Site-Wide Activity

Mexico’s police force is in shambles. The newly-created National Guard is unable to fill its ranks with new recruits and has force the Mexican government to pull more than 58,000 officers from other security f […]

The Distiller of Celestial Dews“Perhaps on that spring morning when Adam and Eve were driven out of Eden Walden Pond was already in existence, and even then breaking up in a g […]

I write to share an announcement from Dr. Navarro-Farr about her upcoming research presentation “Archaeology Beyond our Imagining: Sustainable Practices inside the Maya Biosphere Reserve” on Thursday, September 26 […]

I write to share an announcement from Dr. Navarro-Farr about her upcoming research presentation “Archaeology Beyond our Imagining: Sustainable Practices inside the Maya Biosphere Reserve” on Thursday, September 26 […]

In the Thicket of ThoreauI just wanted to share a link to a song that I like, that I relate to Thoreau and Walden. The song is about both nature and the complexities of […]

This is a building week because I’m gone until Wednesday evening. I will be in Phoenix at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America giving this presentation. Here’s our schedule for the week […]

The article describes that on Friday, September 13, the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center documented 17 deaths of government opponents from the rural north of Nicaragua (Selser 2019). All of the victims participated […]

Class started with Max’s LA in the news which was about the Argentinian agricultural industry. The government is switching from corn being the main crop to soy beans. Soy is a much less reliable crop when c […]

Class Topic: First Reports

Historical Analysis:

How does the process of European “discovery” of the Americas unfold? How do Iberian explorers present New World territories to their rulers?
Historical […]

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All are welcome at our fall picnic!  I write to share a message from our official picnic historian, Dr. Greg Shaya:
Please join us for the Fall History Picnic Wednesday 9/18 from 4-6pm at Bornhuetter […]

All are welcome at our fall picnic!  I write to share a message from our official picnic historian, Dr. Greg Shaya:
Please join us for the Fall History Picnic Wednesday 9/18 from 4-6pm at Bornhuetter […]

Imperialism, a concept that made the world suffer. A statement that is agreed by a majority in the world at this time. I argue to defend some parts of Imperialism was needed to be brought. In class one point was […]

1900s, a time when the world was at a need for cotton. A time when British power was still considered the rule of the world. This a time zone which is thought to be peak time for imperialism. Not because it was […]

Professor Holt began class by congratulating us on finishing our primary source essays before encouraging the class to think about how one can use primary and secondary sources to measure the success or failure of […]

Argentian corn field last harvest season. Photo by Augustin Marcarian

This article out Buenos Aires explains the recent move by the Argentinian government to have farmers switch from primarily corn exports to […]