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At Worcester State University, we understand that the best learning includes doing. We offer you the opportunity to hone your knowledge and skills by working on faculty-led undergraduate research exploring topics like women’s history, the U.S. Civil War, and immigration. Many of our students have presented their research at such venues as the UMass Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference, the national Phi Alpha Theta conference, and the New England Historical Association conferences.
As a high-achieving history major, you also may be eligible to participate in an American Studies Seminar hosted by the American Antiquarian Society. AAS is a world-class academic research library located near the Worcester State campus. AAS’s annual fall program includes weekly seminars on a theme chosen by a visiting scholar. As a seminar participant, you’ll prepare an original research paper using AAS’s vast primary source collection.
Students, faculty and staff are celebrating Black History Month with a variety of educational, cultural and history events this month. This week, the University will welcome author and Bowdoin College Professor Anthony Walton at May Street Auditorium. Events later in the month include poetry jams, film screenings and the Sarah Ellen Sharbach Memorial Lecture: Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought.
From fascism to mitten memes, the uprising at the Capitol and its aftermath reflected issues and emotions as it reverberated through our society in countless ways. To lend coherence and perspective to the chaotic event, Worcester State University faculty members recently offered an online panel discussion titled “Teaching and Learning from the Attempted Coup of January 6th.”
Tanya Mears’ mother fought against Jim Crow segregation laws in the south decades ago. Once, as part of a group trying to integrate a lunch counter, she had coffee and cream poured on her head. Undaunted, her mother continued the struggle for racial equality for many years.
