THE HISTORIANVOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 November 19, 2013

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:• TEDMULLINHOUROFPOWER• SAYHELLOTOTHENEWDCC• FACULTYKUDOS• NEWFEATURE:ALUMNISPOTLIGHTS

• OPPORTUNITIES• UPCOMINGEVENTS• THISDAYINHISTORY• JUNIORSPOTLIGHT:CAROLINEBOLSTER

FALL 2013 TED MULLIN HOUR OF POWERThispastweektheCarletonswimteam,alongwithotherCarletonathleticteamsgatheredintheWestGympoolfortheannualHourofPower,tosupportsarcomaresearchandtohonorTedMullin‘06.TedwasanactiveandenthusiasticmemberofboththeHistorydepart-mentandtheCarletonswimteamuntil2006.Allmoneyraisedbytheeventsupportssarcoma

researchattheUniversityofChicago.Ted’sparents,MaryHenryandRickMullin,cameouttosupporttheteamsastheyswamcontinuouslyforanhour.PresidentPozkanzeralsomadeanappearancetoblowtheceremonialairhorn,signifyingwhenthefirsttwentyminuteswerecompleted.

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Please look at the new mini-slideshow on our History newsletter page, with our recent and upcoming events: https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/newsletter/

CLASS OF 2015 HISTORY MAJORS HAVE SPOKEN!

WINTER BREAK INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYInconjunctionwithHistory216(HistoryBeyondtheWalls),weareofferingapaidinternshipopportunityoverwinterbreak(December3-20).Internswillspendabout20hoursaweekprimarilyattheNorthfieldMiddleSchool.TheywillworkwithsixthgradesocialstudiesteacherstolaunchtheHistoryDayunit,becomingfamiliarwiththeNMSclassroomsandafter-schoolprograms.InternswillmeetregularlywithProfessorZabin;internsMUSTberegisteredforHist216.Internswillreceiveastipendandlivingexpenses.ContactProfessorZabinatszabinformoreinformation.

TheHistoryDepartmentispleasedtoannouncethatLindsay TurchanandRobert Yeaglewererecentlyelectedbytheirfellowclassof2015majorsasthenewDepartmentCurriculumCommittee(DCC)representa-tives.Theirtermisfortwoyears,2013-15.TheseniormembersoftheDCCareDylanHolck‘14andMarinaHerrera-Heintz‘14.FormoreinformationabouttheDCCpleasevisit:

https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/major/dcc/.ProfessorSeungjooYoonisthefacultyadviseroftheDCC.HewillarrangeameetingwiththeDCCaftertheHistoryfacultysubmittheirteachingplansforthefirstdraftofthe2014-15courseschedule.Pleasesubmitanyspecificrequests&suggestionsfornextyear’scoursescheduletoanyofthefourmembersoftheDCC,Prof.Yoon,ortoNikki,sothatallconcernsandimportantcourseneedscanbenotedandreviewedforconsiderationonnextyear’sschedule.

FACULTY KUDOSProfessor Amna Khalid, History:ProfessorAmnaKhalidhasreceivedtheElledge,Smith/NEH,andClassof’49Fel-lowshipstocompleteherbookmanuscriptonthecolonialstate’sattempttocontrolthespreadofcholerafromHindupilgrimagesitesinBritishIndia.

Professor Kathryn Steed, Ancient History:ProfessorSteedhasreceivedtheMellonEndowedFellowshiptoworkontworelatedprojectscenteringontheupheavalsofthe‘90sand‘80sBCinRomanItaly.

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OPPORTUNITIES IN HISTORYTHE GILDER LEHRMAN HISTORY SCHOLAR AWARDS

APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 1, 2014

TheGilderLehrmanHistoryScholarsAwardhonorsfifteencollegeseniorsmajoringinAmericanhistoryorAmericanstudies.Thisawardallowsstudentstoattendprivateseminarswitheminenthistorians,experiencehistoricdocumentsfirsthandduringprivatearchivevisits,andtocelebratewithfellowwinnersattheexclusiveUniversityClubinNYC,andmore!Formoreinformation,visit:www.gilderlehrman.org/hsaIfyouhavequestions,contact:JoannaByrne,byrne@gilderlehrman.org

CALL FOR PAPERSVISIONS AND REVISIONS: NEW SCHOLARS AND NEW INTERPRETATIONS

DEADLINE: JANUARY 20, 2014

VisionsandRevisions:NewScholarsandNewInterpretationsisaninter-disciplinaryundergraduatejournalpublishedannuallybytheDepartmentofHistory,Anthropology,andWorldLanguagesatEdinboroUniversityofPennsylvania.SpecialconsiderationwillbegiventosubmissionswhichdealwithAnthropology,Archaeology,History,Sociology,WorldLanguages,LatinAmericanStudies,InternationalStudies,andGenderStudies.Submissionsofoutstandingpapersinotherfieldsarealsostronglyencouragedandwillbeconsidered.Guidelinesarelistedat:http://www.edinboro.edu/departments/history/visions_rev/genl_inf.dot

GOOGLE’S DIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMAPPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 24, 11:59PM PST

GoogleisproudtooffertheBuildingOpportunitiesforLeadership&Development(BOLD)InternshipProgramforSummer2014.Thisprogramisdesignedtoprovideexposureintothetechnologyindustryforstudentswhoarehistoricallyunder-representedinthisfield.Googleinvitesyoutocomejoinusforauniquesummerexperience,includingan11-weekpaidinternship,personalandprofessionaldevelopmentprogramming,executivespeakersandmentoring.

Requirementsandlinkstotheapplicationarelistedat:http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/bold/selection-process/

OPPORTUNITIESFORSENIORSWITHMATCHEDUCATIONSeniors–doyou:a)Wanttobeahighlyeffectiveeducatorinurbanschools?b)Wanttovolunteerforayearbeforegradschool,lawschool,ormedicalschool?c)Wanttogetinvolvedineducationreformorpublicpolicy?d)Wanttotransitionintoacareerinthenon-profitoreducationsector?Ifso,considercommittingayeartotheMatchCorps,aone-yearurbaneducationservicefellowship.Corpsmembersservefull-timeinoneofourcharterschoolsinBoston,tutoringandmentoringasmallcaseloadofstudents.WealsooffertheMatchTeacherResidency,sothatinadditiontotutoringfull-time,Corpsmemberscantrainandearncertificationtobecomefull-timeteachersinotherhigh-needurbanschools.Wearecurrentlyacceptingapplicationsforthe2014-2015schoolyearonarollingbasis,whilespotslast.TolearnmoreaboutMatchCorps:BostonandMTRand/ortoapply,visitmatcheducation.org/Questionsorclarifications,pleasee-mailTrishBorrell:recruiting@matcheducation.org

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OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUEDCONGRESSIONALINTERNSHIPWITHREP.KEITHELLISON

ApplicationsdueDecember9InternshipsarebeingofferedforindividualsinterestedinlearningtheoperationsofaCongressionaloffice,currenteventsastheyrelatetoCongressionalactivity,federallegislationandlegislativeissues,constituentservices,andeventsresearchandplanning.Internswillhavetheopportunitytoseethedirectconnectionsofpoliciesmadeonthefederallevelandthepeopleaffectedbythemthroughconstituentoutreachandadvocacy.Applicantsmustposessstrongwrittenandverbalcommunica-tionskills,excellentinterpersonalskills,bedetailoriented,organized,abletomulti-task,andmustpossesskeeninterestinthepoliticalprocessandlearningtheoperationsofaCongressionalOffice.ToapplyforaninternshippleasesendthefollowingmaterialstoMustafaJumale:coverletter,resume,tworeferences(notlettersofrecommendation),andtwowritingsamples(limitofthreepagesorlesseach,sixpagestotal)bymailto:2100PlymouthAvenueNorth,Minneapolis,MN55414,ore-mailthemtomustafa.jumale@mail.house.gov.2013.

BORENSCHOLARSHIPSANDFELLOWSHIPSApplicationsdueforBorenFellowship:January28,2014;BorenScholarship:February5,2014

BorenAwardsprovideuniquefundingopportunitiesforU.S.undergraduateandgraduatestudentstostudyinAfrica,Asia,Central&EasternEurope,Eurasia,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast,wheretheycanaddimportantinternationalandlanguagecomponentstotheireducations.Under-graduatestudentscanreceiveupto$20,000foranacademicyear’sstudyabroadandgraduatestudentsupto$30,000forlanguagestudyandinternationalresearch.Inexchangeforfunding,recipientscommittoworkinginthefederalgovernmentforaminimumofoneyear.Visitwww.borenawards.orgformoreinformation.ContacttheBorenAwardsstaffwithquestionsatboren@iie.orgor1-800-618-NSEP.

GLOBALENGAGEMENTSTUDIESINSTITUTEApplicationsdueDecember15,2013andJanuary15,2014

TheGlobalEngagementStudiesInstitute(GESI)atNorthwesternUniversitywillequipyouto:WorkdirectlywithlocalcommunitiesandcommunityorganizationsinBolivia,theDominicanRepublic,Nicaragua,India,SouthAfrica,orUganda.EarntwoNorthwesterncoursecredits(equivalenttosixsemesterhours).Workinteamsofundergraduatestodesignandimplementadevelopmentprojectinmicrofinance,socialenterprise,education,environmentalsustainability,globalhealth,andmore.Formoreinfogotowww.gesi.northwestern.edu,orcontactgesi@northwestern.eduor847.491.5932

PRESIDENTIALINTERNSHIPATTHEAMERICANUNIVERSITYINCAIROApplicationsdueJanuary15,2014

ThePresidentialInternshipProgramatTheAmericanUniversityinCairo(AUC)providesrecentuniversitygraduateswiththeopportunitytoworkatthehighestlevelsofaninternationaluniversity,experiencelifeinCairo,andlearnArabic.SelectedindividualsspendoneacademicyearworkingatAUC,studyingArabic,andpartakingintherichintellectualandculturallifeofboththeUniversityandCairo.Eachinternfulfillsafull-timepositioninoneofsevenoffices,alignedwiththeiracademicandprofessionalinterests,wheretheydevelopthesubstantiveskillsandexperienceneededtomaketangiblecontributionstotheAUCcommunity.Formoreinformationcontactinterns@aucegypt.edu,orvisithttp://www.aucegypt.edu/about/interns/Pages/default.aspx

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HISTORY BRACKET!It’s Thanksgiving and you have the power to host a crazy historical feast! Use the brackets to choose one winner in each of the four categories, then compile the answers on the line below. Once you’re done, admire the beautiful historical mess you’ve created and bring it to Ellen McKinstry’s campus mailbox (no. 1103), or send her it in an email, for a prize!

RasputinVladPutinOliverCromwellKateMiddletonGeorgeWashingtonGenghisKhanMichaelCollinsPocahontasMaoZedongJosephStalinOscarWildeMarkTwainGalileoGalileiLeonardodaVinciEleanorofAquitaineEleanorRoosevelt

NapoleonBonapartePepintheShortMartinLutherKing,Jr.MohandasGandhiSt.JeromeEvaPeronGilgameshBeowulfEdmundHillaryZhengHeHerodotusE.H.CarrEmpressWuZetianCatherinetheGreatHowardCarterIndianaJones

LibraryofNinevehLibraryofAlexandriaLincoln’sLogCabin

EuropaHotelTheHangingGardens

MachuPicchuPalaceoftheSovietsTheCrystalPalace

RMSTitanicSpruceGooseTatlin’sTower

ColossusofRhodesTheUndergroundRailroad

CatacombsofParisTheOrientExpressAcoveredwagon

PlayAztecUllamaliztliAttemptIrishhurling

RecitenationalepicpoetrySingseashanties

DotheGhostDanceSquaredance!Burnaneffigy

HaveaweenieroastHostaquiltingbee

PlayRussianrouletteReenacttheInvestitureConflict

FormamilitiaTarandfeathersomething

Demandsatisfaction!Fakeamoonlanding

SpotBigfoot

GUESTS OF HONOR LOCATION FOR THE FEAST

PARTY GAME!

Congratulations! You’ll be be having Thanksgiving with your best friends, ________________ and ___________________, in your favorite dining room, at ____________________. After dinner, you will all retire for some rousing party games, culiminating in ________________________, which will likely get y’all arrested... Happy Thanksgiving!

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JENNIFER NORRIS ‘92DirectorofMajorGifts,UCS,Cambridge,MASince2002,JenniferhasworkedtofosterstrongrelationshipswithmembersandsupporterswhoprovidegenerousfinancialsupporttotheUnionofConcernedScientists.Sheleadseffortstoattractmajorgiftsandtoensurethattheybeusedeffectivelytosupporttheorganization’sstrategicgoalstousescienceforahealthierplanetandasaferworld.Priortothat,she

assistedinmajorcapitalcampaignsforHarvardUniversity,theUCBerkeley,andHostellingInternational’ssuccessfulcampaigntoestablishthefirstnot-for-profityouthhostelanduniversalstudentcenterinChicago.InadditiontoherB.A.inHistoryfromCarleton,sheholdsanEd.M.fromHarvardUniversity.MostofthepeoplesheworkswithinthedevelopmentofficeatUCSwerealsoHistorymajors.HerprimaryfieldwasmedievalhistoryandshestudiedmainlywithHistoryProfessorsEmeritiPhilipNiles(Medieval)andCarlWeiner(EarlyModernEurope).Shecreditsthemwithteachingherhowtothinkaboutlargeconceptsandpatterns,andhowtopro-cess,writeandrelayinformationquickly,skillsshehasfoundtobeinvaluableinherwork.Shecanbecontactedbyheremail:jnorris@ucsusa.org

WILL CAVERT ‘01JuniorResearchFellow,FacultyofHistoryClareCollege,UniversityofCambridge,EnglandDr.Cavert,’01,becameaJuniorResearchFellowatClareCollegeinCambridgein2011aftercompletinghisdoctorateatNorthwesternUniversity.HisresearchconcernscoalsmokeandairpollutioninearlymodernLondon(c.1550-1750),exploringconnectionsbetween

urbangrowth,energyconsumption,andenvironmentalchange.Hisfocusisearlymodernhistory,withresearchinterestsinEarlyModernBritain,particularlyurbanandenvironmentalhistory.BeforemovingtoEngland,hetaughtcoursesonearlymodernLondon,RenaissanceUtopias,&thehistoryofenvironmentalpollutionatNorthwesternUniversity.In2013-14,hewilllectureandprovidesupervisionsforPaper9(BritishEconomicandSocialHistory,1500-1750),&willlectureonEnvironmentalHistoryfortheHistoricalArgumentandPracticepaper.Ifyouareinterestedinhispath,youcancon-tacthimviaemail:cavertw@gmail.com

THEALUMNISPOTLIGHTS!

TUES. JAN. 7, LEIGHTON 202, 3:10PM - Get ready seniors, you must have 10-12 pages of comps ready for class today... It’s really here. COMPS COMPS COMPS!

TUES. JAN. 14, GOULD LIBRARY ATHENAEUM, 4PM - “Censorship and Cultural Sensibility,” the Winter 2014 Schuster Lecture given by Debora Shuger, Professor of English, UCLA. ProfessorShugerwillspeakonmaterialrelatedtoherbook,Censorship&CulturalSensibility:TheRegulationofLanguageinTudor-StuartEngland,whichfocusesondifferencesbetweenEnglishandEuropeanconceptsofcensorship,tracingthesebacktoreadingsofRomancivillaw.

MON. JAN. 27, LEIGHTON 305, 6:00PM - Winter 2014 Lefler Lecture, “Eldridge Cleaver Goes to Pyongyang, Hanoi, and Peking: Afro-Asian Internationalism and Radical Oriental-ism”, will be given by Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu. ShecompletedherPh.D.,A.M.andB.A.atStanfordUniversityandjoinedthefacultyofOhioStatein1998andhasajointappointmentwiththeDepartmentofWomen’s,Gender,andSexualityStudies.HercurrentbookprojectistentativelytitledRadicals on the Road: Internationalism, Orientalism, and Feminism during the Viet Nam Era.ThisworkfocusesontheinternationaltravelsofAmericanantiwaractivistsdur-ingtheU.S.WarinVietNam.ItspecificallyexploreshowtheseencounterswithAsianculture,politics,andpeopleshapedtheradicalimaginaryofU.S.activistsofvaryingracial,gender,andsexualidentifications.

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Stillhaven’t“liked”usonFacebook?OurFacebookPageisconstantlyupdat-edasthego-tosourceforinformationbetweennewsletters,includingpic-tures,jobpostings,itsallthere!

http://www.facebook.com/CarletonHistoryDept

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OPPORTUNITIES PART IIIGRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

TheM.A.andPh.D.programsinHistoryattheUniversityofSouthFloridainTampaarecurrentlyacceptingapplicationsforadmission,withadeadlineofJanuary15th2014!TheDepartmentofHistoryatUSFoffersbothaM.A.andPh.D.program,withspecializationscoveringanumberoffields,includingColonialthroughModernU.S.,U.S.intheWorld,theAncientWorld,MedievalWorlds,EarlyModernWorlds,ModernEurope,andLatinAmerica.Thefacultyalsosupportsconcentrationsinthematicfieldsofresearchsuchasgender&sexuality,race&ethnicity,regionalhistory,publichistory,science&medicine,andcomparativeempires.ApplicationforAdmissionDeadline:January15th

November 19• 1493–ChristopherColumbus goes ashoreon an islandhefirst saw thedaybefore.He

nameditSanJuanBautista(laterrenamedPuertoRico).• 1798–WolfeTone,Irishgeneraldied(b.1763)• 1831–JamesA.Garfield,Americanpolitician,20thPresidentoftheUnitedStates• 1863–U.S.PresidentAbrahamLincolndeliverstheGettysburgAddressatthededication

ceremonyforthemilitarycemeteryatGettysburg,Pennsylvania.• 1959–AllisonJanney,Americanactresswasborn(C.J.Cregg!)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

JUNIOR MAJOR SPOTLIGHT: CELIA MATTISONWhathasbeenyourfavoritehistorycourseatCarleton?AnnetteIgra’sU.S.ConsumerCulture,becausethereadingsanddiscussionwerecontinuouslyfantastic.Ihighlyrecom-mendregisteringforitwhenit’staughtagain,evenifyou’renotparticularlyinterestedinpursuingAmericanhistory.

Howdidyouspendyoursummer?IinternedatFarmSanctuaryinupstateNewYork,whichisthelargestfarmanimalrescueandadvocacynon-profit,andisanabsolutelyincredibleplacetovisitorvolunteer.

Whoisyourhistoricalcrush,andwhy?InhighschoolIwasreallyintoAncientRomeandGreecesoIhaveasoftspotforSappho,thoughnotmuchisactuallyknownabouther.I’dalsohavetosayCatullusbecausehewrotereallyfunnyandinsanelydirtypoetry.

DoyouhaveplansforafterCarleton?I’dlovetoworkinpublishingorineducation.Thissummermademeprettyanimal-crazysoI’malsointerestedinpursuingfarmanimalcareoradvocacy.

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