AMES, Iowa -- In the years between Chicago's Great Fire of 1871 and the country's Great Depression, Chicago was the epicenter for development of the skyscraper. Iowa State University's Thomas Leslie ...

BATAVIA — History is not comfortable. Real history, said Derek D. Maxfield, “is messy, complicated and sometimes dark.” ...

A Georgetown University English professor’s lecture on the cultural and literary significance of Truman Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood” was featured on Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN), ...

AMES, Iowa – Foodies of the world, take note. Though you might not want to attend on an empty stomach. Author and culinary historian Sarah Lohman will discuss how food has shaped American history and ...

Every year a committee, comprised of graduate students and one faculty member, organizes a yearlong series of lectures by prominent scholars, curators and visual artists on various topics in art ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The College of Charleston is kicking off Black History Month this week by releasing a calendar of events that will take place all throughout the month of February. Events ...

CASTLETON — The specific issues that Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton faced may not be relevant to people today, but that didn’t stop around 20 seniors from turning out for a lecture at ...