Month: August 2014

2014-2015 Events with the SMU Center for Presidential History

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After a Summer of planning the SMU Center for Presidential History is pleased to announce its schedule of events for the 2014-15!
Our events – all free and open to the public – will:

Explore the presidency from First Lady Luisa Catherine Adams, to Abraham Lincoln, to Ronald Reagan;
Highlight fascinating subjects, including religion, military, law and diplomacy;
Feature world-renowned scholars and political leaders, including recent winners of the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes;
Display our partnerships with our colleagues at SMU, Dallas-area institutions like the Dallas Museum of Art, George W. Bush Presidential Library, and World Affairs Council, and educators like Washington University in St. Louis and Mississippi State University.

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CPH 2014-2015 Events List, v7

Job Announcement in the SMU Department of History

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The Clements Department of History at SMU seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in the history of the U.S. Civil War Era (1800-1877), beginning in the Fall of 2015 as the inaugural holder of the Glenn Linden Professorship.

The candidate must be a specialist in the Civil War Era, 1800-1877 and able to teach the history of the U.S. Civil War at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  Ph.D. required by August 15, 2015.

You can view the full job advertisement at this link.

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