History Department Newsletter Spring 2010

DEPARTMENT HONOR ROLL ; VIEW FROM THE CHAIR’S DESK ; PROFESSOR MARY KARASCH TO RETIRE ; DEPARTMENT MOURNS LOSS OF DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR RONALD C. FINUCANE ; DEPARTMENT MOURNS LOSS OF DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR RONALD C. FINUCANE ; PHI ALPHA THETA ; LATIN AMERICAN HISTORIAN JOINS FACULTY ; ACCLAIMED “HISTORY COMES ALIVE” SERIES ; RECENT FACULTY BOOKS ; HISTORIANS AND TEACHERS TOGETHER ; FACULTY UPDATES ; WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HISTORY MAJOR AT OAKLAND