College of Liberal Arts News Archive

Dr. Laura Michele Diener has been named the inaugural Charles. E. Hedrick Professor of History. She will serve a three-year term, beginning in the fall semester of 2024. The Charles E. Hedrick Professorship in History was endowed by Charles and Mary Jo Hedrick in memory of Charles’s father, Dr. Charles E. Hedrick, who taught history

The 2024 Charles Hill Moffat Lecture promises an engaging evening with Dr. Alice Dreger, esteemed historian, journalist, and author. Dreger will deliver her thought-provoking lecture titled “Ten Years Past Galileo’s Middle Finger: What Have We Learned from a Decade of Campus Conflicts?” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Shawkey Dining Room of the

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will feature a lecture by Grinnell College Professor Peter Hanson on the impact of deep partisan polarization on Congress and prospects for reform. The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the

Marshall University’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will present the 2024 Charlotte Schmidlapp Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Studies at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the Shawkey Dining Room of the Memorial Student Center. Dr. Rina Bliss is an associate professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. She writes and speaks throughout the country on the

Marshall University will host Clare Tuffy, the esteemed steward of Brú na Bóinne, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Ireland. Tuffy’s decades-long commitment to preserving cultural heritage and sustainable practices has garnered international acclaim. Event Details: Date: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Drinko Library, Room 402 Brú na Bóinne, situated on the

Marshall University’s A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will welcome award-winning poet Cyrus Cassells at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Drinko Library Atrium. Cassells is the author of nine volumes, most recently, “Is There Room for Another Horse on Your Horse Ranch?” Upcoming works scheduled for 2025 and 2026 include, “Everything in Life is

Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will feature Judge Richard Gergel presenting on “The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Igniting of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.” The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation

Marshall University’s A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will present a reading with authors Carter Taylor Seaton and Marshall English professor Dr. Rachael Peckham at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Shawkey room, in the Memorial Student Center. It is free and open to all, and will also be available via livestream at www.marshall.edu/livestream or

Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will feature Philip Shenon, author of the award-winning book, A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination.

The A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series continues this fall with Joy Castro on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Drinko Library Atrium on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Marshall’s Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, Honors College and University Libraries present the award-winning author of Flight Risk.