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History Undergrads Participate in 2021 Phi Alpha Theta Conference

The 2021 Western/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta Conference featured five Syracuse students and a recent graduate.

April 28, 2021

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Thompson discusses 19th century distrust of nuns in Global Sisters Report

April 19, 2021

McCormick talks to Associated Press, Bloomberg about the US-Mexico border crisis

A U.S. delegation discussed immigration and regional development in a series of meetings in Mexico on Tuesday at a time when the rising number of migrants arriving at their shared border has raised concerns in both countries.

March 24, 2021

McCormick discusses US-Mexico immigration in Al Jazeera article

Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, says Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is likely to request more U.S. funding than under previous arrangements with Trump to respond to the situation.

March 15, 2021

Khalil discusses impact of the Abraham Accords in Armada International

February 23, 2021

Khalil discusses the Arab Spring after 10 years on PBS NewsHour

"I think it's tempting to think about the Arab Spring as a failure. But I think the reality is that it's really still under way," says Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history. "Many of those same issues that brought the protest to a head and the challenging of those—of the different Arab governments still exist." Watch the full PBS NewsHour interview, "Ten years after the Arab Spring, democracy remains elusive in Egypt."

February 12, 2021

Gift From SU Trustee Launches Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training

The gift from SU Trustee Christine Larsen and Vincent Dopulos will support training for graduate students at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs over the next five years.

February 10, 2021

McCormick discusses security between the US and Mexico in The Hill

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, published this article in The Hill: "Improving the security situation between US-Mexico."

February 8, 2021

Allport reviews best books on first act of World War II in Wall Street Journal

Alan Allport, associate professor of history, selects his top five books on the harrowing first act of World War II in the Wall Street Journal.

February 2, 2021

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Lasch-Quinn discusses Ars Vitae on New Books Network

Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, professor of history, spoke about her book "Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Art of Living."

February 1, 2021

See related: Europe

Takeda narrates early French-Persian trade relations

Junko Takeda

January 31, 2021

See related: Trade

Thompson shares her thoughts on Biden, Harris with LocalSYR

"President Biden served eight years as vice president, so he was very much involved in the Obama presidency," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.

January 26, 2021

Sharp op-ed on survival of democracy published on Syracuse.com

"For democracy to survive, there has to be public confidence in the rule of law and regular and fair elections," writes James Roger Sharp, professor emeritus of history. His op-ed, "Democracy on trial: Can we save it?," was published on Syracuse.com.

January 20, 2021

McCormick speaks to Associated Press about Mexico dropping case against Cienfuegos

Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, says the only surprise was that Mexico didn’t make a better show of looking into Cienfuegos. "One would think that they would have at least followed through on some semblance of an investigation, even if it was just to put some window dressing on the illusion that the rule of law exists," McCormick says.

January 15, 2021

Maxwell faculty speak to the media about violence at the US Capitol

Those who spoke with various media outlets about yesterday's violence at the U.S. Capitol include Professor Emeritus William C. Banks who said the fiasco was a "lawless threat" to the country's democratic institutions.

January 7, 2021

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