/13/2010	Robert Dise, a associate history professor, will discuss the Assyrians' reputation for savagery and will explore how their brutality arose out of their faith in their chief god, Ashur, and their commitment to maintaining order in the world.
19	UNI lecture on Sotomayor and Kagan nominations Public Relations News Release 2010:47, p.1	09/14/2010	"The American Mass Public and the U. S. Supreme Court: The Sotomayor and Kagan Nominations" is the topic of the R. Gordon Hoxie Lecture. James L. Gibson, Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government at Washington University, will deliver the lecture.
20	UNI lecture to explore French efforts to eliminate visible signs of Islam Public Relations News Release 2009:312, p.1	03/03/2010	"Women, the Veil, and Freedom: Europe and Islam in the Twenty-First Century" is the title of a lecture to be given by Emily Machen, professor of history, in Seerley Hall.
21	Feb. 10 lecture at UNI explores power of positive thinking, proper eating Public Relations News Release 2009:257, p.	02/04/2010	Trudy Eden will give a lecture on "Metaphysics and Meatless Meals: Why Diet was Important to the New Thought Movement of the early 20th Century." Those who participateed in the movement believed in the power of positive thinking.
22	Jan. 20 lecture to focus on transformation of Buenos Aires between 1880 and 1950 Public Relations News Release 2009:227, p.1	01/14/2010	Pablo Ben, assistant professor of Latin American history, will present "From City to Sin to Family Haven: the Transformation of Buenos Aires between 1880 and 1950." Ben will discuss how modern homosexual and heterosexual identities began to emerge.
23	Nov. 11 history lecture to focus on letter condemning 18th century emperor Public Relations News Release 2009:154, p.1	11/05/2009	Lou Fenech, professor of history, will present "The Epistle of Victory: A Persian Letter to the Mughal King AtB" in Seerley Hall. Fenech will focus on the histography of an 18th century letter written from the 10th Sikh Guru to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
24	UNI professor to give lecture on history of corpses on Oct. 14 Public Relations News Release 2009:101, p.1	10/06/2009	"Service after death: the political use of corpses" is the title of a lecture to be given by Thomas Connors in Seerley Hall. The lecture will explore the effect that the dead have on the legitimacy of governments.
25	"Soapboxes, Shakespeare and Socialism" samples of civil rights supporter Northern Iowan 106:11, p.1	10/06/2009	Eric Arnesen, professor of history at George Washington University, was the featured speaker at the annual Carl L. Becker Lecture. He addressed the life of A. Philip Randolph in a personal and detailed manner; photo.
26	UNI to host annual Becker Lecture, Sept. 30 Public Relations News Release 2009:62, p.1	09/17/2009	"Soapboxes, Shakespeare, and Socialism: The Emerging Radicalism of A. Philip Randolph" will be the topic delivered by Eric Arnesen, professor of history at The George Washington University.
27	UNI student group receives international award Public Relations News Release 2009:31, p.1	09/08/2009	The Center for Inquiry International (CFI), headquartered in Amherst, N. Y., presented the award to the Iowa Freethinkers and Inquirers (UNIFI). The CFI board decided that of all the events held by their 200-plus campus groups, the UNI event was the best.
28	John Johnson to speak at UNI on Constitution Day, Sept. 17 Public Relations News Release 2009:27, p.1	09/02/2009	The event is free and open to the public. The lecture will cover constitutional history and how key constitutional language has been interpreted, as well as the Judge Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings.
29	UNI to host lecture on pre-modern Chinese history Public Relations News Release 2008:439, p.1	04/02/2009	"The (Sixth-Century) Reunification of China" will be the topic by Charles Holcombe, professor of history. He will explore the pivotal era in pre-modern Chinese history that led to China's reunification in 589 A.D. under one imperial dynasty.
30	The ultimate road trip Northern Iowan 105:33, p.9	02/06/2009	Kendra Willey aided in the writing of the script for the documentary, "Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway"; photo.
31	UNI College of Social and Behavioral Sciences offers scholarships Public Relations News Release 2008:310, p.1	01/16/2009	The Alderman Scholars Programs awards up to $6,000 per year for up to four years to assist "needy, worthy and appreciative students, who are majoring in, or are intending to major in, a field of study within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences."
32	UNI history lecture to be on a 'forgotten' Iowa woman Public Relations News Release 2008:198, p.1	11/05/2008	Cheryl Mullenbach, an independent scholar from Des Moines, will deliver the lecture focusing on the story of Julia Addington, the first woman elected to public office in Iowa. Addington's legacy "has been overlooked--or forgotten--by most historians.
33	Civil War lecture at UNI, Oct. 8 Public Relations News Release 2008:107, p.1	09/30/2008	"Elmer Ellsworth and James Jackson: The Politics of Martyrdom in the U. S. Civil War" will be the topic of a lecture by Sarah Purcell, associate professor of history at Grinnell College.
34	CROW Forum series at UNI to kick-off Oct. 6 Public Relations News Release 2008:104, p.1	09/26/2008	The first CROW (Current Research on Women) Forum will begin with Emily Machen presenting "Religions, Women, and the Struggle against 'White Slavery' in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century France."
35	UNI to host demonstrations of Guatemalan weaving Public Relations News Release 2008:95, p.1	09/24/2008	Virginia Gibbs and Luz Maria Hernanez, both professors from Luther College, will share their research on the small weaving co-op formation based in Postville called Nuevo Amanecer, which is made up of all Guatemalan women.
36	UNI's next Becker history lecture will discuss Augustine and early Christian thought Public Relations News Release 2008:75, p.1	09/15/2008	David Hunter's academic interests lie in the early history of Christianity and the history of Christian thought, and he has published several books and numerous articles on Greek and Latin writers of the early church.
37	Affirmative action: history of controversy Northern Iowan 104:53, p.1	04/29/2008	Affirmative action describes a number of policies that are aimed at ending discrimination by race, gender, and religion.
38	UNI professor will give lecture on the Supreme Court and affirmative action Public Relations News Release 2007:607, p.1	04/16/2008	Professor John Johnson will talk about race-based considerations for admission to higher education.
39	Harvard professor on government and the press to deliver Hoxie Lecture at UNI Public Relations News Release 2007:529, p.1	03/28/2008	"The Press and the Voters: A Look at the 2008 Presidential Primaries" will be presented by Thomas Patterson April 3.
40	UNI will celebrate Women's History Month with history lecture on 17th century incident Public Relations News Release 2007:509, p.1	03/19/2008	"The Female Indian Killer Memorialized: Hannah Duston and the Nineteenth-Century Feminization of American Violence" will be presented by Barbara Cutter March 26.
41	Miracle shrine in Greece topic for UNI history lecture Public Relations News Release 2007:438, p.1	02/20/2008	Gregory Bruess will be speaking February 27.
42	Lecture on museums and interpreting history Public Relations News Release 2007:279, p.1	11/08/2007	"Museums and the Art and Politics of Interpreting History" will be presented by Sue Grosboll November 14.
43	UNI Public History Program Internship Advisory Council annual meeting Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	05/11/2007	The Public History Program Internship Advisory Council held its annual meeting; list of members.
44	UNI history lecture to discuss new world renaissance Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	03/28/2007	Charlotte Wells will be presenting "The New World Renaissance: Jacques Le Moyne, Theodore de Bry and The French Experience in Florida" Wednesday, April 4.
45	Avoid déjà vu by watching foreign films Northern Iowan 103:41, p.9	02/27/2007	Current French films will be shown in Seerley Hall Room 115 for the next five weeks; photo.
46	UNI history lecture date changed Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	02/19/2007	The lecture "Aymara Participation in the 1899 Civil War in Bolivia: Race War or Liberal Mobilization?" will be taking place Wednesday, February 21.
47	UNI presents French-language film festival Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	02/13/2007	The film festival will begin Tuesday, February 20 and continue throughout the spring semester.
48	UNI professor to discuss 19th-century British justice Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	01/11/2007	"The Criminal In-Visible: Image as Evidence in Nineteenth-Century England" will be presented by Samuel Gladden.
49	News Brief/Calendar of Events Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	01/08/2007	Samuel Gladden will present "The Criminal Invisible: Image as Evidence in Nineteenth-Century England," as part of the Phi Alpha Theta/Department of History Lecture Series.
50	"Scotch Verdict and the Shifting Target of Censorship" topic for author's lecture at UNI Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	01/04/2007	Lillian Faderman will discuss her book, Scotch Verdict, January 13.