The University of Maine\u27s History Department\u27s Statement Regarding the Protests Against Racism and Police Violence

The University of Maine\u27s History Department posted a Statement regarding the protests against racism and police violence in June 2020 in response to the death of George Floyd and the re-emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement over the Summer of 2020. In this statement the History Department added a condense and modified version on the American Historical Association\u27s statement on the history of racism in the United States. They also recognized the historical relationship of slavery in Maine and the stolen land from the Wabanaki that the University occupies. The department also added their support to the protests and activists demanding structural change against racism and police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/racial_justice/1048/thumbnail.jp

Department of History Symposium Series, featuring Dr. Edward Baptist

As the only Ph.D.-granting department int he Humanities in the entire state, the History Department at the University of Maine plays a crucial role training humanists who staff cultural organizations throughout the state, including all other UMS campuses, and many faculty and staff positions at UMaine. The October 16 Lecture will bring an expert to campus to speak about the Morrill Land Grant act and how it transformed US values for the modern era.This lecture is a keystone in CLAS and UMHC programming for the Homecoming Weekend, and it will be followed by a CLAS alumni and friends reception at the University Club in Fogler Library that will be paid for with separate funds that have been provided by UMHC executive committee members

History Department Newsletter, 2022

History Department Newsletter, 2022 Inside this Issue: Alumni Spotlight: Mary CopelandNotes from the ChairCelebrating the Career of Dr. Elizabeth McKillenFaculty UpdatesGraduate Student UpdatesUndergraduate SpotlightGraduate SpotlightFaculty SpotlightRemembering Bill BakerSpring 2022 History Graduate

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2018

In this issue: Political Science majors Shaman Kirkland and Hamdia Ahmed help organize March for Our Lives New World Languages Options Screening of the film “Of Many: Then and Now” and moderated discussion with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and Imam Khalid Latif (De)Constructing Race, Equality, and Power at SPACE Gallery Registration information HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2018 HTY/POS Internship Fall 2018 Ron Schmidt\u27s forthcoming book Reading Politics with Machiavellihttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1000/thumbnail.jp

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2015

In this issue: Professor Allan Whitmore Lecture Portland Women’s History Trail app Registration information Scholarship recipients HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2015 HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2015 Department Newshttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1005/thumbnail.jp

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2016

In this issue: New Race and Ethnic Studies Minor Ron Schmidt in the news Robert Klotz and Dmitry Bam lecture Maine Model United Nations Conference HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2016 HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2016 HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2016 Student appreciation Libby Bischof presenting at the Third Annual Historians forum at the Maine Historical Society Eileen Eagan at the annual national Council on Public History conference in Baltimore, Marylandhttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1004/thumbnail.jp

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2017

In this issue: New Faculty: Lacey Sparks Exhibition: Letters Home: Harriet Sweetser and the Gorham Normal School at the Turn-of-the-Century Student appreciation USM Special Collections Exhibition: The Forgotten Heroines of the Easter Rising by Irish Sculptor Betty Newman-Maguire HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2017 HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2017 HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2017https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1002/thumbnail.jp

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2016

In this issue: Exhibition co-curated by Libby Bischof, Picturing Maine History Student Named UNUM Scholar Exhibit: Visualizing Uncle Tom’s Cabin Adam Tuchinsky named interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences New faculty: Timothy Ruback Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC) Leroy Rowe class visit to Augusta “Social Media and Revolutions,” talk by Adeline Koh, Director of the Center for Digital Humani-ties at Stockton College HTY/POS Courses Offered Spring 2016 HTY/POS Internships Offered Spring 2016https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1003/thumbnail.jp

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2017

In this issue: Maine Model United Nations Conference The Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities Program W.E.B. Du Bois: Becoming an American Program Registration information Ron Schmidt\u27s column in Maine Beacon HTY/POS Courses Offered Spring 2017 HTY/POS Internships Spring 2017 Abraham Peck received a DLitt (Doctor of letters) degree from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England USM History on Instagram: @usmhistory HTY spring trip to New York City Libby Bischof\u27s class visit to Abbe Museum Judeo-Christian and Islamic Values an opinion article written by Abraham Peckhttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hty-pos-registration-newsletter/1001/thumbnail.jp

The Black Bear Undergraduate History Journal

Inaugural Black Bear Undergraduate History Journal. This publication is an initiative of UMaine History graduate students, including Dylan O’Hara, PhD student and chief editor, intended to highlight some of the strongest undergraduate essays from the academic year