Department of History

Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant
The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.

Honors Thesis Student Analyzes Social Justice Movements
Anna Sinclair is a third-year Honors College student from Canfield, Ohio, majoring in political science and minoring in history and sociology. Though sociology is only one of her minors, Anna hopes to attend graduate school and earn a PhD in sociology, ultimately teaching sociology at a univer…
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
Two ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary
The documentary film May 4th Voices: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ, 1970, created by two ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association’s Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested…Two ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4th Voices Documentary
The documentary film May 4th Voices: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ, 1970, created by Kenneth Bindas, Ph.D., professor and chair of the history department, and David Hassler, the director of the Wick Poetry Center, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association’s Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested in oral history as a way of collecting and interpreting human memories to foster knowledge and human dignity.