An article recently published by the American Historical Association, titled “History at the Office: How a Business Analyst Uses Her History Degree”, shows the way in which the author, Stephanie Fulbright, used her degree in History to garner success outside of the world of academia. To read about the ways in which a degree in History can prepare one for the business world follow the link below:
History at the Office: How a Business Analyst Uses Her History Degree
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On the evening of Thursday, March 8th, the History Department opened its O’Connell Initiative Annual Conference titled “The United States and Global Capitalism in the Twentieth Century” with Dr. Vanessa Ogle as it’s keynote speaker. Dr. Ogle is a professor of History at University of California-Berkeley with a focus on late-modern Europe. Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students alike filled the McNally Amplitheatre to hear Dr. Ogle’s talk, titled “Twilight Capitalists: The Global Cold War and the Unmaking of Post-War Colonialism”. Continue reading
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The end of the Spring Semester is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to plan for the upcoming academic year. Here are the graduate courses to be offered during the Fall Semester 2018. Stay tuned for the Spring offerings in the coming weeks! Continue reading
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Dr. Christopher Maginn, Professor of History and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Lincoln Center at Fordham University, has been featured as an expert in an article, written by Adam McCann, about the traditions of St. Patrick’s Day and the best cities in which to celebrate. Check out the article below:
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In February, Dr. Elizabeth Penry, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the History Department, participated in an international symposium, titled “Unsettling Resettlement: Forced Concentration of the Native Population in the Colonial Andes.” This international symposium co-sponsored by the Japanese National Ethnology Museum, Osaka and Vanderbilt University brought together a dozen scholars, including archeologists, anthropologists, and historians from Japan, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and the US to meet at Vanderbilt University for three days. The multi-disciplinary project is re-examining and digitally mapping the sixteenth century resettlement by Spaniards of upwards of 1,500,000 indigenous Andeans. Continue reading
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Tuesday, February 27th, the History Department celebrated the launch of Dr. Yuko Miki‘s new book, Frontiers of Citizenship: A Black and Indigenous History of Postcolonial Brazil. Dr. Miki, an Assistant Professor in the History Department, is an expert on Brazil and teaches classes on Latin America at the Lincoln Center Campus. The event was sponsored by the O’Connell Initiative on the Global History of Capitalism. Dr. Miki’s book, published by Cambridge University Press, demonstrates that to understand modern Brazil one must understand the histories of the African Diaspora, as well as those of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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An article recently published in The Chronicle of Higher Education titled “Over Time, Humanities Grads Close the Pay Gap With Professional Peers” shows that those who study the humanities do well in the job market over time. To read about the employment strengths and career skills of those who study the humanities follow the link below:
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