Andreas Meyris ’12 is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at George Washington University, specializing in American labor and political history. He contributed a piece to the Activist History Review which explores what the 1952 conviction of a police officer for civil rights violation tells us about police reform and …
Graduates of SUNY Geneseo’s History Department take with them the skills and knowledge they need to achieve some interesting things in life. Here’s a round-up of just some of the things our alums have been doing recently. Justin Vossler (’11) When he graduated from Geneseo in 2011, Justin Vossler took …
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 …
Todd Christensen, who graduated from Geneseo in 2015 with a history major, is working on the SNCC Digital Gateway (SDG), a collaborative project involving the SNCC Legacy Project, Duke University, and Civil Rights Movement scholars. At Geneseo, Todd completed a history honors thesis on Freedom Schools in the Civil Rights …
The History Department is excited about the possibilities for collaboration with SUNY Geneseo’s new facility located in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Thanks to the support of Geneseo alumnus Greg O’Connell, members of the SUNY Geneseo community will be able to engage in a variety of academic and service activities based in …
Since 2013, class of 2009 alumnus Andrew Gustafson has been working with the Bryan Museum in Galeveston, to develop a public space for exhibiting a major private collection of materials related to the history of Texas. Andrew completed a BA degree in History at Geneseo (with a department honors thesis …
In mid-September 2015, Geneseo alumna Audrey Watkins-Fox (class of 2011) appeared on the game show Jeopardy and walked away with $33,000 in prizes after two winning nights. You can read more about her experiences on the show here.
Geneseo alumnus (and Monroe County Assistant District Attorney) Bo Shoemaker was one of several area marathon runners profiled in an article in today’s Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Geneseo students will have an opportunity meet with Bo later this semester and talk about his experiences as a lawyer when he returns …
Geneseo alumnus Frank Cafarella (class of 2001) has been named as the winner of the 2015 Mark K. Bonsteel Tachau Teacher of the Year by the Organization of American Historians. Frank is currently a social studies teacher with the Spencerport (NY) Central School District. As a History major, he completed …
Geneseo was fortunate to have alumnus Tom Ingrassia back on campus for a week as part of a writer-in-residence program. He made several campus presentations, including a reading of his book One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity by Following Your Dreams and a class visit with students from Professor Cathy Adams’s …
