Department of History, Museum Studies, & Religion at Tusculum University

03/27/2024

Congratulations to Hannah Arnett (’17, Museum Studies) on recently accepting the position of Curator of Decorative and Fine Art at the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon.

03/19/2024

Faculty & senior History majors Sydney May & Samantha Nelson recently presented their research on the Horse Creek Oral History Project, funded by a CIC Humanities for the Public Good grant, at the Appalachian Studies Association. Pictured are Dr. Peter Noll, , Dr. Katherine Everhart, May, & Nelson.

01/22/2024

Congrats to Dr. Jeff Perry, Associate Professor of History, who has been selected to serve as a speaker for the Appalachian College Association’s series on the faculty promotion process.

11/20/2023

Congratulations Dr. Peter Noll & to all History faculty for hosting a great event!

GREENEVILLE – Local high school and middle school students demonstrated their research and presentations skills during the annual Tennessee History Day competition Friday, Nov. 17, at Tusculum University. Thirty-four students from Cosby High School, Greeneville High School, South Greene High Schoo...

11/07/2023

Congratulations to senior History major Hughston Burnheimer, who has been selected to join the Chuckey Depot Museum Advisory Board!

10/18/2023

Students Hughston Burnheimer, Sydney May, and Chris Colmer visited the President James K. Polk Home and Museum in Columbia, TN. The three students will collaborate with staff at the museum to design and install a new exhibit during the spring semester. The exhibit will explore the former president’s life and the significance of his presidency in the decades preceding the American Civil War.

10/16/2023

It was a spooky fun time on Friday the 13th for the Nosferatu viewing on the side of the Doak House. Be on the lookout for more films at Doak in the near future.

Photo courtesy of Erin Hensley Schultz.

10/03/2023

Check out this exciting event coming up at the Doak House!

09/18/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Travis Williams, Professor of Religion, who has been contracted to write “a critical commentary that offers a verse by verse explanation of the Greek text of the New Testament letters of Jude and 2 Peter,” which will be published by Yale University Press and is titled _Jude & 2 Peter: A New Translations with Introduction and Commentary.” The book will be part of the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary series, one of the most prestigious commentary series in the field of biblical studies. A link to the series is below.

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/search-results/?series=yle142-the-anchor-yale-bible-commentaries

09/18/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Angela Keaton, Professor of History, who is a contributing author of _Red Reckoning: The Cold War and the Transformation of American Life_, due out this November from LSU Press.

https://lsupress.org/books/detail/red-reckoning/

08/10/2023

Congratulations to Jonathan Nicholson (’19, History), who has accepted a position as the Local History Librarian at the Boyle County Public Library in Danville, KY.

05/09/2023

During the recent awards ceremony for the College of Civic and Liberal Arts, the history program at Tusculum received a special honor. It earned the Program of Distinction honor for the second straight year. Kudos to the faculty and students within the program for achieving this distinction!