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Abbé Piquet and the Legacy of Mohawk-French Alliances in Times of War - Lecture
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 7:00pm

SCOTT STEVENS, PhD, (Mohawk) is the Director of the Newberry Library’s D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies in Chicago. His research interests concern the diplomatic and cultural strategies of resistance among North American Indians in the face of colonialism, as well as the political and aesthetic issues surrounding museums and the indigenous cultures they display. Dr. Stevens is currently working on a book-length research project entitled Indian Collectibles: Encounters, Appropriations, and Resistance in Native North America.

History Student Research & Creative Work Showcased In Two Campus Festivals At St. Lawrence
Fri, 04/27/2012 - 12:00pm

They have conducted research on everything from the viability of organic dairy farming in New York State to the mercury levels of birds in the St. Lawrence River valley, written short stories and created artwork in a range of media. On Friday, April 27, students at St. Lawrence University will present the results of their academic study at two festivals that celebrate academic achievement.

History majors organize Genocide Awareness Panel
Wed, 04/25/2012 - 7:30pm

On Wednesday evening, SLU's Amnesty International chapter will sponsor a Genocide Awareness panel and discussion featuring history majors Hunter Koski '14, Lizzy Mason '13, and Marilyn Limon '14. Mason will discuss mass rape during the Bosnian civil war, covering perpetrator goals and explaining how these fit within the UN's definition of genocide. Limon will examine the case of the Sudanese government's campaign of mass killing in Darfur, providing context to help make sense of these much-publicized events.

Induction Ceremony for Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 1:15pm

The 2012 induction ceremony for Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, will take place on Friday, April 20 at 1:15 in Herring Cole Hall. Refreshments will be served.

Anti-Slavery in the North Country Lecture
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 7:00pm

Bryan Thompson, DeKalb Town Historian will continue the discussion begun in late February by Amy Godine, Curator of the recent “Dreaming of Timbuctoo” Exhibit. He will highlight the experiences of local Abolitionists prominent in the 19th century Anti-Slavery Movement.

This event is free of charge.

Shabbat Lecture and Lunch with Professor Elun Gabriel
Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:00am

Dr. Gabriel, professor of European History at St. Lawrence University, will discuss the vibrant Jewish life in Germany in the 19th and early twentieth centuries, which was largely destroyed by the Nazis. He will also discuss the revival of Jewish life after 1945 and consider how it resembles and differs from pre-Nazi Jewish life.

Voting Rights History Exhibition & Lecture Set At SLU
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 8:00am

A traveling exhibition that delves into a little-known voting rights controversy in pre-Civil War New York State will be at St. Lawrence University, along with a talk by the exhibition's curator.

The exhibition, called "Dreaming of Timbuctoo," will be in Eben Holden North from February 27 through March 2, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Curator Amy Godine will give a talk titled "An Adirondack Timbuctoo: Afterlives of a Dream," on Monday, February 27, at 7 p.m. in the main room of Eben Holden. The talk and exhibition are open to the public, free of charge.

Assistant Professor of History Melissane Schrems presents research
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:00pm

Melissane Schrems, Assistant Professor of History at St. Lawrence University, will be presenting her research on “Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Women” discussion for the SUNY Potsdam Ann Righton Malone Women’s and Gender Studies Lecture Series.  The lecture will be held at 4:00 PM in the Fireside Lounge in the Barrington Student Union at SUNY Potsdam.  Refreshments will be provided.

Panel Discussion: "What Can You Do with a History Major?"
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 7:00pm

A panel discussion titled "What Can You Do wIth a History Major?" will take place at 7 p.m., and will be followed at 8 p.m. by a reception with refreshments.  President Fox (History alum, class of 1975) will be in attendance, and all history alums who are currently employed at SLU will be invited

Please join us..

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Under the Cloak of Darkness, with panelists from the North Country Migrant Education Program of Potsdam
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 7:00pm

The second of two events on the topic of farm policy and immigration to the US, this film is an independently-made documentary by Bjorn G. Jackson about Vermont’s migrant Mexican farm worker population, many of whom work in the dairy industry. Because many of these workers are undocumented, they live in almost complete isolation, a situation with close parallels to the plight of migrant workers on Northern New York farms. The film tries to bring to light the difficult lives of these migrant workers and of the struggling farmers who hire them.