Jeanette Eckman Tuve Award 2022

Professor Jeanette Eckman Tuve taught in the History Department from 1965 until 1984. She began her career as an educator teaching high school, and then moved to the university level, earning her doctorate at age 55. Her final book (of four) was published when she was 81. Her work focused on women across a range of experiences. She wrote a book on […]

Thomas Campbell Awards 2022

Professor Tom Campbell was a returning adult student who started at CSU in the 1960s and went on to become a faculty member in the History Department and College of Urban Affairs, which he helped to found. He retired in 1993. In many ways, his name was synonymous with Cleveland, the city he loved and whose history he wrote with […]

Advising Open House April 26th

Attention History and Social Studies Majors!!!! You’re invited to an Advising Open House Get ready to register for Fall 2022 through Summer 2023! Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. History Department Conference Room, Rhodes Tower 1316 AND via Microsoft® Teams at our Online Advising Center Meet with a Faculty Advisor to: Learn about all of the History Department’s […]

CSU Holocaust Remembrance Event

Come to a film screening of the 1959 film Sterne to learn more about the experiences of Sephardic Jews in the Baltics during the Holocaust. There will also be a conversation about the film with two Carnegie Mellon experts Stephen Brockmann and Kenya C. Dworkin y Méndez. The film screening will be on April 28, 2022 from 6:00-8:30 PM in […]

History Major Advising 2022-2023

It’s that time again. Make sure your schedule is correct by making an appointment with your faculty advisors to plan your 2023 class schedule as soon as possible. Important Advising Information: If you need advising for your major, you can meet with your department-assigned advisor or contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Wertheimer. You can also reach out to […]

History and Hikes: The 19th Amendment Centennial and Music in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

COVID-19 has changed the way we interact with the world around us. As an interpretive Park Ranger at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, my summer plans shifted completely. Guided hikes, fishing programs, and biking programs have been halted for the safety of everyone. However, much of the phenomena in the Cuyahoga Valley is comfortingly the same. The roar of the […]