On Monday, March 5th, come out to hear Messiah History alum Matt Bucher share his first-hand experience in Egypt. Surrounding this current event are many questions such as: Why did the protests in Liberation Square succeed in forcing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s abdication? How did the faith of religious groups like the Coptic Orthodox Church [...]
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Eyewitness to the Revolution: Explaining the Success of Egyptian Protests in Cairo’s Liberation Square
Posted in Alumni, PACS, Public Lectures and Symposia on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Christine Kelly Lands Job at the National History Center in Washington D.C.
Posted in Alumni on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Messiah College History Department graduates continue to shine! We just received word that Christine Kelly, Messiah College History class of 2011, just took a a position as the assistant to the director of the National History Center in Washington D.C. Christine will be doing work and research related to the mission of the Center and [...]
A Voice from Law School
Posted in Alumni, Careers, Law School on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday, I posted a link to an article titled “Should I go to Law School?” Melissa Hogan, who graduated last May, saw the link and updated me about her first semester at Rutgers School of Law. Here is what Melissa says about her course of study thus far: “As Dr. Pettegrew mentioned in a [...]
Annual Graduate School and Career Exploration Event
Posted in Alumni, Careers, Events, Graduate School, History Club on September 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
ATTENTION HISTORY DEPARTMENT MAJORS! Have you been thinking about how you will connect your history major with your life and career after graduation from Messiah? Then this event is for you! Each year the Department of History invites alumni back to speak with current students about different graduate school and/or career paths they have pursued [...]
Messiah History Alum Kurt Werthmuller Publishes New Book
Posted in Alumni, Congratulations on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to 1995 Messiah College history alum Dr. Kurt J. Werthmuller for the publication of Coptic Identity and Ayyubid Politics in Egypt, 1218-1250 with the American University in Cairo Press. Click here for a recent review of his book. After graduating from Messiah in 1995, Kurt received his M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard [...]
Social Studies Alum Night
Posted in Alumni on March 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
On March 28th, five alumni of the Messiah College social studies program who are currently teaching in area public schools returned to the college to share their experiences with our six current social studies student teachers. David Gilbert (Carlisle High School), Wayne Kantz (Manheim Township High School), Kim Pearce (Susquehanock High School), Seth Ran (Carlisle [...]
