“Our concentration is on the county’s history and the idea behind the site is to learn, use, and contribute material.”–Jason Stacy
Left to Right: Lesley Thompson, Research Assistant and Ph.D student; Brendon Floyd, Research Assistant and Master’s Student; Suze Gibson, social studies teacher.
Over the past three years, the historical branches of Madison County have been growing […]
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jeffrey Manuel, PhD, associate professor of historical studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2018 Collaborative Research Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
The ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship grants the time and resources to write a book comparing the U. S. and Brazilian biofuels […]
The Department of Historical Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Edward L. Ayers, President Emeritus and Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities at the University of Richmond. Professor Ayers is a renowned Civil War historian and the author or editor of 10 books. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award, was the […]
Jessica Harris, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies within Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions’ (CMIS) inaugural Aspiring Leaders Forum and Mentoring Program.
“I am so honored to have been selected,” said Harris. “The Penn Center does critical work […]
Words and phrases used by western media to describe Arabs and Muslims do not exist among natives of the Middle East.
SIUE students participate in Dabke, a traditional group dance that varies by country in the Middle East. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
Members of the SIUE Arabic club and Saudi Student Association hand out brochures about Arabic […]
The stories of the iron mining communities in northeast Minnesota may often get overlooked in American lore.
SIUE history professor Jeff Manuel speaks at his book signing event at the University bookstore in April. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Manuel)
Like the California gold rush, thousands fled to the region during the 19th century to mine huge deposits […]
SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences student senators believe changes in the student government structure will give better representation to CAS students next fall.
Cody Osborne
Landon Montgomery
Haley Schlecht
Students were elected by direct vote from students enrolled in each college on candidates who were also enrolled in their respective colleges. This year’s CAS representatives are sophomore Cody […]
Comparing two of the more famous western European explorers from different time periods required some innovative thinking by SIUE graduate student Samantha Thompson.
Historical Studies graduate student Samantha Thompson speaks during her presentation at Peck Hall April 8. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
Thompson compared the two explorers during her Brown Bag series presentation titled “Motivations for Explorers: […]
Anthony Cheeseboro remembers the night he first dreamed in Arabic.
Dr. Anthony Cheeseboro, history professor, speaks at the Brown Bag series lecture in Peck Hall. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
He lay in his bed at the University of Khartoum in South Sudan during his’s dissertation studies at Michigan State University. Then a 30-year old PhD student, he […]
SIUE students, faculty and local community members convened at the Morris University Center on Jan. 20 to discuss polarizing and controversial topics for SIUE’s first Black Lives Matter Conference.
Senior psychology major Melvina Chaney speaks on the student panel during the Black Lives matter conference Jan. 20 at the Morris University Center. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
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