Department News

Use to create department news.

Dr. Aaron Herold Lectured on Tocqueville and Revolutionary Thought at Boston College

On Thursday March 12th, 2026, Dr. Aaron Herold, associate professor of political science and international relations, was a guest lecturer at Boston College. His talk was part of the John Marshall Project, a lecture series commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The lecture was titled “On Revolutionary Psychology and the Rule of

Dr. Aaron Herold Lectured on Tocqueville and Revolutionary Thought at Boston College Read More »

students and faculty at the RIT conference

Geneseo Students Present at Inaugural WNY Political Science Conference

The inaugural Western New York Undergraduate Political Science Conference was held at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday, February 28. Around 20 students in total from SUNY Geneseo, RIT, SUNY Brockport, Nazareth University, and St. John Fisher University presented papers in five panel sessions on topics such as political theory, foreign policy, and American

Geneseo Students Present at Inaugural WNY Political Science Conference Read More »

Faculty and students collaborating over archival material.

Inaugural MA in History Class Prepares for May 2026 Graduation

Justin Behrend (right), professor of history and graduate program director, works with students in the archives. (Photo Provided) “A wonderful community of learning.” This description of the Master of Arts in History program rolls off the tongue of Justin Behrend, professor of history and graduate program director. It’s quickly proven accurate in talking with Behrend

Inaugural MA in History Class Prepares for May 2026 Graduation Read More »

photo of four Zeta Iota Sisters

Sisterhood of Support Ensures Success

Zeta Iota Sisters League of Storytellers News Written by Nathaniel D’Amato, graduating senior Since April of 1979, SUNY Geneseo has fostered a lifelong sisterhood of strong-minded and determined women through its chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated—Zeta Iota. This sorority centers on the principles of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood—the idea of

Sisterhood of Support Ensures Success Read More »

Professor Justin Behrend Publishes Article on the Local History of Abolitionism

History News Professor of history Justin Behrend published “Abolitionism and the Struggle Against Slavery in Livingston County” in the Fall 2025 issue of the Livingston County Historical Review. This article explores the creation of the Livingston County Anti-Slavery Society in 1837. It was a reform group of more than one hundred residents who were committed to ending

Professor Justin Behrend Publishes Article on the Local History of Abolitionism Read More »

Assistant Professor James N. Oigara

Education Professor Receives Second-Year Funding from the Library ofCongress

Dr. James Oigara, assistant professor of education, has secured a second-year fundingrenewal for the SUNY Geneseo Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources(TPS) grant project, reaffirming the program’s success and impact. This three-yearinitiative empowers both pre-service and in-service teachers to bring history and socialstudies to life by integrating primary sources from the Library of Congress

Education Professor Receives Second-Year Funding from the Library ofCongress Read More »

Portrait of James Oigara

James Oigara Leads Workshop for Teaching with Primary Sources

James Oigara (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) James Oigara, assistant professor in Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education, recently led a teacher workshop on Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS), sponsored by the SUNY Geneseo Library of Congress TPS grant project.  The workshop supported educators in integrating primary sources into classroom and inquiry-based learning assignments that enhance student engagement and

James Oigara Leads Workshop for Teaching with Primary Sources Read More »

Scroll to Top