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History graduate to describe journey to White House records management job in virtual talk
Rebekah Denz, who earned a B.A. in History in 2019, will present, “Leadership through the Eyes of a Young Professional,” a virtual discussion that describes her transition from a student leader to the youngest and least experienced staff member in the White House Office of Records Management, on Friday, March 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Xin Fan to speak at two international webinars
Department of History Associate Professor Xin Fan will deliver an address at Semi Colonialism and International Law, a webinar series sponsored by O.P. Jindal Global University in India and Addis Ababa University IHL Clinic in Ethiopia, and also discuss his recently published book "World History and National Identity in China: The Twentieth Century," for Tsinghua University, China.
Fan explores Chinese nationalism in Cambridge Winter History Festival talk
Department of History Associate Professor Xin Fan gave a virtual talk, devoted to a discussion of Chinese nationalism, with Trinity University professor Gina Tam, on Jan. 25 at the Winter History Festival, organized by Cambridge University Press.
Faculty member introduces keynote at event at the Chinese American Museum
Dr. Xin Fan of the Department of History introduced the keynote speaker during an online conference at the Chinese American Museum DC in Washington on Dec. 10. The special online event celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in remembering the “Forgotten Stories from Le Dao Yuan: Weihsien Prison Camp, Shandong, China During WWII.”
Fredonia graduate student and alumni receive awards from statewide student affairs organization
The College Student Personnel Association of New York State has announced the recipients of its 2020 awards, which recognize outstanding student affairs practitioners and scholars in New York State.
Department of History students honored by faculty
The Department of History faculty took the personal route to announce its scholarship and award recipients, virtually.
Vink writes review published in Journal for Maritime Research
Department of History Professor Markus Vink wrote a book review published in the most recent issue of the Journal for Maritime Research, an international, peer-reviewed journal established by the British National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
Student internship builds case to preserve Buffalo’s ‘Green Book’ structures
Cameron Flynn, a senior at Fredonia, has assembled a wealth of information that will be utilized to advance efforts to preserve what’s left of buildings in Buffalo that once housed businesses that appeared in Negro Motorist Green Books.
History major delivers talk during archives internship at Chautauqua
Few college students give talks at Chautauqua Institution, but that’s what Catherine Oag did as part of a summer internship when she introduced Albion Tourgee, lead counsel in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case, in the revered Hall of Philosophy.
Fan presents paper at Asian studies conference
Assistant Professor of History Xin Fan presented a paper, "Between Given History and Unknown Future: Individual Experiences and Regime Changes in Chinese History," at the annual conference of the Association for Asian Studies, held March 21-24 in Denver.