Here is the press release: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College have partnered to offer an affordable, fully online master’s degree program—led by renowned, award-winning historians—that brings together the leading non-profit American history organization and one of...
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Episode 94: “Gettysburg, 1963”
Our guest in this episode is Gettysburg College historian Jill Ogline Titus. Her new book, Gettysburg 1963, tells the story of the centennial celebration of the Civil War in the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. Through an examination of the experiences of political...
Gettysburg College sends students home due to COVID-19 outbreak
Here is the Gettysburg Times: Many Gettysburg College students will be heading home soon, according to a letter President Bob Iuliano sent the college community on Friday. First-year students and “a cohort of other students” will be allowed to remain […]
Dickinson College will go completely online this Fall
This post is most relevant for the central Pennsylvania area where I live. Here is a taste of Julia Agos’s piece at WITF: (Carlisle) – Dickinson College plans to move to remote instruction for the fall semester. College President Margee...
What happened in Gettysburg this weekend?
Jimmy, a friend of friends who works in a local ministry to drug and alcohol abusers, was in Gettysburg this weekend. Here, in his own words, is what happened: Over the last 2.5 years, I have been in a...
What about the Gettysburg monuments? A local take.
Some of you have listened to Episode 70 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast featuring Gettysburg University historian Scott Hancock. In that episode, I talked with Scott about racial injustice in the wake of the George Floyd killing....
“Sometimes Unity Kills”
Scott Hancock, a professor of history and African American studies at Gettysburg College, reflects on “unity” in the wake of the Civil War, “unity” as memorialized at the newest designated space on the Gettysburg battlefield, and “unity” in the age of...
Student Scholarships Available for Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College Summer Conference
Jill Ogiline Titus of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College informs us of this great opportunity for students to participate in this year’s summer conference on Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil War: Interested in spending five days...
Sending the Right Message to Incoming Freshmen: The Gettysburg College “First-Year Walk”
It is freshman orientation time at colleges and universities across the country. Most schools have become very good at planning events and information sessions for first-year students. Some colleges have games and picnics. Other schools send freshmen into the streets...