Documerica: How Environmental Photography Captured an Era

Student: Ingrid Buckley Major: History Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: Margaret Ng Documerica was a government sponsored photographic project created under the newly formed Environmental […]

Contested Commemoration: The Relationship Between Politics and the Memorialization of the Second World War in Polish Literature, Cinema, and Museums (1945-Present)

Student: Alexandria Joyner Major: History Minor: Education Advisor: Dr. Greg Shaya This study examines the relationship between politics and memory in Poland. I argue […]

Remembering the City: An Augmented Reality Deconstruction of Memory, Power, and Identity in Ho Chi Minh City

Student: Thuy Dinh Major: Computer Science, History Advisors: Dr. Margaret Ng, Denise Byrnes CoRE Award for Critical Digital Engagement 1st Place (tie) Cartography and architecture […]

Redemption of the Gàidhealtachd: The Formation of Highlandism from 1745 to 1822

Student: Isaiah Corso-Phinney Major: History Advisor: Jeff Roche, Christina Welsch During the mid-18th century to the early 19th century in Scotland, Highland cultural symbols […]

Daphne Letherer

Make Some Noize: Rap as a Form of Political Protest in Russia

Student: Daphne Letherer Majors: Global and International Studies (History), Russian Studies Advisors: Dr. Peter Pozefsky, Dr. Tatiana Filimonova Within the last few years, opposition […]

Scot Votyko

Scott Voytko ’07 draws parallels between Wooster’s close-knit community and his professional environment

Scott Voytko ’07 received a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in early childhood education at The College of Wooster, preparing him for […]

Global and International Studies at The College of Wooster



Wil Burton

Alumnus receives award for his work in addiction recovery

History major develops social conscience to advocate for underserved populations

Sophie Perinot

Sophie Perinot ’86 returns to passions and skills developed at Wooster

Returning to the passions and skills developed at Wooster

Sophie Perinot with students

Alumna author returns to Wooster to launch new book

Sophie Perinot ’86 discusses ‘Ribbons of Scarlet’ with students and community

Ingrid Buckley '20

History major learns the value of the subject for local communities

As a history major, Ingrid Buckley ’20 found her love of history flourished during her APEX Fellowship at the Southeast Ohio History Center. “The […]

Annabell Hopkins

Women fighting women

Annabell Hopkins studied the evolution of arguments against the Equal Rights Amendment

Rachel Stephenson ’96 relies on “liberal arts mindset” to guide her decisions

For Rachel Stephenson ’96, there have been multiple times in her life where she’s realized she needed to look at the whole picture, to […]

Data Fest Team

Wooster Team Advances to Finals at DataFest 2019

Young competitors impress academic and industry judges

Brandon Bell

Studying Disaster Through Multiple Lenses

Brandon Bell looks at the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

John Coggeshall

John Coggeshall to Present Anthropology Lecture

Clemson University professor to speak at The College of Wooster

Sarah Coffin '10

Sarah Coffin ’10

From Wooster to Fenway: A Public Historian’s Journey

Sofia Biegelseisen, Katarina Padavick, Abigail Blinka, and Spencer O'Keefe

Wooster Students Develop Downtown Walking Tour on Local Food History

Multimedia tour is the latest effort from Wooster Digital History Project.

College Mourns the Passing of John Hondros

Emeritus professor of history was 81

150 years of students

Telling 150 Years of Wooster’s Story “Through Students’ Eyes”

New book offers a glimpse through 150 carefully selected images