Student News
Student News
Student News
Congratulations History majors Alisha Weiss and Chris Roberts!
The Warren Fellowship aims to give new teachers the tools needed for teaching the Holocaust and how to effectively teach its history. Fellowship participants traveled to Houston, Texas for a 5-day conference at the Holocaust Museum Houston. Chris and Alisha are 2 of only 400 program alumni.
Congratulations on this prestigious opportunity!
Congratulations to Emily Fontelera!
"Congratulations to Emily Fontelera (History ‘25, Education MS ‘26), who recently won 2nd prize at the NJ Women and Gender Studies Consortium’s Undergraduate Research Colloquium for her paper “Soldaderas and the Mexican Revolution: How the Mexican Government Failed These Strong Female Veterans,” initially written for Dr. Jessica Mack’s History of Mexico class. Emily was one of just 3 Rowan students selected to attend the conference at Rutgers New Brunswick.Congratulations on your wonderful accomplishment! We are so happy to celebrate the excellence of another CHSS member."
Heart of Europe: Memory & Culture
If you don't already, be sure to follow RCHGHR on Instagram! Here you'll find student and faculty photos from the recent May 2025 Study Abroad Trip, Heart of Europe: Memory & Culture!
Humanities to Healing: Zarqum Masood
“Learning the history made me so much more interested in the community and its needs,” says Masood. “As a physician, you have to understand a community’s history, beliefs and values. It was so interesting to me to see the experiences of patients beyond medicine. I think I was able to help improve their experiences.
“With patients, I learned to not come from a place of judgement, but from a place of understanding.”
Read more about Zarqum's journey here, "From the humanities to healing: History degree complete, Zarqum Masood looks to a future in medicine."
2025 History Banquet
Students and faculty gathered at the Owl's Nest on the evening of April 11th, 2025 for the annual History Banquet. Student awards were presented and an auction was held to help raise funds for the Student History Association. Congratulations to all the student award winner. More photos from the student banquet can be found here: 2025 Student Banquet
Spring CHSS College Assembled Student Presentations
Congratulations to students Riley Cowley, Abbigail Ealer, Steven Henderson, Emily Schmidt, and Julieann Wattley for being chosen to present their research at the Spring CHSS College Assembled on April 11th, 2025. Some presentation photos can be seen below.
Historic Glassboro Map-A-Thon
This year Dr. Chris Saladin with the help of History Professor and Director of the Center for Digital Humanities, Dr. Jessica Mack, led students and faculty in the History Department's first ever Historic Map-A-Thon. Students and faculty learned about the digital Historic Mapping process and contributed to several Gloucester County Historical Maps. The process of historical mapping helps to understand the changes over time in each historic area. Many maps accessed during the event were historic insurance maps. Check out more photos from the day below! Special thanks go to students Emily Schmidt and Dominic Virrelli who help to assist Dr. Saladin in his digital and academic research.
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This year Dr. Chris Saladin with the help of History Professor and Director of the Center for Digital Humanities led student and faculty in the History Department's first ever Historic Map-A-Thon. Students and faculty learned about the digital Historic Mapping process and contributed to several Gloucester County Historical Maps. -
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Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference at West Chester University
Congratulations to History students (left to right): Libby Campbell, Julieann Wattley, Gloria Schulz, (Dr. Chris Saladin of the History Department), Abbigail Ealer, Emily Schmidt, and Christian Mammarella-Pietrafitta on presenting their research at the Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference at West Chester University. See more photos below!
2025 Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
EXCITING NEWS! Join us in congratulating History majors, Chris Roberts and Alisha Weiss. Chris and Alisha have been awarded a 2025 Warren Fellowship For Future Teachers. This is a fully funded fellowship that runs 18-23 May 2025 through the Holocaust Museum Houston. The Warren Fellowship’s main objective is to provide new teachers with the necessary historical and pedagogical tools for teaching the Holocaust from the onset of their teaching careers. (In addition, Lucas Brenner - a Holocaust and Genocide Education graduate - is featured on their website!)
President's Day Lecture & Student Poster Sessions
Thank you students, parents, and faculty for a wonderful President's Day Lecture and Poster Session! We're so proud of the hard work that students put into their research topics. We hope everyone enjoyed the lecture from Dr. Nicole Eustace and spending time with students as they demonstrated their historical knowledge. Please check out some photos below from this year's event.
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Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
On February 14th, students and faculty joined Dr. Jessica Mack at the Center for Digital Humanities for their 3rd Annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon event! Together with the Library of Congress, volunteers helped to transcribe rare documents and manuscripts on African American history into a digital format. Each year attendees write small reflection notes on their transcribe-a-thon experience. These notes are framed and can be observed in Bunce Hall 252 at The Center for Digital Humanities.
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Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
On February 14th, students and faculty joined Dr. Jessica Mack at the Center for Digital Humanities for their 3rd Annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon event! Together with the Library of Congress, volunteers helped to transcribe rare documents and manuscripts on African American history into a digital format. Each year attendees write small reflection notes on their transcribe-a-thon experience. These notes are framed and can be observed in Bunce Hall 252 at The Center for Digital Humanities. Check out photos from this year's event. Special thanks to Dr. Chris Saladin and students Dana Bakley, Quiyana Goodman, Steve Henderson, Emily Schmidt, and Dominic Virelli for assisting Dr. Mack with the Douglass Day event.
Edward W. Pell Fellowship Award
Congratulations are in order for History student Abbigail Ealer! Abbie has been offered the 2025 Edward W. Pell Graduate Fellowship in Archives/Transcription/Education. We're so excited for Abbie to embark on a well-earned educational experience at Fort Ticonderoga for the Summer!
American Historical Association Conference 2025
Abbie Ealer started off the new year at the Annual AHA Conference in New York City, January 3rd - 6th. During the AHA lightening round, Abbie presented her research on Philadelphia's Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and its role in the Underground Railroad. The conference was also attended by History students, Angelina Witting and Sara Farris.
Annual Conference for Northeastern Historical Archeology
Brianna Brida presented her poster "Unearthing Perspective: Observations of Public Archaeology at Red Bank Battlefield Park" at the annual Conference for Northeastern Historical Archaeology in New Haven, Connecticut, October 17-20, 2024.
