by Karin Maag. Last year, I volunteered for a new assignment. My department was looking for someone to teach an online section of our core history survey, and I agreed to try it. From the outset, I admit, I was unsure about taking this step. After nearly seventeen years in the classroom, I have a …
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by Will Katerberg. “Big Data” is all the rage today. We have data sets so large that current database management software can’t handle it. Think, for example, of medical records and demographic statistics and the need to identify trends and patterns in them. The study of history is going big these days too. We teach …
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by Bert de Vries and Jeff DeKock. The Umm el-Jimal Project, Open Hand Studios, and our partners continue to integrate the ancient archaeological site and modern community of Umm el-Jimal, Jordan. Therefore, we’re excited to report the launch of the Empowering Rural Women Project in January 2014. A joint program funded by UNESCO and UN …
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by Ron Wells. It is difficult to keep up with the many graduates of the Calvin History Department. But there is one who merits special mention now. Dr. Rachel Koopmans was a top-notch student in the late 80s and early 90s. She took part in the inaugural of the “Semester in Britain” program, which I …
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by Ron Wells. Some people reading this may recall Dr. Dale Brown, formerly of the English Department at Calvin. He was the guiding light of the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing. He is now at King College in Tennessee, where he directs The Buechner Institute, which, as its web page reads, is an institute …
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by Dan Miller. Part I of this report focused on Mexico’s political problems related to the Drug War. This second part examines problems in Mexico’s economy, as well as recent efforts to address these political and economic problems: Problem Two: the Economy Mexico's economy was also corrupted by seventy years of one party rule. With …
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