On Thursday March 31 at 7pm in Physics 101 the History Department and Eurasia/Middle East Society will co-sponsor the film screening of “Frame by Frame”. This acclaimed documentary film was made by four Afghan photojournalists following the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, when a free press emerged and a photography revolution was born.… Continue Reading
Events
“Taking Nicolas Bourbaki Personally: How the most intriguing mathematician in modern history tried (and failed, twice) to join the American Mathematical Society.”
Thursday, February 11 @ 3:30pm – SCP 117 Michael J. Barany – Princeton University Nicolas Bourbaki is widely considered one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, and is arguably the most intriguing mathematician in modern history. Part of his intrigue comes from the fact that while Bourbaki was a prolific author and… Continue Reading
Wednesday Sept. 23 — Dr. Hakim Adi, Pan-Africanism and Communism presentation
Please join us on Wednesday, September 23, as we welcome Dr. Hakim Adi, Professor of History at the England’s University of Chichester. Professor Adi will speak on Pan-Africanism, one of the important international social movements of the twentieth century, and its connection to communism. The presentation will take place from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Library Auditorium and… Continue Reading
Attention Seniors! Applications for the Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award now available!!!
Attention College Seniors: Applications are now open for the Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Awards! * Attend private seminars with eminent historians * Interact with historic documents during private archival visits * Spend an expenses-paid weekend in New York City History Scholar Award winners viewing a copy of the Thirteenth Amendment signed by… Continue Reading
Dont forget, 1989 Global Struggles for Social Justice lecture tomorrow night!
Tomorrow, November 13th there will be another 1989 Global Struggles for Social Justice lecture. The College of New Jersey’s own Dr. Jiayan Mi, will be lecturing on the, “Poetry of Protests and Mourning for the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.” This lecture will take place Loser Hall room 106 at 5:30 pm. Hope to see you all… Continue Reading
US Studies Minor approved courses for Winter, Spring and Summer 2015
US Studies Minor Course Listings 2015 Continue Reading
Congratulations to Jenn Fraunberger!
Jenn Fraunberger won the Academic Excellence Award in History for her paper entitled: Denkmal fur die ermordeten Juden Europas: A History and Controversy, 1945-2005, written in Hon 370/HIS 464: Creating and Contesting Sacred Spaces with Dr. Gross and Dr. Paces. Continue Reading
Second event of the 1989 Global Struggles for Social Justice lecture series
Don’t forget, October 30 is the second event of the 1989 Global Struggles for Social Justice lecture series entitled, A People Uncounted. The film, The Untold Story of the Roma People, will be shown at 7:00 pm in the TCNJ Library Auditorium with remarks by, Dr. Margaret Beissinger, from Princeton University. Hope to see everyone there! Continue Reading
Dr. Bender featured in article on faculty’s work with students at TCNJ
Check out this article which includes an interview from the TCNJ History Departments own, Dr. Bender! https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/16/how-college-new-jersey-rethought-faculty-work-student-success-mind Continue Reading
New Jersey 350th Anniversary Lecture Series, second lecuture on Oct. 16
Dr. Bryant Simon, from Temple University, will lecture on, “Atlantic City and the American Dream,” at 5:30 pm in the TCNJ LIbrary Auditorium, as a part of the New Jersey 350th Anniversary Lecture Series. Continue Reading