• Psychology students' work published in online journal

• Smith elected to Fellowship of Royal Historical Society

• Attorney to speak at 'Focus on Excellence' colloquium

• Indiana Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi inducts 29 members

• Dr. Paul E. Michelson of the Department of History has published an article entitled "Hrisovul, 1941-1947: Scholarship in a Time of Crisis," Revista Arhivelor, Vol. 84 (2007), Nr. 3-4, pp. 235-248, discussing the history, contents, and contributions of the Romanian archival journal Hrisovul, which was published during World War II and after, ceasing with the Communist take-over of Romania.  Revista Arhivelor is the journal of the National Archives of Romania.
  
  "The Historical Movement of the 19th Century and Some Considerations on the Development of Romanian Historiography," is the title of an article published by Dr. Paul E. Michelson in the Revue des Etudes Sud-Est Europeenes, Vol. 45 (2007), pp. 307-314. This study is part of his projected history of Romanian historiography from 1880 to 1947.

• Monsma to address 2008 presidential election issues

• Wangerin to discuss 'The Examined Christian Life'

• Woods, Smith receive May Peer Awards

• Forester Night recognizes outstanding students, faculty

• University, YFC select first six scholarship recipients

• Who's Who honors 20 Huntington University students

• Junior political studies major spends semester in Egypt

• Huntington University to host C.S. Lewis program

• Forester Lecture to feature local WWII photographer

2007

• January Term offers unique courses

• Dr. Tim Smith has published an article in the University of Sussex's online Journal of Contemporary History entitled "Resurrecting the French Empire: British Military Aid to Vietnam September 1945-June 1947." The article challenges the current historiography of the Vietnam War by disproving the notion of American neutrality in the return of French imperialism to Vietnam following WW2. The editor describes the piece thusly: "In a compelling, nuanced study, Smith argues that Anglo-American military involvement in Vietnam was both more complex and more extensive than other historians have allowed." www.sussex.ac.uk/history/1-4-1-1.html

• Dr. Paul Michelson recently delivered the keynote address at an international conference on "History and Collective Memory in Southeastern Europe: Dilemmas of Political Discourse and Their Implications," sponsored by the International Free University of Moldova and the Soros-Moldova Foundation in Chisinau, Moldova, November 22-23, 2007. The title of his paper was "Collective Memory, Collective Amnesia, and Post-Communism." The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

• The first part of Dr Paul Michelson's "Venetian Jewish Chronology," covering the 14th-17th centuries, has been published online as part of the Venetian Jewish Anthology project at the University of California at Santa Cruz. The chronology can be located at http://humwww.ucsc.edu/jewishstudies/vja/PRIVATE/chronology/

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• Huntington University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tim Smith as Assistant Professor of History with special interests in South and South East Asian history, beginning in fall 2007. Dr. Smith received his Ph. D in history in 2007 from the University of East Anglia.

  He is the author of Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War 1943-50
  (2007), just published by Palgrave, as well as numerous articles. There will be a History Seminar session in November dealing with Dr. Smith's book. You can also read a nice comment about the book and about HU's history department on Mitch Harper's blog.

• George Marsden Lecture: The Examined Christian Life
  George Marsden, Prof. Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
  August 29, 7:00 PM, Zurcher Auditorium, MCA
  George Marsden is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of definitive studies on Jonathan Edwards, the secularization of American higher education, and Protestant Fundamentalism, as well as the widely read Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship (Oxford, 1998). Prof. Marsdens presentation speaks to the subject of education within the context of the Christian life, and it inaugurates a series of future addresses on the mission of Christian higher education.
   

• Johnston Award 2007
  The S. G. Whittle Johnston Memorial Award in History for 2007 was presented to Christianne Gates, a senior history major from Hodges, S.C. The Johnston Award was established in 2003 by a Huntington University alumna and history major. The award honors the memory of the donor's graduate school mentor, Dr. S.G. Whittle Johnston of the University of Virginia, who has since passed away. The award goes to the junior or senior history major who submits the most outstanding work of original scholarship to the Department of History faculty. Gates received a plaque and a cash award of $1,000.
   

• Barlow Book Prize
  The 2007 Jack P. Barlow, Sr., History Book Prize also was awarded to Gates. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in each fall semester's "Great Issues in European History" course. Winners receive a plaque and $200 to be used for enhancing their personal libraries. The Barlow awards are funded by The Ron Frank Memorial Endowment in History, established under Prof. Barlow's leadership in 1973. The endowment honors the memory of Ron Frank, a Huntington University history major who passed away during the spring semester of his senior year. Whe Prof. Barlow retired, the Department named this award in recognition of his service to the institution and the Department.

  "Christianne Gates is an outstanding student who always asks good questions, loves the world of ideas, and is a joy to have in class," said Dr. Dwight Brautigam, professor of history. "Someday when Christianne sits in the Oval Office or on the Supreme Court, we will not be surprised. The Department of History is proud to call her one of our own."
   

• The Huntington University Department of History continues to be the home of the administrative offices of the International Conference on Faith and History and hosts the CFH website here. Dr. Paul Michelson is the secretary, Dr. Dwight Brautigam is the Treasurer, and Dr. Jeff Webb edits the CFH Newsletter.
   

• Dr. Paul Michelson was the general chair of the Fifth International Congress of Romanian Studies, held in the summer of 2007 in Constanta, Romania, where he also presented a paper on the history of Romanian historiography.

   

• Dr. Dwight Brautigam completed a sabbatical leave in spring 2007. His research concentrated on 17th century Britain.

   

• Dr. Jeffrey Webb has been granted a sabbtical leave for Spring 2008 to complete his book on the early American experience of democracy using the case of Pennsylvania from the 1670s to the 1720s.
   

• Dr. Paul Michelson has joined the editorial boards of Historical Journal (Bucuresti), The Transylvanian Review (Cluj), and Revista Arhivelor (Bucuresti).

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