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TCNJ History Department Statement on Racism
The History Department of The College of New Jersey condemns the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others. We stand against the violence by law enforcement at peaceful demonstrations. We are in solidarity with our Black colleagues, students, and fellow citizens, and we pledge to use our historical perspective to examine… Continue Reading
Congratulations TCNJ History Class of 2020!
Congratulations to the TCNJ History Class of 2020. Download your Commencement Program 2020. Continue Reading
Senior History Major Jillian Farley named NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
Congratulations to senior history major Jillian Farley for achieving this honor twice in her TCNJ career! To be named a Scholar of Distinction, student-athletes were required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or higher through the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. Continue Reading
Congratulations to Christopher Loos and Gabriella Manetta!
Christopher Loos and Gabriella Manetta were chosen to carry the Gonfalons for the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences and Education respectively for the Collegewide Commencement ceremony. Congratulations are in order for this high honor! Continue Reading
Professors Christopher Fisher and Robert McGreevey Present at American Historical Association
On January 7, 2018, Dr. Christopher Fisher and Dr. Robert McGreevey presented on their book, Global America, at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Congratulations to both professors on their hard work and achievements! Continue Reading
Congratulations to Dr. Roman Kovalev and Christopher Loos for their Conference Presentation!
On September 30, Dr. Roman Kovalev and junior history major Christopher Loos traveled to Rome to present their paper, Viking-Rus’ Mercenaries in the Byzantine-Arab Syrian Wars of the 950s-960s: the Numismatic Evidence, at the 5th Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage in Rome, Italy. Congratulations to both! Continue Reading
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Fisher and Dr. Robert McGreevey on the Publication of Global America!
The history department is excited to announce that Global America, The United States in the Twentieth Century (Oxford, 2018) has just been published. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/global-america-9780190279905?cc=us&lang=en&# Global America tells the story of how Americans were swept up in the swift-moving currents of twentieth-century world history. The book grew out of the life work and scholarship of the late historian Alan… Continue Reading
Dr. Matthew Bender Receives Contract for Upcoming Book for 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Bender on receiving a contract for his monograph, entitled Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro. The book will be published in 2019 in the prestigious series, New African Histories at Ohio University Press. Dr. Bender’s project was supported by the Gitenstein-Hart Sabbatical Prize… Continue Reading