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Rise of the Black Pharaohs
Saint Peter’s University always has a full schedule of activities going on in February in order to celebrate Black History Month. But it is not every year that we have a chance to go back so far into black history as we will be doing next week. On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 2:30pm in the […]
Junior History Major Awarded Scholarship in Recognition of Volunteer Work
Gineen Abuali ’21 has been awarded a scholarship in recognition of her community involvement and volunteer work. Abuali is a commuter student from North Bergen, NJ, majoring in history, who serves as a senator for the Student Government Association (SGA) and the president of the Muslim Student Association (MSA). The PNC Barry Gillman Humanitarian Scholarship recognizes […]
Introducing a NEW travel course to Greece!
The History Department is proud to announce a new, international travel course to Athens, Greece! Dr. Maria Americo will be offering Living Ancient History in Greece in the spring of 2021. You’ll have a wonderful time exploring some of the most beautiful and engaging museums, monuments, and ancient and archaeological sites in and around Athens, Greece. If you […]
Three students inducted into Phi Alpha Theta
Congratulations are in order for seniors Matthew Blumensteel, Lia Finnegan, and Nicole Font, who were inducted into the Pi-Pi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ), the National History Honor Society, last week. They were invited to join Phi Alpha Theta based on their ability to have completed at least 12 credits of History courses and 90 […]
History professor to host discussion with MSA
On Monday, November 25 at noon in Pope Lecture Hall, the Muslim Student Association is sponsoring a discussion with Dr. Maria Americo, Assistant Professor of History, titled “Jerusalem and Religion.” All are welcome to come and hear the talk, which will explain the historical significance of the city of Jerusalem to the three Abrahamic religions. […]
Professor’s talk commemorates fall of the Berlin Wall
Yesterday, students gathered to hear Adjunct Lecturer in History, Christiane Warren, Ph.D., speak about the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Dr. Warren served as a civilian translator, attached to the 5/502nd Infantry Battalion of the U.S Army Berlin Brigade during the final years of the Cold War. She also spent part of her […]
History Department alumna featured in Smithsonian video
We are so proud to share with everyone this video from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. featuring one of our History alumnae, Chayanne Hyde. Chayanne works as a museum educator at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. She has often spoken about how her time at Saint Peter’s […]
Adjunct Lecturer in History to give presentation on 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The History Department invites all in the campus community to come hear Christiane Warren, Ph.D, adjunct lecturer in History, on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 11am in the West Room of the Duncan Family Skyroom for a presentation entitled “30 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Recollections and Reflections on the Cold War.” […]
And the Bake Off winner is…
The History Department would like to thank all who came to the 6th Annual Book Fair & Bake Off in the department on Wednesday, 9 October and made the afternoon so much fun. The winner of this year’s Bake Off is Dr. Maria Americo with her Gooey Cookie Brownie! Her simple recipe beat out a […]
New York Times Article Shows History Majors Earn More!
A recent piece in the Sunday edition of The New York Times Economic Review says liberal arts majors can have higher salaries in the long run than their peers in STEM. The article by David Deming, Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, states that while studies show STEM majors have […]