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Please join us in Congratulating Dr. Jamie Spiller on being appointed the Distinguished Teaching Professor.Dr. Spiller w...
06/02/2026

Please join us in Congratulating Dr. Jamie Spiller on being appointed the Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Dr. Spiller was acknowledged at the May 22nd award recognition dinner.

(Pictured Faculty members of the Department of History left to right: Dr. Angela Thompsell, Dr. Paul Moyer, Dr. Jamie Spiller, Dr. Jose Torre, Dr. Michael Kramer and Dr. Anne Macpherson)

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! We celebrate your hard work, perseverance, and achievements as you begin the next ...
05/21/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

We celebrate your hard work, perseverance, and achievements as you begin the next chapter of your journey. We are especially proud of our graduates in the History Department, whose curiosity, dedication, and passion for understanding the past will help shape the future.

Here’s to the memories made, the lessons learned, and the bright futures ahead. Congratulations, graduates — your story is just beginning!

Pictured here are Charles Richardson and Dr. Mac, celebrating alongside our graduates!


May the Fourth be with you! Gabby Plane and J Colton Murphy teaming up for a joint 390 presentation — bringing the force...
05/18/2026

May the Fourth be with you!

Gabby Plane and J Colton Murphy teaming up for a joint 390 presentation — bringing the force, the knowledge, and the collaboration!

Dinah Gifford was awarded 3rd place and a $250 prize in the Library Research Award, presented by Mary Jo Orzech and Bonn...
05/14/2026

Dinah Gifford was awarded 3rd place and a $250 prize in the Library Research Award, presented by Mary Jo Orzech and Bonnie Swoger.

She was recognized for her outstanding research essay, “Legal Battles of Japanese-American Policies During WWII.”

Read more on our blog:
https://www.sunybrockporthistorydept.net/timelines/dinah-giffords-essay-awarded-the-george-s-queen-history-essay-award/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRyrmZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJd3I1Qk1ieGhDSE04WVM4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuZ247EW23vUruH7t-kJseAf6pyAbqeUzw0V7FFh0lf2TQdE83siBgc0I106_aem_f0NZL8kimLeYm8vTtsU9cA

Alum Gary Brandt has published three novels (set in the Finger Lakes) and is now working on a project on novelist Kennet...
05/05/2026

Alum Gary Brandt has published three novels (set in the Finger Lakes) and is now working on a project on novelist Kenneth Roberts whose books from the 1930-1940s depict key moments in American History. Gary was inspired by two of his professors at Brockport - Steve Ireland in History and W. Raymond Duncan in Political Science. He calls what they did "magic."

05/04/2026

SUNY Brockport proudly recognizes Dinah Gifford as the recipient of the George S. Queen Essay Award for her outstanding work, “Legal Battles of Japanese-American Policies During WWII.” Congratulations, Dinah, on this well-deserved honor!

"'Over and above any man-made creed or law is the natural law of life – the right of human individuals to live and to creatively express themselves. No man was born with the right to limit that law. Nor, do I believe, can anyone justifiably work himself in such a position.' These words from Gordon Hirabayashi’s 1942 letter, “Why I Refuse to Register for Evacuation,” highlight the basic rights that were denied to over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II."

Read the full essay on our blog!
https://www.sunybrockporthistorydept.net/timelines/dinah-giffords-essay-awarded-the-george-s-queen-history-essay-award/

05/04/2026

SUNY Brockport proudly recognizes Eryk Cup as the recipient of the Terry Gore Military History Essay Award for his outstanding work, “World at War’s History: A Video Game, the Survival War and World War II in the Pacific.” Congratulations, Eryk, on this well-deserved honor!

"On the night of August 17, 1942, into the next day, August 18, the U.S. Marine Raiders of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion landed on Makin Atoll, a small island in the Gilbert Island chain located in the South Pacific. They were attempting to draw Japanese forces away from Guadalcanal. The Marines were led by Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Evans F. Carlson, and affectionately known as Carlson’s Raiders. "

Read more on our blog!
https://www.sunybrockporthistorydept.net/timelines/eryk-cups-essay-awarded-the-terry-gore-military-history-essay-award/

Congratulations to Alum Linda Lopata for her new position as Education Programs & Experiences Manager at George Washingt...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Alum Linda Lopata for her new position as Education Programs & Experiences Manager at George Washington’s Mount Vernon!

While the Rochester region will miss her, she will bring her talent for engaging the public in the love of History to one of our Nation’s most important sites

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