Faculty Achievements and Publications Round-Up

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 …

SUNY Geneseo New Student Convocation Address (August 24, 2018)

Hello and WELCOME! When Dr. Battles invited me to address you today, I immediately said, yes, I would be thrilled, and I meant it. I am honored to be a part of your Geneseo origin story. I knew I had been offered a unique and important opportunity, although it came …

Faculty News and Achievements Round-Up

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. …

“Local History, Public Memory, and the Underground Railroad in Livingston County” with Catherine Adams

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 …

Professors Adams and Behrend on Local NPR Station

Professor Cathy Adams and Justin Behrend appeared this week on “Connections with Evan Dawson”, a radio program airing on Rochester NPR affiliate WXXI, to discuss perspectives on African-American history.  Behrend’s recently-published book, Reconstructing Democracy, was discussed extensively.  You can read more about the program and listen to the conversation here.

Teachers’ Day 2014

On Friday, March 14, the History Department hosted its first “Teachers’ Day” event.  Conceived of as an opportunity to put Geneseo History faculty in touch with local high school educators, the event attracted 45 teachers representing districts in Livingston, Monroe, Genesee, Steuben, and Wyoming Counties.  Morning workshops led by Joe …

Recent Publications and Events

The department congratulates two colleagues on recent publications.  In March 2013, Tze-ki’s Hon’s monograph entitled Revolution as Restoration: Guocui Xuebao and China’s Path to Modernity, 1905-1911 was released by Brill. The publicity page is available here. Additionally, Justin Behrend’s article entitled “Facts and Memories: John R. Lynch and the Revising …

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