History News
"Intensity of Political Life" is High, as "Basic Work of Politics" Suffers: Lee Hamilton '52
May 11, 2013
"When people ask me how politics has changed since I first ran for Congress in 1964," Lee Hamilton writes, the 24-hour news cycle -- the barrage of information... Read More
Prof. Glen Kuecker Organizes U of London Workshop on 'New Songdo City and South Korea’s Green Economy'
May 6, 2013
Glen David Kuecker, professor of history at DePauw University, is the organizer of a workshop that will take place June 5 at SOAS, University of London... Read More
Ongoing Budget Battle in Washington Rankles Former Congressman Lee Hamilton '52
May 3, 2013
The American people, writes veteran statesman Lee Hamilton, are "tired of brinksmanship and constant fiscal crisis. They’re fed up with accusations, spin... Read More
Prof. Emeritus Jim Cooper Reviews New Book, Entangled
April 26, 2013
James L. Cooper, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, contributes a book review to the latest (May 2013) edition of Choice: Current Reviews... Read More
Weakening of Political Parties "Carries a Cost to the Country": Lee Hamilton '52
April 15, 2013
Lee Hamilton, who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, examines "the diminished influence, if not irrelevance, of both major parties in... Read More
Jon Secrest '99 Promoted to Partner at Roetzel
March 29, 2013
Jonathan R. Secrest, an associate at Roetzel and 1999 graduate of DePauw University, has been promoted to partner by the law firm. Read More
"Stop the Blame Game" and Get Serious About Addressing Nation's Fiscal Challenges: Lee Hamilton '52
March 18, 2013
"As the deadline for congressionally mandated budget cuts known as the sequester came and went, we got a taste of how difficult cutting federal spending... Read More
A Companion to Woodrow Wilson Includes Essay by Prof. Barbara Steinson
March 9, 2013
Barbara J. Steinson, professor of history at DePauw University, is among the contributors to A Companion to Woodrow Wilson. Read More
David Cryer '58 Joins Cast of World Premiere Musical, Somewhere in Time
March 4, 2013
"Casting is now complete for the Portland Center Stage world premiere of the new musical Somewhere in Time, starring Ryan Silverman, Hannah Elless and... Read More
Rutgers History Prof. Camilla Townsend Here March 5 for Horizon Lecture
February 26, 2013
Camilla Townsend, professor of history at Rutgers University, will come to the campus of DePauw University next week to deliver the Horizon Lecture. Dr... Read More
"Complicated Legislative Agenda" Faces Congress and White House, Writes Lee Hamilton '52
February 24, 2013
"Earlier this year, it seemed there might be some hope for Capitol Hill when Congress dealt easily with raising the debt ceiling," writes Lee H. Hamilton... Read More
Prof. John Dittmer to Discuss Civil Rights Movement in Illinois Speech
February 17, 2013
John Dittmer, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, will present a lecture at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, this Thursday... Read More
Pollster Scott Rasmussen '86 Presents 175th Anniversary Lecture, February 20
February 14, 2013
Scott Rasmussen, the 1986 DePauw University graduate who has been called "today's leading insurgent pollster ... (and) a key player in the contact sport... Read More
Former Congressman Lee Hamilton '52 Named Professor of Practice at IU's SPEA
February 5, 2013
Lee H. Hamilton, a 1952 DePauw University graduate who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, has been appointed a Professor of Practice... Read More
Lee Hamilton '52 on Congress: "Watching It Now is Painful"
February 2, 2013
Lee Hamilton, a 1952 DePauw University graduate who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, writes that "in the years since I left Capitol... Read More
Patrick Grady '70 to Discuss Latest Book at Arizona Historical Society
January 19, 2013
"Patrick Grady, a writer from Cave Creek, and author of Out of the Ruins, a history of frontier Phoenix from 1867 to 1881, will be the guest speaker" at... Read More
Bob Cathcart '82 Joins Hansen Medical as Sr. VP
January 16, 2013
Robert O. Cathcart, a 1982 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) in the newly created position of senior vice president... Read More
Congress "Unwilling to Make Truly Hard Decisions": Lee Hamilton '52
January 12, 2013
"In our system of representative democracy, Capitol Hill should be the place where their competing concerns get hammered out," writes Lee H. Hamilton in... Read More
Prof. Glen Kuecker Contributes Book Review to The Historian
January 10, 2013
Glen David Kuecker, professor of history at DePauw University, contributes a review to the latest issue of The Historian. Issued quarterly, the journal... Read More
Mary Elizabeth McKnight '07 Selected as New Science Teacher Academy Fellow
January 2, 2013
"Mary Elizabeth McKnight of Lexington Traditional Magnet School is among six Kentucky educators chosen for the New Science Teacher Academy, organized by... Read More