September

Celebrate Constitution Day with Public Reading, Chat with the Founders

Two events will highlight Constitution Day, the day in 1787 when the US Constitution was signed. On Monday, September 21, the 亚色影库 community is invited to participate in a public reading of the Constitution at noon. That evening, four of the authors of the Constitution will give a presentation at the Six O鈥機lock Series.

Pedersen Publishes Book on Human Agency and Heidegger

Hans Pedersen, Department of Philosophy, published a book titled Agency, Freedom, and Responsibility in the Early Heidegger.

August

Yan Presents 鈥淚ncomparability, Consequentialism, and Risk鈥 at Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

Leo Yan, Department of Philosophy, presented a paper titled 鈥淚ncomparability, Consequentialism, and Risk鈥 at the thirteenth annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress.

Attend a Difficult Dialogues Workshop: How to Respond to Upsetting Remarks

When someone says something upsetting, it鈥檚 hard to know what to do. Using the tools of Difficult Dialogues, this workshop will prepare you to engage in the conversation instead of running from it. Register for one of several virtual workshops offered on August 24, 25, and 26, 2020.

History Alumnus Gresick Awarded Maryland Teacher of the Year

Matthew Gresick 鈥02 was recently awarded the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2020 History Teacher of the Year for Maryland.

May

2020 Howard Z. Fitzgerald Philosophy Essay Contest Winners

The Philosophy Department congratulates the winners of the 2020 Howard Z. Fitzgerald Essay Contest.

History Department 2020 Commencement

The History Department will celebrate its 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. Department and scholarship awards will also be announced during the event.

Downie Contributes Critical Incidents in Teaching Article to Wabash Center Journal of Teaching

Religious Studies Department associate professor Alison Downie published 鈥淲ho Speaks When?鈥 in the Wabash Center Journal of Teaching. Downie鈥檚 article was one of three selected from the journal鈥檚 call for papers on聽Critical Incidents in Teaching.

April

History Alumnus Richards Publishes Trinity Hall Research

Samuel J. Richards 鈥04 recently had his research on Trinity Hall in Washington County published by the Pennsylvania Historical Association. Trinity Hall was an Episcopalian boys鈥 school that operated in the late 1800s and eventually became what is now Trinity High School.

2020 Maureen McHugh Rising Leader Award

Congratulations to Nicole Goulet, recipient of this years鈥 Maureen McHugh Rising Leaders Award!

2020 Religious Studies Scholarship Recipients

The Department of Religious Studies congratulates Amiranda Adams and Chaelon Swaney on being awarded the 2020 scholarships.

Honors History Class Chronicles 亚色影库 and COVID-19

History students in the Cook Honors College are submitting聽 videos about their lives in isolation, class work online, and how they are managing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March

Yan Presents on 鈥淚ncomparability, Consequentialism, and Risk鈥

Leo Yan, Department of Philosophy, presented a paper titled 鈥淚ncomparability, Consequentialism, and Risk鈥 at the Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, held in Chicago, Illinois, February 26鈥29.

February

Philosophy Colloquium on Imaginative Resistance February 7

Washington & Jefferson College professor Hanna Kim聽 will give a talk titled 鈥淭he Content-Dependence of Imaginative Resistance鈥 at 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 7, in Humanities and Social Sciences Building, room 117.聽

Smith and Whited Co-Present on Rapa Nui Research Trip February 5

All are welcome to attend as professors Theresa Smith and Tamara Whited present a collaborative lecture about their recent research trip to Rapa Nui titled, 鈥淩apa Nui: Decolonizing Easter Island.鈥