"Student Voices at Union College" is a digital display, created by students, that focuses on the conversation around the Vietnam War, race relations, and women’s issues in the 1960-70s at the college. Using student newspapers from the Union College Archives, the project imagines the opinions expressed in various articles and editorials as Twitter threads.
"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will be on display at Union College in Cranford from October 10 to November 18.
What better way to spend Halloween than to learn about the history behind one of New Jersey’s scariest legends? Join Union College for a special presentation on Jersey Devil folklore by Kean University professor Brian Regal.
Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, Public Historian in Residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers University-Camden.
While most people know that the US government conducts a census every ten years (the last was in 2020), many people have never thought about the relationship between the census and race in the US. Scholar Karen Gaffney, PhD, will lead an instructive discussion on understanding the past and future uses of the Census through this lens.
On Election Day, join Union College for a theatrical performance of "The Remarkable Susan," a courtroom drama dealing with the trial of suffragist Susan B. Anthony.
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month at Union College with a presentation, "It Wasn’t Just Greece – Evidence for Democracy in Native Amerindian Societies," by historian Joseph M. Margiotta, MA.
Join Dr. Lillian Wilson of Wayne State University and Dr. Cecily Hill of the National Endowment for the Humanities for an insightful look at finding effective ways to measure the impact of digital projects.
Explore the sometimes strange progression of LGBTQ+ rights, marriage, and the law in New Jersey with NJIT historian Alison Lefkovitz during this virtual event hosted by Union Public Library.
How can community-driven journalism produce a more informed and engaged society? Join the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and Journalism + Design at The New School for a virtual session, as we explore this question through the lens of systems thinking–a useful practice and mindset for understanding complex issues! This event is free and […]
"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will be on display at Middlesex College from December 1, 2022 to January 6, 2023 at the Studio Theatre Gallery.
