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Announcements

History Tutoring Available - Spring 2012 Semester

Tutoring for history classes is available from our department Graduate Assistant, Robert Sharma. He can tutor any student enrolled in US History I and II (HI 111 or HI 112), World Civ I, II, or III (HI 103, 104 and 105) or PO 101. Students wishing to make an appointment should either email Mr. Sharma at rsharma2@worcester.edu or sign up on the availability sheet within the History office at the secretary's desk.

U.S. Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration

The Worcester State University Department of History and Political Science will be hosting a multi-year commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the U.S. Civil War. The commemoration will feature guest speakers, film, and performance art, and the Department cordially welcomes university students, faculty and staff, Worcester community members, and area schools to share in our commemoration events.

See "Events" below for a complete listing of what's coming up in Spring 2012.

News of the History Department

New History Titles in the Library
Recently arrived in the library, these titles might be of interest to history students and faculty.

--Muslims in America: A Short History (Oxford University Press)
--A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot (Mary Walton, Palgrave MacMillan)
--What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America (Peggy Pascoe, Oxford University Press)
--1969: The Year Everything Changes (Skyhorse Press)
--Thanksgiving: the Biography of an American Holiday (James W. Baker, University of New Hampshire Press)
--A Nation of Immigrants (Susan Martin, Cambridge University Press)
--Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America (Jeffrey Stout, Princeton University Press)
--Love Canal Revisited: Race, Class and Gender in Environmental Activism (Elizabeth Blum, University Press of Kansas)
Put Your Degree to Work

If you're thinking about how to use your History or Political Science degree, here are two books you might find useful. And check with your advisor, the departmental secretary or the Career Center for more ideas.

Great Jobs coverGreat Jobs for History Majors, 3rd ed, by Stephen Lambert and Julie DeGalan

What To Do coverWhat To Do With Your History Or Political Science Degree, Sarah Dunham and the Staff of the Princeton Review

Phi Alpha Theta
If you are a history major, with at least 18 credits of history courses, and you have a 3.25 GPA in your history courses, with a 3.0 GPA overall, you may be eligible to be inducted into the history honor society of Phi Alpha Theta. Consult with Mrs. Houde or Professor Smith for more information.
 
 

Events

54th Massachusetts Regiment - April 12
The Department welcomes Ryan McNabb, Boston African American National Historic Site Park Ranger, and Sergeant Emmett Bell-Sykes, President of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company A, for a special presentation, titled "Men of Color to Arms! The Story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment." Join us in the Eager Auditorium in the Sullivan building on April 12th at 2:00 pm. All events are free and open to the public.

This presentation is part of the History and Political Science Department's multi-year Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration.
 
 
 
Links of Interest
  Department Brochure (PDF)
  The American Historical Association
  The Organization of American Historians
  The New England Historical Association
  H-Net
  Center for History and New Media
  American Political Science Association


Contact Us
  
  History & Political Science
  Department
  Worcester State University
  486 Chandler Street
  Worcester, MA 01602
 
  Building:

  Sullivan 327


  Phone:
  (508) 929-8162

  Fax:
  (508) 929-8155
 

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