News and Views from the Empire State
SUNY Adirondack has announced they are offering an online course on New York State History for the 2018 Spring semester.
The semester begins on January 22nd and ends on May 10th. The course is a 200-level undergraduate course, but students may work at the graduate level after consultation with the instructor. [Read more…] about Online New York State History Course Starts Jan 22
This October, a class offered through SUNY Adirondack’s Continuing Education division will provide details on the life of Solomon Northup. Northup was a free black man who was kidnapped from Saratoga Springs, New York in 1841, and sold into slavery.
Following his release in 1853, Northup penned a narrative, Twelve Years a Slave, which was the basis for the Academy Award winning film, 12 Years a Slave. The title of the class is “The Real Solomon Northup from 12 Years a Slave,” and the instructor is local author David Fiske. [Read more…] about Solomon Northup Class Planned For SUNY Adirondack
SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury is offering a credit course in the history of Warren and Washington counties for the 2016 Fall semester.
The course spans from Native American occupation and the Colonial Wars, to the establishment of communities by Europeans and African-Americans, finally covering the homefront of the World Wars, the suburbanization, and the rise of tourism.
[Read more…] about History of Warren and Washington County Course
SUNY Adirondack and Open SUNY are offering an online course on New York State History for the 2015 Spring semester. You may register through either institution and you do not need to be a matriculated student.
The semester begins on January 20th and ends on May 8th. The course is a 200-level undergraduate course, but students may work at the graduate level. [Read more…] about Course On New York State History Being Offered