Lori Witt Appointed to State Historical Society Board of Trustees
Lori Witt, associate professor of history, has been appointed to the State Historical Society of Iowa board of trustees.
Lori Witt, associate professor of history, has been appointed to the State Historical Society of Iowa board of trustees.
Michael Luick-Thrams, executive director of Traces Center for History and Culture in Mason City, speaks Nov. 7 at Central College.
Students from 10 Midwest colleges and universities will present research and creative work at Central College Nov. 12.
Twenty-three students turned full-time researchers this summer. They investigated bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more — and received research grants to do it!
When Kenneth Quinn landed in Vietnam, he was sure someone would try to kill him immediately. Quinn, a civilian officer in 1967, remembers, “I was so pleased when that didn’t happen.”
Eight Central students completed their spring semester with a field trip to Peru this summer.
More than 300 middle and high school students from central Iowa will compete at the regional History Day competition held April 2 at Central College.
More than 300 middle and high school students from central Iowa will compete at the regional History Day competition held at Central College March 27.
Michael Harris, professor of English, returns to India after 30 years to study the rediscovery of Buddhism in its birthplace, ironically with British colonial help, 25 centuries later. Harris was awarded a Fulbright Grant for his research.
Either individually or as a group, participating students create a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website about a historical event, person, issue or idea related to an annual theme. The 2012 theme is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”
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