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March, 2009:

Department Scholarship Applications – Apply Now

Mar 26th, 2009
by Susan F..
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The application process for the department’s scholarships for the following academic year (2009-2010) is now underway.  Applications must be received by April 9 to be considered.  Awards will be announced at the department’s banquet on Friday, April 24.

This year, in addition to our regular merit scholarships (Vance, Darter, Farmer, and Caldwell), the department adds a new scholarship, the William B. Crawley, Jr. scholarship in history.

Details about the scholarships and their requirements are located here:  http://www.umw.edu/cas/history/scholarships__awards/default.php [scroll down to the bottom to see the specific requirements for each scholarship.]

Note that the department encourages people to apply for ALL scholarships for which they is eligible.   Frankly, the more you apply for, the more likely your chances are.

Go to http://umwhistory.org/histsurvey/index.php?sid=31342&lang=ento apply.  [Each scholarship application requires a brief (250 word) essay explaining why you fit the criteria for that scholarship.]

Researching Job Opportunities?

Mar 11th, 2009
by Susan F..
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The UMW Employer Fair will be held March 19, 2009 from 4-7 pm at the Stafford Campus (University Hall, North Building).

Over 45 employers plan to attend, with information provided regarding internship opportunties as well as full-time jobs.

For more information, visit the Office of Career Services at Lee Hall, room 308, or call 540-654-1022.

Upcoming Talk – “Gender, Genealogy, and the Colonial Americas”

Mar 9th, 2009
by Susan F..
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Dr. Karin Wulf , author of Not all Wives: Women of Colonial Philadelphia (Cornell, 2000) and Associate Professor of History at the College of William and Mary, will present a talk on “Gender, Genealogy, and the Colonial Americas” as part of the ongoing Women’s History Month schedule of guest speakers and events.

The talk will be held Monday, March 16th at 7 pm (Combs Hall 139).

For more information, contact Dr. Allyson M. Poska at x1478.

Civil War Sesquicentennial Conference

Mar 6th, 2009
by Susan F..
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America on the Eve of Civil War: Signature Conference Commemorating the
150th Anniversary of the Nation’s Greatest Conflict

The nation’s first major event commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War will take place at the University of Richmond on April 29, 2009. The program attempts to set an inclusive and innovative tone as we launch a national conversation about the Civil War over the coming years. University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers is the Conference Chair.

The conference features a group of distinguished historians who will participate in four unscripted conversations that view events from the perspective of 1859:   Taking Stock of the Nation in 1859, The Future of Virginia and the South, Making Sense of John Brown’s Raid, and Predictions for the Election of 1860.   This is the first of seven annual conferences sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission.

Conference presenters are  nationally-recognized Civil War historians, and include Jean Baker (Goucher), David Blight (Yale), Christy Coleman, (American Civil War Center), Daniel Crofts (College of New Jersey),
Charles Dew (Williams), Eric Foner (Columbia), Gary Gallagher (UVA), Walter Johnson (Harvard), Robert Kenzer (University of Richmond), Gregg Kimball (Library of Virginia), Nelson Lankford (Virginia Historical Society), Lauranett Lee (Virginia Historical Society), David Reynolds (City University of New York), Manisha Sinha (University of Massachusetts-Amherst), Elizabeth Varon (Temple), Clarence Walker (University of California Davis), and Joan Waugh (UCLA).  Edward Ayers of Richmond will act as moderator.

We hope you will plan to participate in person or via the webcast. There are already over 1,400 registered, coming from nearly 20 states. This day-long conference is free to the public, but seating is limited so register today. Registration information and additional details are available at http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/2009conference.php.