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SBU panel explores meaning of independence today

Apr 21, 2026 | ���߲ݴ�ý hosts a panel on the meaning of independence as part of its America’s 250 Series, concluding with “The Revolution Today.”

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SBU lecture examines Boston’s role in sparking revolution

Apr 14, 2026 | What sparked the American Revolution? And why did it ignite in Boston? Those questions are at the heart of a presentation this month by ���߲ݴ�ý’s Dr. Steven Pitt.

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Historians to explore America’s unlikely Revolutionary victory

Apr 07, 2026 | On Monday, April 13, historians from the nationally acclaimed digital history platform Emerging Revolutionary War will present an interactive panel discussion titled “Winning the War: Why American Victory was So Remarkable” at 7 p.m. in 201 Plassmann Hall.

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Lecture to explore George Washington’s legacy and influence

Mar 24, 2026 | ���߲ݴ�ý hosts a free lecture on George Washington’s legacy and how Americans remember the Revolution ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

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Student panel explores everyday life in the American Revolution

Mar 23, 2026 | Everyday voices of the American Revolution come to ���߲ݴ�ý today as part of a series of programs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

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SBU history series to commemorate America’s 250th birthday

Mar 05, 2026 | To help celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year, ���߲ݴ�ý’s History Department will present a series of public programs through March and April.

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Caliva publishes essay on ancient Greek myth in Brill volume

Nov 19, 2025 | A paper by Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been included in a volume of essays on ancient myths and religion published by Brill.

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Historian invited to share work on Boston’s 1689 mutiny

Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, published a chapter in October in the “Cambridge History of the American Revolution,” a three-volume collection.

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History professor presents paper on pirate Thomas Pound

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented the paper “The Pirate Thomas Pound and the Machiavellian Scheme of a Royal Navy Captain” at the Problem of Piracy IV: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Plunder by Sea across the World from the Ancient to the Modern at the University of Exeter, England, June 19-20.

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SBU's Caliva Smart presents paper at Goddess at the Crossing Place

Mar 21, 2025 | Over midterm break, Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, presented a paper at The Goddess at the Crossing Place, a conference hosted by the Department of Humanities at Marshall University.

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CHS bulletin publishes update on Caliva Smart's book project

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, spent a portion of last summer at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., working on her current book project: "Speaking about Gods: Mythic Knowledge and Narrative Authority in Greek Lyric Poetry." The CHS is a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University that supports research on all aspects of ancient Greece. Caliva Smart's term as a Hellenic studies fellow at the center continues through May 2025.

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Pitt presents at New England history conference in Boston

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented a chapter titled "God's Paradox: Boston's Maritime World in the Seventeenth Century" at the New England Historical Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 26.

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Jandoli Institute to publish hybrid journalism series

Jun 20, 2024 | Climate change, artificial intelligence and NCAA conference realignment are among the topics ���߲ݴ�ý faculty members tackled in a hybrid journalism project for the Jandoli Institute.

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