Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 18h

We are getting excited for our event next week with @llassabe.bsky.social, @michael-berube.bsky.social, and @isaackamola.bsky.social!

Register at the link below to join us!

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 7d

Oct. 22 | Webinar: "Is There a Higher Education Crisis?”:

Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?

Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB

A banner featuring three photos of the webinar guests.

1 2

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 7d

Oct. 22 | Webinar: "Is There a Higher Education Crisis?”:

Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?

Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB

3 5

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sept 12 | “Augustine the African": A Revisionist History

St. Augustine remains one of history’s most influential theologians. Yet a key aspect of his life – his African identity – has gone unexamined for centuries.

Join us for a discussion with Catherine Conybeare, PhD, and James O’Donnell, PhD!

A graphic featuring the event details for Augustine the African: A Revisionist History. The event will be held on September 12, 2025 at 4 p.m. in Driscoll Hall, Room 132 at Villanova University. This event is free and open to the public.

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sept 17 | Film Screening: “The Camden 28”

How far would you go to stop a war?

Join us to explore an iconic Vietnam War story of faith, resistance and betrayal. Featuring historian @micnick.bsky.social and filmmaker @truecrimesny.bsky.social!

🔗 Register: bit.ly/camden28

The Camden 28: A Story of War, Faith, Resistance and Betrayal

Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5:00 p.m. in Villanova University’s John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts, Topper Theater, for a screening of “The Camden 28,” a documentary by Oscar-wi...

bit.ly

1 2

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Jul 8

We are live! Tune in!

A photo of a crowd attending the Beyond Borders panel event.

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Jul 8

Seats for our panel tomorrow on U.S. foreign policy, diplomacy and democracy are sold out, but you can still join us virtually!

Grab your lunch and explore some history with us.

🔗 Livestream: bit.ly/3IdovbJ

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Jun 18

🇺🇸 July 8 | “Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy”

How can three historians connect postwar east Asia, America’s first ladies and the Iran-Contra affair?

The Lepage Center explores the ties that bind American diplomacy and democracy.

🔗 Join us: bit.ly/447J2FW

Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy

Villanova University's Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, in collaboration with the University of Delaware, hosts a panel discussion on the ties that bind modern American democra...

bit.ly

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Jun 18

🇺🇸 July 8 | “Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy”

How can three historians connect postwar east Asia, America’s first ladies and the Iran-Contra affair?

The Lepage Center explores the ties that bind American diplomacy and democracy.

🔗 Join us: bit.ly/447J2FW

Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy

Villanova University's Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, in collaboration with the University of Delaware, hosts a panel discussion on the ties that bind modern American democra...

bit.ly

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · May 21

We have begun accepting applications for this year's grant on the theme of Crisis Moments across history.

www1.villanova.edu/university/l...

Call for Proposals | Villanova University

The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest's 2022 – 2023 grant program will fund projects around the theme of “Climate Change in Historical Perspective."

www1.villanova.edu

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · May 1

Happy May Day!

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Earth Day!

2

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 15

Happening this evening at the Smith Lab at the Mullen Center (Ithan and Lancaster)

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join the conversation tomorrow evening at Villanova's John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts from 7 to 8:15pm featuring scholars of transgender identity across history. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.

Queer Across Time: Nonbinary and Transgender Literary, Oral, and Scientific History

Presenting: BEANS VELOCCI Asst. Professor, History & Sociology of Science, UPenn; NAT RIVKIN PhD candidate, English, UPenn; NAT DIFRANK Gender & Sexuality educator, Trans Oral History Project, UPenn

Presented by: GENDER & WOMEN'S STUDIES, NONBINARY & TRANS STUDENTS, VU PRIDE, LEPAGE CENTER

SMITH LAB, JOHN AND JOAN MULLEN CENTER 7:00-8:15 PM, APRIL 15TH, 2025

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 15

See you all at the Smith Lab at 7!

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join the conversation tomorrow evening at Villanova's John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts from 7 to 8:15pm featuring scholars of transgender identity across history. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 15

Undergraduate fellow on last week's Populism Around the World virtual panel event

medium.com/hindsights/c...

Comparative Populism and History

On Tuesday, April 8th at 6 PM, moderator Dr. Marcus Kreuzer, Professor of political science at Villanova, was joined by University of…

medium.com

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join the conversation tomorrow evening at Villanova's John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts from 7 to 8:15pm featuring scholars of transgender identity across history. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Starting now

"The History of Populism Around the World"

bit.ly/lepagepop25

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The History of Populism Around the World. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join our virtual panel comparing histories of populism in postwar Europe, 20th and 21st century Latin America, and across the globe. This virtual conversation will feature Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, ME...

bit.ly

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Starting in forty minutes!

bit.ly/lepagepop25

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 4

Join us at the Lepage Center (SAC 410) from 11:30am-12:45pm on 4/9 to hear from Laura Madokoro about her new book, Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance. This event is free, open to the public, and ACS Approved.

April 9, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., sac 410
Lunch @ Lepage with Dr. Laura Madokoro
Dr. Madokoro traces the experiences of fugitive slaves, wanted criminals, internationally renowned anarchists, and war resisters before turning to modern public sanctuary practices as they navigated a web of social connections, political agendas, and economic realities, testing who the city was for.
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Albert Lepage Center and Center for Arab and Islamic Studies.

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Apr 4

Join us at 6pm, 4/8, for a virtual panel featuring Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, MES, (UGA), Thomas Zimmer, PhD (Georgetown), and Carlos de la Torre, PhD (Florida). This event will be moderated by Dr. Marcus Kreuzer (Villanova PoliSci). Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.

THE HISTORY
OF POPULISM
AROUND THE WORLD
8 April 2025, Zoom
6:00 P.M. - 7:15 P.M. ET
Join us to hear from Carlos de la Torre, PhD, Thomas Zimmer, PhD, and Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, MES, about the history of populism in Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. Moderated by Dr. Marcus Kreuzer, professor of Political Science at Villanova. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Register to attend:
https://bit.ly/lepagepop25

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Join us from 12-1 on Wednesday, 4/2/25, for a Lunch @ Lepage featuring Lepage undergraduate fellow Lucy Simons, focused on the history of mental health movements in the United States and around the globe, focused on historical figures like Clifford Beers and Adolf Meyer.

St. Augustine Center, Room 410
Lunch @ Lepage: The Mental Hygiene Movement with Lucy Simons
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Join us to hear from undergraduate Lepage Fellow Lucy Simons about early 20th century reform of mental institutions led by figures like former asylum patient Clifford Beers and psychiatrist Adolf Meyer, which led to the founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene and a global movement.

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 26

Starting in forty-five minutes!

bit.ly/ailabor326

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 22

3/26, Zoom - join a discussion about A.I., featuring expert historians of science and tech, Dr. Devin Kennedy, Dr. Stephanie Dick, Dr. Finn Brunton, and Dr. Aaron Mendon-Plasek. Moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Register at bit.ly/ailabor326

This event is free and open to the public.

March 26, 2025 6-7:15 P.M. ET
A.I., Labor, and Society
Devin Kennedy, PhD, Wisconsin; Stephanie Dick, PhD, Simon Fraser; Finn Brunton, PhD, UC Davis; Aaron Mendon-Plasek, PhD, Purdue
Join our conversation about the development of A.I. with expert historians of science and technology, moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. Register at https://bit.ly/ailabor326
Presented by the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 25

Happening tomorrow!

bit.ly/ailabor326

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 22

3/26, Zoom - join a discussion about A.I., featuring expert historians of science and tech, Dr. Devin Kennedy, Dr. Stephanie Dick, Dr. Finn Brunton, and Dr. Aaron Mendon-Plasek. Moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Register at bit.ly/ailabor326

This event is free and open to the public.

1

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 22

3/26, Zoom - join a discussion about A.I., featuring expert historians of science and tech, Dr. Devin Kennedy, Dr. Stephanie Dick, Dr. Finn Brunton, and Dr. Aaron Mendon-Plasek. Moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Register at bit.ly/ailabor326

This event is free and open to the public.

1 2

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Mar 9

Happy International Women’s Day!

2

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Feb 26

Happening tonight!

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Feb 20

2/26 6-7:15pm, Join our virtual panel discussion discussion about culture, identity, and labor in American sports, featuring Dr. Louis Moore, Dr. Victoria Jackson, and Dr. Thomas Oates. Moderated by VU Sociology's Dr. Rick Eckstein. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/sportslabor25

Culture, Identity, and Labor in American Sports

Featuring Louis Moore, PhD (Grand Valley State University); Victoria Jackson, PhD (Arizona State University); and Thomas Oates, PhD (University of Iowa)

February 26, 2025 6-7:15 pm
Join the conversation about how the history of American sports has intersected with civil rights, justice, and economy through athletic labor, culture, and media. Moderated by Villanova Sociology professor Dr. Rick Eckstein.
register to attend: https://bit.ly/sportslabor25

Free, Open to the Public, and ACS Approved. From the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University.

The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · Feb 20

2/26 6-7:15pm, Join our virtual panel discussion discussion about culture, identity, and labor in American sports, featuring Dr. Louis Moore, Dr. Victoria Jackson, and Dr. Thomas Oates. Moderated by VU Sociology's Dr. Rick Eckstein. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/sportslabor25