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A live band plays music outside the West Jersey Train Depot. - Photo via @glassborohistoricalsociety on Facebook

The Glassboro Historical Society hosts Civil War Weekend at historic West Jersey Train Depot

Sarah Shockey, Co-News Editor November 6, 2024

The Glassboro Historical Society hosted their annual Civil War Weekend on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27 at the Historic West Jersey Train Depot. The weekend featured live music, a reenactment by the 12th New...

Dr. Douglas Brinkley, the CNN Presidential Historian. -Photo via Mya Calderon.

CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley Discusses Nixon and 50th Anniversary of Watergate

Mya Calderon March 30, 2022

On Monday, March 28, Rowan University welcomed Dr. Douglas Brinkley to the Eynon Ballroom in the Student Center to discuss Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal for the 50th anniversary. The event...

Portrait of the legendary Frederick Douglass. - Photo via uncf.org

Celebrating 4 Black Writers Who Revolutionized America

Jennifer McGraw February 24, 2021

The art of writing has been used as a form of expression for centuries and these four writers have epitomized what it means to have a voice. Each writer has made their distinct mark on the world in their...

Members of Rowan's Black Cultural League meet on Rowan Boulevard to speak about Black History Month. - Photo via Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Students From the Black Cultural League and Women of Color Alliance Reflect on Black History Month

Alex Rossen February 10, 2021

Every February, the collective communities of the United States join together for a month of acknowledging, appreciating and commemorating Black culture and history. Black History Month, which originated...

Rowan alum Thomas Daly podcasts on American history

Stephen Huff September 20, 2016

History graduate Thomas Daly has brought attention to the neglected heroes of American history by creating a podcast all about them. Now, he will be the first to take on the challenge of incorporating...

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