Happenings

Professor Sharon Roger Hepburn's discussed her book Private No More on the radio program "With Good Reason." To listen to the discussion, click on the following link: With Good Reason.

The Department of History welcomes Dr. Anthony Guidone as a new faculty member.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of History recognized Richard Tisinger (History) and Jaelyn Szerokman (Social Science) with Dean's Scholars awards.

The World War II: Experience and Legacy Series, 75th Anniversary Commemoration.

The World War II Series is back with two more installments on March 28 and April 11, 2022.  Also, if you missed a previous presentation, see the World War II Series page for recordings of many of them.

The Digital Archives program makes available historical documents on a variety of topics related to local history and Virginia history, and the American Civil War.

New materials have been added to the Digital Archives pages. Check out the latest materials in The New River Valley Collection.

RU history professor Richard Straw is exploring the phenomenon of hitchhiking and taking to the open road in the 1960s and 1970s. His study promises a glimpse of American society during the peak of the Counterculture.

Are you a history major interested in pursuing an internship experience?