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�山ǿ��'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.

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.

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.

Jandoli Institute to publish hybrid journalism series

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

Retired St. Bonaventure professor’s new book examines ‘The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires’

May 02, 2024 | A new book by Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor emeritus of History at St. �山ǿ��, examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the twentieth century.

Caliva Smart named a fellow with Center for Hellenic Studies

Apr 29, 2024 | Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been named a 2024-2025 fellow with the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University.

Caliva Smart presents paper at Classical Association meeting

Apr 11, 2024 | Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of history, recently traveled to St. Louis to present a paper at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.

Pitt publishes book chapter on the rise and decline of pirates

Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of history, published a chapter in "The Problem of Piracy in the Early Modern World: Maritime Predation, Empire, and the Construction of Authority at Sea," edited by John Coakley, Nathan Kwan and David Wilson. (Amsterdam University Press, April 6, 2024)

Article by Smart published in the journal Classical Philology

Feb 09, 2024 | An article by Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart titled "Divine Liars: Gods and their Falsehoods in the Homeric Hymns" was published in the most recent issue of Classical Philology, a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research on the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Ukrainian cybersecurity expert to talk Feb. 2 about hardships of Russian invasion

Jan 24, 2023 | A Ukrainian cybersecurity expert will speak to the St. �山ǿ�� community about his experience fighting the cyberwar and the Ukrainian efforts against the Russian invasion.

Lancaster junior Cassidey Kavathas chosen for prestigious summer journalism fellowship

Jan 04, 2023 | St. �山ǿ�� junior Cassidey Kavathas of Lancaster, New York, will report alongside other top journalism students from across the country this summer through a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellowship.

Podcast episodes feature Pitt on Cotton Mather and William Fly

Nov 03, 2022 | Dr. Steven Pitt, assistant professor of history, was recently featured on two episodes of the podcast Real Pirates: Spectacle of Sin 1: Cotton Mather, and Spectacle of Sin Part 2: William Fly.

Mackowski discusses book at Mississippi history museums

Nov 03, 2022 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of journalism and mass communication, was invited to speak by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History at the state history museums in Jackson on Oct. 26 as part of their “History is Lunch” series.

St. Bonaventure receives NEH grant to help humanities collaborate with School of Education

Jul 15, 2022 | St. �山ǿ�� has been awarded one of only 18 Humanities Connections Planning Grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

St. Bonaventure writing Professor Chris Mackowski co-edits book on marquee Civil War match-up: 'Grant vs. Lee'

Apr 06, 2022 | A new hardcover book co-edited by Chris Mackowski, professor of journalism and mass communication at St. �山ǿ��, examines the 11-month struggle between Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was the beginning of the end of the American Civil War.

St. �山ǿ�� to welcome Congress to Campus program, host public forum

Oct 26, 2021 | Two former congressmen will visit St. �山ǿ�� Nov. 15 and 16 to meet with students and hold a public forum as part of the Congress to Campus program.

Bona’s Warming House sees increase in need; continues offering hope, hot meals during pandemic

Nov 23, 2020 | As the spread of COVID-19 continues and some area families struggle to put food on the table, St. �山ǿ��’s Warming House is there to help.

Bonaventure history prof draws parallels between 1920, 2020 presidential elections

Feb 11, 2020 | The 2020 presidential election marks not just President Donald J. Trump’s re-election bid, but also the 100th anniversary of another presidential election marked by deep divides in America, a St, �山ǿ�� professor argues in two papers posted by the Jandoli Institute for Presidents Day.

March Madness? Women’s history bracket takes on advocacy with a full-court press

Mar 11, 2019 | For the last three years, a group of St. �山ǿ�� faculty and staff have initiated March Madness-style bracket contest to spur conversations and knowledge about some trailblazing women in history.