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In Her Summer Internship, Sophia Ciatti ’24 Uncovers Little-Known History of Virginia’s Indigenous Peoples
This summer, history major Sophia Ciatti ’24 played a key role in bringing to fruition the very first exhibition of its kind at the Library of Virginia. Ciatti, who hails […]
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SURF Students Explore Foreign Policy Involving Central Asian Republics
As part of this year’s Hollins Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, Susanna Helms ’24 and Sylvia Adongo ’26 have worked closely with John P. Wheeler Professor of Political Science […]
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Buoyed by a Lifelong Love of History, Mars McLeod ’23 Examines an Important but Little-Known Movement in 19th Century Black America
Mars McLeod ’23 can just about pinpoint the moment in her life when she realized she was destined to become a historian. “I was eight or nine years old, and […]
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“I’ve Come Into My Own as a Person Here”: Elizabeth Klein ’23 Discovers a Love of History While Spotlighting the Jewish American Experience
A double major in history and Spanish, Elizabeth Klein ’23 devoted her senior honors thesis to exploring Jewish participation in 19th century westward expansion in the United States. “I’m truly grateful for this opportunity and countless others as I’ve pursued my passion for studying Jewish-American history,” she says.
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On Her Journey to Becoming a Public Historian, Zoe Brooks ’23 Explores “Bloody Harlan” and 1930s Labor Conflict
History major Zoe Brooks ’23 says she enjoys “taking hard-to-understand primary source information, distilling it, and making it more accessible to everybody. History deserves to be taught, and it deserves to be taught in its entirety. The idea of having that as a career…there’s something really cool about that.”
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Wyndham Robertson Library Honors Undergraduate Research Award Winners and Finalists
Wyndham Robertson Library has announced the winners and finalists of this year’s Undergraduate Research Awards. The annual awards recognize exemplary student research projects completed in Hollins courses.
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Hollins Professor Receives NEH Summer Stipend to Underwrite Book Project
Ruth Alden Doan Assistant Professor of History Christopher Florio has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend award of $6,000 to support his project, “The Problem of Poverty in the Anglo-American Age of Slave Emancipation, 1780-1865.”
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“My Journey Back Home”: Savannah Scott ’22 Returns to Alaska to Serve in the CDC’s Public Health Associate Program
Beginning this fall, Savannah Scott ’22 will spend two years working with the Tanana Chiefs Conference, an Alaska Native nonprofit organization, as part of a CDC program dedicated to developing the next generation of public health professionals.
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For Faith Clarkson ’22, the Path to Becoming a Historian Runs through Hollins
As she wrapped up her high school career, Faith Clarkson ’22 wasn’t sure what she wanted to study in college. But, after visiting Hollins University’s website, she was convinced she had found the perfect school to guide her.
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Aysia Brenner ’21 Sets Her Sights on Becoming a History Professor After Teaching Next Year in France
Beginning in October, Aysia Brenner ’21 will spend seven months with the Teaching Assistant Program in France, which is managed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. She’ll teach at the primary school level in a school or schools near Paris.