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University Celebrates the 58th Anniversary of King Visit
On September 22, 1965, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the Saint Peter’s campus at the annual Michaelmas Convocation and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws and Letters degree. On Thursday, September 21, 2023 the University celebrated the 58th anniversary of Dr. King’s visit. In her dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision to […]
Saint Peter’s University Observes Veterans Day with Visit Bill Einreinhofer ’74
In observance of Veterans Day, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Center for Military and Veterans Services, the History Department, the Communication & Media Culture Department, and Alumni Engagement presented “Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid” a documentary film by Bill Einreinhofer ’74. Following the screening, there was a conversation with […]
History Department Goes to Liberty & Ellis Islands
The History Department joined the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies for a trip to Liberty & Ellis Island on Friday to discover the immigration stories from Eastern Europe and beyond! Dr. David Gerlach, director of the center, traced his own family story, finding records of his great grandfather’s journey from Poland in 1907. Students […]
46th Annual Sawczuk Conference Honors the History of Saint Peter’s
This year, in recognition of two remarkable events for the university and the History Department — the Sesquicentennial Year Celebration and the retirement of Professor John Munro, Adjunct Instructor of History for 50 years — the Sawczuk Conference featured a discussion between Professor Munro and Dr. John Johnson, Jr., Assistant Professor of History. On Wednesday […]
History Professor Presents with Student and Staff at CIC Conference
Over the past year, Dr. Johnson worked on a multi-faceted public history project Living for the City, as part of his research funded by the Council of Independent Colleges’ Humanities for the Public Good grant. Living for the City helps tell the story of Monumental Baptist Church and its decades-long partnership with Saint Peter’s University. […]
Ecumenical Loyalties: Reading the Luminaries of the Black Freedom Movement at Saint Peter’s College
In recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of the Saint Peter’s University Sesquicentennial year, on February 28, 2022, Dr. John W. Johnson, Associate Professor of History, presented Ecumenical Loyalties: Reading the Luminaries of the Black Freedom Movement at Saint Peter’s College. This multimedia presentation explored the works of important Civil Rights activists who […]
New Inductees to Pi-Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta
On December 8, 2021 the History Department inducted three new members into the Pi-Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honors Society. The new members are John Lynch ’23, Patrick Thoms-Bauer ’22, and Elizabeth Hester ’22.
SPU History Classes Explore Italy and Switzerland
Dr. Maria Americo’s HS-298 Living Ancient History joined forces with Dr. Lori Buza’s BL-495 Exploring Legal Concepts Overseas class to explore Italy & Switzerland over the spring break. Check out some of their amazing photos from abroad. (Photo 1) Undeterred by having their original Athenean excursion postponed, the class still found a way to […]
Dr. John Johnson Delivers 2023 Philip Roth Lecture
John W. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., assistant professor of history presented the 2023 Philip Roth Lecture at the Newark Public Library on the evening of Thursday, November 2. With his lecture, Dr. Johnson joins the ranks of prestigious Philip Roth Lecture alumni including international bestseller and Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight’s Children, Sir Salman Rushdie; Princeton […]
New Inductees to Phi Alpha Theta
On Wednesday, April 2, the Saint Peter’s University (Pi-Pi) Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, proudly inducted three students: James Gaughran ’26, Julio Santos ’26, and Anthony Rivera ’25.
