Kahn Appointed
Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, was appointed as editor of Contemporary European History, an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarship on European history from 1914 onwards.
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Global Studies is pleased to announce that Delaney Demaret’s paper "Extractive Violence in the Amazon Borderlands: Forestry Concessions, Roads, and Indigenous Resistance" was chosen for the Outland Award this year for the best senior seminar paper.
Hannah Abdelhadi’s paper entitled “The Marcos Dynasty and Martial Law Memory in the Philippines” received an Honorable Mention.
Speaker Series
Each year the Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability, the Environmental Studies Program, and Global Studies Program partner to bring noteworthy speakers and scholars to Richmond to present lectures related to our global environment. All events are free and open to the public.
Upcoming Events
Faculty and Alumni Accomplishments
Summers Presented
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "Housewives and Thrift in the 1940s, from Britain to Australia" at the "Making, Spending, Saving: Women and Money in Australasia" Symposium.
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Summers Presented
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "'No one else can do your duty': War Savings Propaganda and Practices of Australian Citizenship,1939-46" at the 43rd Australian Historical Association Conference.
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Summers Delivered Presentation
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "Saving Britain (with money): Canada, Uganda, Loyalty and World War II," at the Canadian Association of African Studies 2023 Annual Conference.
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Idea Exchange
Speakers at the Faculty & Staff Research Symposium discussed topics ranging from global health and conspiracy theories to Cuban music and Jack the Ripper.
October 3, 2024
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Student Named Gilman-McCain Scholar
Glen Kettering is the first UR student to receive this award, which he is using to study abroad in Prague, Czech Republic.
August 16, 2024
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Going with the flow
Junior Chase Hartley combines his love of sports with analytics in his internship with Sports Backers, a nonprofit that promotes active lifestyles.
August 13, 2024
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Georgia on her mind
A young diplomat returns to her native Georgia and then to New York City for a summer internship with the United Nations.
Resources
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Contact Us
Mailing address:
Global Studies Program
Carole Weinstein International Center, Room 304
211 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 484-1472
Fax: (804) 484-1577
Program Coordinator: Dr. Yvonne Howell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Lynn Hardwicke