Hey, @Creighton students--if you're interested in the stuff in this feed you should join us as an #AmericanStudies major, minor, class member or event attendee!
Attention all Post-docs, adjuncts, and recent Ph.D. in History graduates!
Become a leader in this exciting trend of expanding the opportunities to engage wider audiences in historical reflection. https://t.co/HbYNW5bhpI
At a briefing for reporters at FBI headquarters, a senior official highlighted a "significant increase" in racially motivated, violent extremism from last fall to earlier this year. https://t.co/yTVaVIWdP4
#ICYMI: Yesterday, Joslyn unveiled new acquisitions by five American artists. The Museum is open regular hours this holiday weekend (Sat-Sun, 10a-4p) so be sure to stop in and see what's new!
Read more about the acquisitions and reinstall here: https://t.co/wdYywAfwqu
One hundred years ago today, the 19th Amendment was passed and women earned the right to vote. Today, we say thank you to the women who opened the door and waited on the other side for all of our sisters to join.
"Incidentally, what do you think of Bob Dylan?"
Letter from Pete Seeger, May 2, 1963, Walter Lowenfels papers https://t.co/k6NSELvjdN @YCAL_JWJ #Pete Seeger100
Really cool project and tool. But looking at how the sentiment analysis has coded “black” and “white” in Obama’s “Dreams From My Father” shows how important it is to use these tools critically. https://t.co/CvIPNRmHW5 https://t.co/UPFiJtPboj
Big Congrats to @CU_AMS alum Connor Hussein who will start his masters in Strategic Communications at the University of Minnesota in the fall. Way to go, @SonOfGnome!
The Somali-American model Halima Aden will be the first woman to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. “Being in Sports Illustrated is so much bigger than me,” Aden wrote on Instagram. https://t.co/DVOXU3oEL9
GM and Happy #InternationalJazzDay to all of our followers!
Not sure if you like jazz? Take a listen to Gillespie, Marsalis, or Coltrane on our NAXOS Music Library (CU login required)
It's the final week to see Fred Tomaselli's newspaper paintings that transform front pages of @nytimes into lively abstractions. This Riley CAP Gallery exhibition is included in free general admission, and closes Sunday at 4p.
This Great Depression Era hand-painted ad for Advo Coffee was in bad shape when it arrived at our Ford Conservation Center.
It was split into pieces, warped, and caked in dirt. It took the combined expertise of three conservators to give this piece of history new life.
So much for America being “full.” 1 in 10 U.S. counties grew last fiscal year because of immigration.
As the U.S. population ages and the birthrate slows, immigrants are filling needed jobs and funding programs like Social Security and Medicare.
https://t.co/MPPjQ256qC
Yesterday, we asked students and alumni why they chose Creighton.
We're incredibly grateful and moved to see all of the responses that were submitted. We're endlessly proud of the Creighton community. 💙
#ChooseCreighton#JesuitEducated
This week we'll feature each of the finalists for our 2019 Stubbendieck #GreatPlains Distinguished Book Prize (winner announced May 1). First up is @CJJanovy with "No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas" from @Kansas_Press