Eastern State Penitentiary

Adriana Bohm(Sociology) and Jeffrey LaMonica(History) led a group of DCCC students to Eastern State Penitentiary on 8 November for a guided tour of the national historic site.

http://www.easternstate.org/home

Race and Incarceration

Dr. Sandra Jones(Rowan University) presented on Race & Incarceration on 6 November, with a specific focus on the anti-death penalty movement. Three exonerees joined her to discuss mass incarceration and race and speak about their efforts to "decarcerate."

Dead Sea Scrolls

Professor Jeffrey LaMonica(History) and students from his World Civ. I course visited the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Franklin Institute on 12 October.

LaMonica Goes to Quantico

Jeffrey LaMonica(History) attended the World War One Historical Association's Annual Seminar at the US Marine Corps Base in Quantico, VA. Session topics included the US Marines at the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918, the Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Stormtrooper Tactics, and Ataturk's Performance as a Military Commander in WWI.

National Marine Corps Museum

World War One Historical Association

Dr. Bohm Attends Conference in Denver

Adriana Bohm(Sociology) attended the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Conference in Denver, CO in August. She attended a number of sessions, including a viewing of Precious Knowledge, a documentary on La Raza. Professor Bohm serves on the society's Committee on Racism. 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

Precious Knowledge

Independence Hall, June 2012

Professors Ife Williams(Political Science) and Jeffrey LaMonica(History) led a group of DCCC students to the Constitution Center and Independence Hall in Philadelphia on 21 June.

Independence Hall

Gettysburg Trip 2012

Professor Jeffrey LaMonica(History) took his American Civil War and Reconstruction class to Gettysburg on 20 April. Stops on the Gettysburg Battlefield were Little Round Top, Seminary Ridge, and Cemetery Hill.

Civil War Living History

Civil War living historian Tom Davis gave a presentation on African-American soldiers in the Union Army to students in Professor Jeffrey LaMonica's American Civil War and Reconstruction class on 7 March.

Tom Davis Displays Photographs of His Civil War Ancestors