Established in 1998, the Richards Civil War Era Center is an initiative of the Department of History and the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State.
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Joined December 2015
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The Richards Center has moved to Bluesky:
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Join @The_OAH tomorrow for a webinar with Hannah Hicks, Catherine Jones, Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, & Melissa DeVelvis whose articles appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of The American Historian, “The Union Remade,” the 4th issue in the U.S. History at 250 series! @RichardsCenter
Apply to become a member of the Richards Center community for 2025-2026! Great opportunity for mid-career history faculty -- no teaching, service, or relocation!
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Great opportunity for advanced graduate students who are in the writing stage of their dissertation. During their residency, the fellows will primarily perform their research; they will have no teaching & be a part of an amazing community!
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The Richards Civil War Era Center is excited to announce several paid internship opportunities!
Detailed descriptions and application instructions can be found on our website: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/in…
WE'RE HIRING! The George and Ann Richards Civil War Era seeks a new Production and Communications Manager for the Journal of the Civil War Era and the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. This is a part-time position.
More information: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/ne… 🌟
Lori Ginzberg, Prof Emeritus of @PSUHistory and @PennStateWGSS, will be discussing her new book, Tangled Journeys: One Family’s Story and the Making of American History, with Tamala Edwards, Thursday, Nov 14, 7:30 pm, at the Parkway Central Library. libwww.freelibrary.org/progr…
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Herman L. Bennet, President of @RSAorg, will give a talk titled “Subjects and Subjection: Africans, Christianity and the Making of the Early Modern Black Body”. The event, organized by @Hec_tor_LG, will take place on 11/18, in 121 Borland.
Be sure to check out this great article by @RichardsCenter Postdoctoral Scholar Hannah Hicks in the new issue of the American Historian, "The Union Remade."
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Brilliant piece today by postdoc Allison Mashell Mitchell for TIME Made by History on abortion on the ballot in Florida. Read now:
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Great job to postdoc Nicole Viglini & grad affiliate Ed Green in today's mock interview workshop! Thanks to our interviewers Rachel Shelden, Cathleen Cahill, John Winters, & Jacob Lee, and thanks to everyone who came to support Nicole & Ed + learn more about academic interviews!
Happy 🎃Halloween🎃 from the Richards Center!
Nothing will 👻haunt👻 you more than missing out on a great opportunity! 🐈⬛🪦 Apply now to join us next year as a Postdoctoral Fellow in African American History or the Civil War Era. Applications are due TOMORROW!
Our postdoctoral fellowships (applications due this Friday, Nov 1!) give you writing time and a wonderful, supportive community to workshop your work. Today, let's check out our postdocs' first books! 🧵
Finally, Alaina E. Roberts wrote I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land, earning many awards including the John Ewers Award and the W. Turrentine-Jackson Award from the Western History Association.
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There are many, many more on the way – and yours could be, too! Apply by THIS FRIDAY, November 1 to join the Richards Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow in African American History or the Civil War Era:
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