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151 'Twenty Years of Historical Prespective' to be topic of Northern Iowa's history lecture series, Wednesday (Nov. 9)
Public Relations News Release 1988:138, p.1
11/3/1988 Looking back at the events of the last 20 years will be the focus of the next lecture series. Lecture will use 1968 as a year to view the decade of the 1960s with all of its social, economic and political ramifications.
152 Anti-Semitism in American Historiography to be topic of Northern Iowa's history lecture series.
Public Relations News Release 1988:97, p.1
10/12/1988 Harold Wohl in his speech will address the new and richly diverse historical perspectives, developed over the past two decades, on anti-semitism in Amercia.
153 Department heads named
Woelfel--Jodi (Student--1988-1990)
Northern Iowan 85:4, p.5
9/9/1988 Professor Vajpeyi will head Political Science; John Johnson will head History; Ruth Anderson will head Social Work.
154 Alumnus thanks departments
Halstead--Kregg
Northern Iowan 85:2, p.2
8/30/1988 Praise for Department of History.
155 Whitnah leaves after 17 years of history
Northern Iowan 85:1, p.7
8/26/1988 Professor Whitnah will return to teaching and research.
156 Northern Iowa Department of History head, Donald Whitnah, to return to full-time faculty status
Public Relations News Release 1988:516, p.1
8/3/1988 Professor Whitnah will take students to Austria for a semester to study relationships between Austria and the U.S. He plans to complete two books.
157 Regents reports; budget OK'd
Nielsen--Kris (Student--1988)
Northern Iowan 84:60, p.3
6/10/1988 Winston Burt will head Affirmative Action; David Else will head PLS; John Johnson will head History Department; Dhirendra Vajpeyi will head Political Science Department; Jonathon Lu will be acting head of Geography Department.
158 Whitnah to resign headship
Stickfort--Patty
Public Relations News Release 84:58, p.1
5/3/1988 Professor Whitnah looks back on his work; photo.
159 Overseas study recommended by both professors, participants
Gardner--Michelle
Northern Iowan 84:43, p.9
3/4/1988 Department of History will send students to Austria; student talks about experiences in Regents London program.
160 President's Day: Which presidents rank as our greatest leaders?
Public Relations News Release 1987:258, p.1
2/8/1988 Professor Thomas Ryan reveals the most elite of U. S. presidents, as rated by historians and the general public.
161 Radio News Network Broadcast Briefs
Public Relations News Release 1987:179, p.1
12/16/1987 David Walker outlines Iowa's early attempts at statehood. Donald Whitnah and Tom Ryan list their top five news stories of the year. Dave Whitsett suggests strategies for keeping New Year resolutions. The Radio News Network shuts down for New Year's Day.
162 Iowa College Teachers of History to meet on Northern Iowa campus Saturday (Nov. 7)
Public Relations News Release 1987:119, p.1
11/4/1987 The annual conference of the Iowa College Teachers of History is held in the Redeker Center. Historians from various universities speak at the event, including Professors David Walker, Donna Maier, Jay Lees, and Donald Whitnah.
163 Thoreau's writings as related to American landscape painting is topic of next Northern Iowa History Lecture Wednesday (Oct. 21)
Public Relations News Release 1987:81, p.1
10/15/1987 Professor Richard Schneider conducts a series of lectures on the writings of Henry Thoreau at the Embassy Room of Maucker Union. Schneider examines the relationship between Thoreau's writing technique, and the work of 19th Century landscape painters.
164 Expert Harold Hyman to link Declaration of Independence with Constitution in UNI Becker Memorial Lecture Wednesday (Sept. 23)
Public Relations News Release 1987:37, p.1
9/15/1987 The Northern Iowa Historical Association, Phi Alpha Theta, Marshall Beard Memorial, and Department of History host a presentation by Professor Harold Hyman on the connections between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
165 Not a new way of teaching . . . just a rare way
Northern Iowa Today 16:1, p.1
9/1/1987 Look at teaching methods of several faculty including Professors Swenson, Eiklor, and Davis; photo.
166 UNI to graduate nearly 1,200 in exercises May 16
Public Relations News Release 1987:368, p.1
5/12/1987 Elizabeth Ruth Bingham conducts the student address in the spring commencement ceremonies, where Professor William Lang is awarded a doctor of humane letters degree. President Curris presided over the ceremonies, with the Wind Quintet providing music.
167 Regents approve granting of UNI honorary degree to Dr. William C. Lang
Public Relations News Release 1987:346, p.1
4/23/1987 Professor William Lang is presented with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Lang was recognized for his contributions to the humanities program, and as vice president of academic affairs.
168 UNI prof to discuss 'seesaw' use of slave labor in colonial Africa Wednesday
Public Relations News Release 1987:313, p.1
4/8/1987 Professor Donna Maier discussed the transition from slave to wage labor in German colonial Africa. Her lecture was part of the Phi Alpha Theta history program, and was held in Maucker Union. The lecture series was sponsored by the History Association.
169 Conference to highlight history, beliefs, lifestyle, of the Amish society April 25
Public Relations News Release 1987:300, p.1
4/3/1987 A conference on the religious practices, history, and lifestyle of the Amish was held in the Education Center. The conference included presentations from faculty members on Amish crafts, games, and history.
170 Birth control at the turn of the century is next UNI history lectue topic, March 11
Public Relations News Release 1987:248, p.1
3/4/1987 Professor Cynthia Goldstein performed a public presentation on birth control in the early 19th Century as a Phi Alpha Theta history lecture. She discussed the development of birth control laws, and the congressional debates that surrounded them.
171 'Waterloo's black history' topic for UNI history series Feb. 4
Public Relations News Release 1986:189, p.1
1/27/1987 Professors Ruth Bluford Anderson and Ada Tredwell conducted a series of lectures on black history in Waterloo from 1900 to 1940. The lectures were sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, the Historical Association, and the Department of History.
172 Merle Thompson Scholarship offered at UNI
Public Relations News Release 1987:117, p.1
11/21/1986 Students of history and humanities were given the opportunity to apply for the Merle R. Thompson Memorial Scholarship. Applicants were judged based on scholarly achievement, and a written essay on their career goals.
173 Soviet view of American political system is topic of UNI panel Wednesday (Nov. 5)
Public Relations News Release 1987:83, p.1
10/29/1986 University professors were joined to discuss the variety of relationships shared between the Soviet Union and the U.S. since 1917. The lecture series was presented by the Historical Association and Phi Alpha Theta, and held in Maucker Union.
174 Students petition to keep professor
Benzing--Shelley
Northern Iowan 82:54, p.4
4/29/1986 Would like temporary instructor William Lee to be retained on the history faculty.
175 Final UNI history lecture for season to feature Sunseri
Public Relations News Release 1986:349, p.1
4/8/1986 Sunseri will speak about "The Demagogue and the Historian: Huey P. Long and T. Harry Williams;" Long was assassinated in 1935 and Williams was the chair of Sunseri's dissertation committee at Louisiana State University.
176 Austrian diplomat to speak on international terrorism, disarmament Monday at UNI
Public Relations News Release 1986:272, p.1
2/24/1986 His address is entitled "Disarmament, Terrorism and other World Problems: Views of a Neutral Country".
177 Non-agression pact between Hitler, Stalin is next UNI history lecture topic Feb. 5
Public Relations News Release 1986:222, p.1
1/27/1986 The lecture is entitled "Bullies Make Strange Buddies: Hitler and Stalin, 1939-1941" and will be presented by Shepardson; it is part of a series sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta and Department of History.
178 Regents approve computer fee, enrollment cap concept
Morse--Julie A. (Class of 1988)
Northern Iowan 82:28, p.3
1/21/1986 $20 per semester fee approved; gives permission to UNI to consider enrollment cap; ElVon Warner to be acting dean of School of Business; David Walker to be acting head of History; approve tuition rates.
179 Walker is acting head of history
Alumnus 70:4, p.07
1/1/1986 Will replace Professor Whitnah, who is on leave.
180 Relationship between medieval economy, literacy, and history of accounting is next UNI history lecture topic Dec. 4
Public Relations News Release 1985:160, p.1
11/25/1985 Specifically, Mills will give a speech entitled "Accounting and Printing in Early Modern Italy: The Relationship Between Business, Printing and the Spread of Literacy;" sponsored by Historical Assoc, Dept of History and Phi Alpha Theta.
181 Connie Hohlfeld to Discuss Her Experiences in Nicaragua During UNI Speech Oct. 25
Public Relations News Release 1985:93, p.1
10/18/1985 Connie Hohlfeld spent five weeks in Nicaragua and plans to talk about her experiences at UNI; she feels that she was in a communist country that was as free as the United States.
182 UNI's Wohl to Speak on 'Historical Perspective of Holocaust' Wednesday
Public Relations News Release 1985:76, p.1
10/11/1985 Dr. Harold B. Wohl will give a lecture in the north Room of the Maucker Union over the holocaust and how it is overlooked in many history books.
183 Political, Economic and Cultural Life of Austria Featured at UNI Through December
Public Relations News Release 1985:60, p.1
9/30/1985 There is a series of Austria with a photography exhibition, films, and many speeches.
184 12th UNI Becker Lecture to Feature Chicago Professor William McNeill Sept. 18
Public Relations News Release 1985:25, p.1
9/10/1985 Mr. McNeill will talk about ethnic unity and polyethnicity at the Becker lecture.
185 Media impact topic for panel
Northern Iowan 81:20, p.9
11/13/1984 Robert Ross, Jack Hovelson, and O. R. Schmidt will participate in panel discussion.
186 Misconceptions of Soviets explained
Simcox--Laura (Laurie)
Northern Iowan 81:16, p.21
10/30/1984 Tim O'Connor speaks on the Soviet Union.
187 Historical books for sale
Moench--Linda
Northern Iowan 81:9, p.9
10/2/1984 The Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta will be holding their annual book sale on the top of the Union for two days.
188 Is oral tradition to be believed?
Hudson--Michael B. (HPELS Staff)
Northern Iowan 81:9, p.12
10/2/1984 Ivor Wilks speaks in the Becker Lecture Series.
189 Becker Lecture opens history speaker series
Alumnus 68:3, p.7
10/1/1984 Ivor Wilks speaks; schedule for year.
190 History lectures are for everyone
Camarigg--Valerie M. (Class of 1986)
Northern Iowan 81:5, p.18
9/18/1984 A look at this year's lectures.
191 Noted Civil War historian gives 10th Becker Lecture
Alumnus 67:3, p.8
10/1/1983 Don Fehrenbacher will speak; schedule of other lectures this year.
192 A fall history picnic
Northern Iowan 80:10, p.5
9/30/1983 Held at Seerley Park.
193 Riley article focuses on history program
Northern Iowan 79:54, p.10
5/3/1983 Glenda Riley published an article about starting the public history program at UNI.
194 Sage marks 50th year of UNI teaching
Alumnus 66:4, p.11
1/1/1983 Professor Sage honored; has continued to teach correspondence courses since his 1967 retirement; tree will be planted in his honor; photo.
195 UNI tuition going up to $990 a year
Armstrong--Kathryn R. (Class of 1982)
Northern Iowan 78:15, p.1
10/27/1981 UNI's tuition will increase to $990 a year due to action taken by the Board of Regents; Don Maypole will be acting head of Department of Social Work; Dean Talbott will head Department of History while Don Whitnah is on leave.
196 Grinnell professor to speak at UNI History Lecture
Public Relations News Release 1981:108, p.1
10/21/1981 "The Athenian Agora: Monuments and Machinery of Early Democracy" is the topic of Gerald V. Lalonde's address during the lecture series.
197 Cold war topic of UNI history lecture
Public Relations News Release 1981:66, p.1
9/28/1981 In a lecture as part of a series sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, UNI Historical Association, and UNI Department of History, Professor Shepardson will discuss the Soviet Union from 1917-1922.
198 'Requiem for populism in Latin America' topic of Becker lecture
Public Relations News Release 1981:32, p.1
9/1/1981 Professor Paul lDrake, of the University of Illinois. will present the Becker Lecture.
199 What's up
Northern Iowan 77:38, p.4
3/3/1981 Meetings and activities; SAMLE; Seniors in Education.
200 UNI Professor Shepardson to be visiting lecturer
Public Relations News Release 1980:389, p.1
2/26/1981 Professor Donald Shepardson will be a guess lecturer at UNI.

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