Professor Cathy Adams will give a talk this Sunday in the Livingston County Historical Society Museum on how the Underground Railroad operated in this area. The talk is free and open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. Professor Adams has been a member of the Geneseo faculty …
Tumbling Walls: A GISP Dinner & Dialogue on U.S. Immigration Policies Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Interfaith Center, Franklin Street, Geneseo The Fifth Annual Geneseo Interfaith Service Project (GISP) Community Dinner & Dialogue is one of the featured events in the GISP Series. Two SUNY Geneseo …
Professor Emilye Crosby appeared on a recent episode of WXXI’s Need to Know, discussing how and why educators should address the Black Lives Matter movement in the classroom. Professor Crosby has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1995. She studies African-American history and the history of civil rights. …
Professor Ryan Jones will speak at a gathering of the Rochester Committee on Latin America on Wednesday, February 1 entitled “The U.S. Elections: What They Mean For Latin America.” Together with colleague Professor Karleen West (Political Science), he will discuss the likely impact of the incoming presidential administration on Latin …
In late December, 1776, and early January of the following year, General George Washington led his troops into battle – and won two unlikely victories that effectively saved the American cause in the Revolutionary War. On January 5, Professor Michael Oberg appeared on the radio show “WXXI Connections with Evan …
Professors Megan Brankley Abbas and Justin Behrend visited Brighton High School on December 9 to talk with interested high school teachers. Department of History faculty regularly work with history teachers from across the Rochester area and Finger Lakes region, sharing ways in which some of the latest in historical research …
Professor Michael Oberg will appear on tonight’s episode of WXXI’s “Need to Know”, where he will discuss the historical and political background of the Standing Rock Protests and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tune in to WXXI-TV, Channel 21.1 and Cable 11 or 1221 at 8pm on December 15.
Congratulations to department alum Jamie Bosket (Class of 2005), who has been named the next president and CEO of the Virginia Historical Society (VHS). The VHS, founded in 1831, is the official state historical society of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is one of the largest historical societies in the country. Jamie obtained a BA in …
The panel “Black Lives Matter: An Intergenerational Conversation on Fifty+ Years of Struggle” will take place at SUNY Geneseo on October 25 from 4-7pm in the College Union Ballroom. It will be an intergenerational conversation on 50+ years of struggle, including 1960s Civil Rights Movement activists and contemporary activists in …
Professor Oberg will host this round table discussion as part of SUNY Geneseo’s Cultural Harmony Week 2016. The panel will focus on the responsibilites and obligations that colleges and univerities have to Native American history and to contemporary Native communities. Participants will include Kevin White, Assistant Professor of American Studies …
