History Archive
Ian Reifowitz, SUNY-Empire State College – Republic or Democracy?
On SUNY Distinguished Professor Week: Is the United States a republic or a democracy, and why
9/3/2023
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Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University – Polarization: Then and Now
The ancient past can show us similarities to the polarized times of today. Rachel Hadas, board
28/2/2023
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Shannen Dee Williams, University of Dayton – America’s Real Sister Act
On University of Dayton Week: Popular films can have a positive impact on certain groups, but
21/10/2022
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Amit Kumar, University of Texas at Austin – Doing Good Feels Surprisingly Good
Want to feel good? Do good. Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the
12/10/2022
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Timothy Hampton, University of California Berkeley – Cheerfulness, Then and Now
Have you been cheerful lately? Timothy Hampton, Aldo Scaglione and Marie M. Burns Distinguished Professor of
29/9/2022
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Olivia Holmes, Binghamton University – Is an Embryo A Person? The Medieval Tripartite Process of Ensoulment
The abortion rights debate will go into the future, but it started long ago. Olivia Holmes,
23/8/2022
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Rachel Gevlin, Birmingham-Southern College – What Novels Can Tell Us About Gendered Responses to Adultery
Novels have always been a way to understand a time and place. Rachel Gevlin, assistant professor
3/8/2022
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Christopher Junium, Syracuse University – A Sulfurous End For The Dinosaurs
Why did the asteroid that heralded the end of the dinosaurs have such a profound impact?
7/6/2022
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Jeff Miller, SUNY New Paltz – Lessons on Democracy from Ancient Athens
Where should we look for lessons on sustaining democracy? Jeff Miller, professor in the department of
18/4/2022
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Lewis Eliot, University of Oklahoma – Checking Privilege: Competing Anti-Slavery Thought in the British Empire
Banning slavery doesn’t end all of its vices. Lewis Eliot, assistant professor of history at the
23/3/2022
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