APEX Fellowship | Cole Hissong
Major: History, Education Class Year: 2022 Organization: Durniat Strength As an intern at Durniat Strength, I will demonstrate exercises to clients, maintain the gym, […]
APEX Fellowship | Emma Shinker
Major: English, History Class Year: 2024 Organization: Ohio Magazine As a remote editorial intern for Ohio Magazine, I will be fact-checking and writing articles […]
AMRE Team | Tri-County International Academy
Tina Lam ’22, Global & International Studies Delaney Tubbs ’24, History and French Advisors: Angie Bos, Beth Muellner The team conducted research to deliver […]
Christina Welsch’s book offers fresh perspective on East India Company’s collapse
Christina Welsch, associate professor of history and South Asian studies at The College of Wooster, is the author of a book that flips India’s […]
Internship at local museum helps history and education major consider new career path
Through her position as an intern at the Wayne County Historical Society, College of Wooster student Glenna Van Dyke ’23 immersed herself in the […]
Sioux Resistance: How the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People Maintain Their Fight Against the United States for Sovereignty and Land
Name: Natalie Bean Major: History Minor: French and Francophone Studies Advisor: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters This independent study seeks to determine how members of the Sioux Nation resisted […]
PaleoliTHICC: Understanding the Woman of Willendorf using contemporary fat studies
Name: Shelby Jones Major: Anthropology Minor: History Advisor: Dr. Siavash Samei; Dr. Beth Derderian (second reader) My research focused on the Woman (“Venus”) of Willendorf figurine, one of […]
The Play’s The Thing: An Analysis of Professional and Amateur Queer Theater from 1967-1987 Through the Lens of Star Trek: The Original Series Fandom
Name: Cat Moreschi Majors: Theater and Dance, History Advisors: Christina Welsch, Naoko Skala (Advisor) For generations, queer people have struggled to find representations of […]
Propaganda, Print Culture, and Popular Opinion: Newsletters and Pamphlets in Seventeenth-Century England
Name: Zdena Sinkhorn Major: History Minor: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Christina Welsch Marchamont Needham’s unique role as a journalist in seventeenth century England allows for […]
“Why Not a Woman?”: A Study of How the Media Portrays Women Vice Presidential Candidates
Name: Abigail McFarren Major: Political Science—U.S. National Politics Focus Minor: History Advisors: Dr. Angie Bos, Dr. Dr. Avi Muñoz (Second Reader) The purpose of […]
A Break From 538: A Study On The Expansion Of The House Of Representatives In Electoral College Reform And Its Relationship To The Popular Vote
Name: Philip Gray Major: Political Science Minor: History Advisors: Professor Angie Bos, Professor Bas Van Doorn This study tested if increasing the size of […]
A Call to Lights, Camera, and Action: How Hollywood Woke America to the Nazi Threat
Name: Jackson Stuff Majors: History, Education Advisor: Madonna Hettinger This thesis examines the evolution of anti-Nazi and pro-Intervention narratives from Hollywood films released between […]
Desperate Democrats in the Reagan Revolution: A Party Determined to Win the White House
Name: Matthew Akins Majors: Political Science, History Advisors: Dr. Bas van Doorn, Dr. Jordan Biro-Walters Bill Clinton’s 1992 election to the presidency as a […]
Two Tales of Murder and Intrigue: The Study and Practical Application of Current French Translation Techniques
Name: Joseph Kalmar Major: French and Francophone Studies Minor: History Advisors: Dr. Marion Duval and Dr. Harry Gamble Second Reader: Dr. Laura Burch This […]
A Linguistic Look at Liberty’s Gag: Vagueness in Spain’s Ley Mordaza
Name: Jacob Shelton Majors: History, Spanish Advisors: Osmer Balam, Katherine Holt This study analyzes the Spanish law of Public Security of 2015 to verify […]
Misconceptions in Parallel: Belligerent Perceptions of Mediator Bias in the Chinese Civil War
Name: Spencer Gaitsch Majors: History, Political Science Advisor: Dr. Christina Welsch, Dr. Matthew Krain Scholars have long studied intrastate conflict mediation efforts, third-party intervention, […]
Gaming the System: A Game Theoretic Approach to Risk Management and Cybersecurity
Name: Abigail Breitenbucher Major: Mathematics Minors: Anthropology, History Advisor: Dr. Colby Long Second Reader: Dr. Subhadip Chowdhury The goals of this project were to […]
Grotesque Cultural Exchange; A Study of Japanese Fashion History
Name: Brimmer Morrison Major: History Minor: French and Francophone Studies Advisors: Madonna Hettinger Focusing first on the importance of Rei Kawakubo in developing her […]
Conjuring Authenticity: The Coven, Buckland Museum, and the Representation of Magic Behind Glass
Name: Ellen Nikirk Majors: History and Anthropology Advisors: Dr. Katie Holt and Dr. Pamela Frese Paganism and other nature-based religions are some of the fastest growing spiritual […]
Wooster Alumnus Kurt Russell ’94 introduced as 2022 National Teacher of the Year on CBS Mornings
Kurt Russell, a 1994 graduate of The College of Wooster, was named the 2022 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief […]