The Legacy of the War in Iraq 20 Years Later is the Focus of Peace and Justice Week at Manhattan College
This year’s programming will help students gain a better understanding of the war’s legacy and continued relevance today.
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Merry Christmas from Manhattan University
From all of us at Manhattan University, we wish you a Merry Christmas, blessed New Year, and a happy and healthy holiday season.
Eunice Nazar ’22 Receives Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Medal
Nazar has spent her four years in college serving others and excelling academically.
Digital Arts and Humanities Program Flourishing at Manhattan College
Maeve Adams, Ph.D., and Adam Arenson, Ph.D., are helping other faculty members. develop their own digital humanities programs.
Lindsay Chervinsky to Deliver Annual Christen Lecture on George Washington’s Cabinet
Chervinsky will speak about the importance of our first president’s Cabinet and what those precedents mean today.
What do the Olympics Mean to Japan? History Professor Paul Droubie Explains
Droubie has been a go-to scholar on the history of the Olympics in Japan.
Eunice Nazar ’22 Named One of 212 Newman Civic Fellows Nationwide
Nazar has interned at Mekong NYC in support of the Bronx community.
Julie Leininger Pycior, Ph.D. to Deliver Annual Dorothy Day Lecture
The Manhattan College professor emeritus will reflect on Day’s life on November 8.
Adam Arenson, Ph.D., to Receive 2020 Costello Excellence in Teaching Award
Adam Arenson, Ph.D., professor of history and director of the Urban Studies program at Manhattan College, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Costello Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Japan Historian Paul Droubie on the Future of 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
Coronavirus may cause the 2020 Summer Olympics to be postponed or canceled.
Urban Studies Annual Lecture to Focus on How Latino Immigrants Revitalized American Cities
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz, author of Barrio America, will speak on campus on February 27.
Margaret Scull to Discuss Religious and Political Structures in Northern Ireland
Scull will examine the 'soft power' influence religious leaders still possessed in British and Irish politics after the Second World War.
Costello Lecture Event Includes Mack Holt Lecture, Award Presentation
Mehnaz Afridi, Ph.D., will receive the Costello Excellence in Teaching Award.
Academic Intersections
Manhattan’s latest interdisciplinary projects highlight the many upsides to crossing academic lines.
Vincent Wiedemann ’19 Selected to Join NYC Neighborhood 360° Fellowship Program
Wiedemann will learn about commercial revitalization and develop leadership skills.
Upcoming Urban Studies Lecture Focuses on Managing City Pollution
Susan Gallardo will discuss her work in Asia on Monday, April 8.
Digital Arts and Humanities Program Combines Liberal Arts and Tech
The minor is designed to create critical thinkers for the digital age.
ESPN Mobile Unit Gives Sports Media Production Students a New Classroom
Students will produce live Manhattan College sporting events beginning with the 2019-20 basketball season.
Manhattan College Students Studying History of Slavery in the Bronx
Students are learning about little-known areas in their backyard.
Christen Program to Explore How Britain Imagined America Before 1776
University of Virginia history professor S. Max Edelson will discuss the colonial period on Monday, Feb. 4.
Celebrating 300 Years of the Lasallian Mission
The Manhattan College community dedicates a community artwork to commemorate the life and legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle for the Tercentenary.
Reilly Rebhahn’s Community Service Leads to Newman Civic Fellowship
A history and peace studies major, Rebhahn is an active leader on campus.
Urban Studies Historian to Examine Changes in Suburbia
On March 22, Becky Nicolaides, Ph.D., will discuss the contours of change in diversifying suburbia.
Women's Week at Manhattan College
From March 18 - 24, the College will host a series of events that aim to address women's issues worldwide, and empower women in their personal and professional lives.
Urban Studies Program Launches Semester in New York
Starting in the spring of 2018, the College will offer a study-away Semester in New York City program for students from across the country.
One Summer, Infinite Rewards
Alumni of the College’s Branigan Scholars Grant program remember the projects that helped shape their career paths.
John Evans ’17 Receives Carty Valedictory Medal, Addresses Class of 2017
Blind since the age of 5, Evans is a published author and graduated with an English major, a history minor and a medieval studies minor.
College Hosts Discussion on Impact of Trauma on the Bronx Cambodian-American Community
On Thursday, Feb. 16, Joyce Wong, Khamarin Nhann and Nuwan Jayawickreme will speak on the impact of genocide and migration.
Joanne Freeman Discusses Hamilton: The Man, the Myth, the Musical at Annual Christen Lecture
Yale University professor of history will examine Alexander Hamilton’s life and legacy.
Medieval Scholar Examines Unlikely Reflections at 15th Annual Costello Lecture
What do a saint and a heretic have in common? Plenty, according to Sean L. Field, Ph.D.
With Tokyo 2020 on the Horizon, History Professor Shares Expertise on Japan’s Olympic History
After the Rio Games, media interested in the next Summer Games have turned to Manhattan College’s Paul Droubie, Ph.D.
History Major Plots the Portrayal of Women
History major Kimberly Hickey ’16 set out to investigate the disappearance of Rosie the Riveter by researching the portrayal of women in advertising from 1950-1959.
Meghan Roberts, Ph.D., to Deliver 14th Annual Costello Lecture
Roberts will deliver a lecture titled “Savant Spouses: Love, Marriage and Collaboration in Enlightenment France.”
History Professor Jennifer Edwards Receives the 2015 William Koren, Jr. Prize
Edwards honored for article in the Journal of Medieval History.
Expert in Native American Archaeology to Present Christen Lecture on March 30
Kevin McBride, Ph.D., will discuss battlefield archeology of the Pequot War.
Professor Publishes Book on Economic Development in Early Modern France
Historian Jeff Horn releases fifth book, Economic Development in Early Modern France: The Privilege of Liberty, 1650-1820.
One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Civil War, Manhattan College Looks Back
2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, and Manhattan College shares a piece of its history.
Visiting Scholar Caroline Bruzelius to Speak at Manhattan College on Sept. 29
Duke University art history professor is part of Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholar Program in conjunction with the Costello Lecture Series.
History Professor Julie Leininger PyciorPublishes Book on Mexican-American Activism
Award-winning author and historical adviser releases new book.
History Major Facilitates Interfaith Learning in Lower Manhattan
Courtney Slack ’14, a 2013 intern at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, spent a semester teaching 20th century Jewish history and the Holocaust to New York City youth.
Huffington Post Religion Editor to Speak at Manhattan College
Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush will discuss the crucially important issue of how religion is covered by the media.
Esteemed American Revolution Scholar to Deliver Christen Lecture at Manhattan College
Carol Berkin will address the role of women during U.S. Revolution on April 8