When Distinguished Professor of History Michael Leroy Oberg launched the Center for Local and Municipal History 2018, he had little experience writing proposals for grants funding. Since then he has submitted several proposals to federal agencies and private foundations and been awarded three grants. A recent proposal, The Gardiner Foundation …
It’s been a busy semester in the SUNY Geneseo Department of History! Here’s some of what our faculty has been up to over the past few months. Catherine Johnson Adams (Associate Professor, U.S. History) was appointed to a term as co-chair of the Black Studies program, together with Maria Lima …
We’ve had a busy few months here in the History Department! Here’s a round-up of some of the individual and collective achievements of our faculty. In October, SUNY Geneseo Provost and Professor of History Stacey Robertson opened the annual Historians Against Slavery Conference at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England. …
We were pleased and proud to host our fourth annual Teacher’s Day event here in the History Department on Friday, March 10. Approximately 50 high school history teachers from 17 school districts in the region came to hear Geneseo faculty members review scholarly trends in U.S. and global history. Faculty …
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 …
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.
