The New York State University at Albany’s University Council voted Friday, May 5th, to formally change the name of Indian Pond to Parker Pond, and Indian Pond Lane to Parker Pond Lane. The new names acknowledge and honor the contributions of the Parker family, of which three siblings — Caroline (Ga:hahno), Nicholson (Gye-wah-go-wa) and Isaac Newton (Gane-yo-squa-ga-oh) — were among the first nine Indigenous students to enroll at UAlbany around 1850. [Read more…] about SUNY Albany Renames Pond in Honor of First Indigenous Students
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Boston’s 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
Although we know with relative confidence that eight percent of Boston’s population died during the smallpox epidemic of 1721, we can say relatively little about who died. In spite of a flood of writing about the introduction of smallpox inoculation during the epidemic, in the absence of reliable vital statistics or even lists of the dead, little can be said about where the disease struck hardest or who in the city bore its brunt. [Read more…] about Boston’s 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
NYS Department of State Partners With Universities On Climate Issues
New York Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez has announced the launch of the University Partnerships for Innovative Climate Solutions Initiative at the New York Department of State (DOS).
As part of this initiative, DOS is partnering with seven universities from across the State to engage graduate and undergraduate students in DOS programs and projects that focus on climate change and climate justice. [Read more…] about NYS Department of State Partners With Universities On Climate Issues
Students Lost In Adirondacks Were Abandoned On University Trip
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reporting that the received a request for Forest Ranger assistance on October 1, 2022 at about 9:30 pm near Dippikill Pond in Thurman, Warren County.
The pond is part of the Dippikill Wilderness Retreat, considered the the largest student-owned natural preserve in the United States, just northwest of Warrensburg. It covers about 1,000 acres in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Students Lost In Adirondacks Were Abandoned On University Trip
Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, & The Expanding American Mainstream
Some Americans believe that inevitable demographic changes will create a society with a majority made up of minorities for the first time in the United States’ history.
Richard Alba argues that this narrative obscures a more transformative development: the rising numbers of young Americans from ethno-racially mixed families, consisting of one white and one nonwhite parent. He believes young Americans with mixed parentage will play pivotal roles in the country’s demographic future. [Read more…] about Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, & The Expanding American Mainstream
Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment Online Programs
The University at Albany’s Art Museum, NYS Writers Institute and UAlbany Performing Arts Center have announced a new virtual series for Fall 2020, Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment.
Artist to Artist brings together artists whose work has been previously presented at UAlbany for conversations about the arts in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, a reckoning on systemic racism, and civil unrest. [Read more…] about Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment Online Programs
Preserving Motion Picture History (Podcast)
This week on The Historians Podcast, movie historian and SUNY Albany lecturer emeritus Audrey Kupferberg discusses film preservation. [Read more…] about Preserving Motion Picture History (Podcast)
Researching New York Conference Call for Papers
The Researching New York 2020 Conference, the only general statewide history conference, has announced a call for papers. The conference is planned for November 19-21, 2020, at the University at Albany. [Read more…] about Researching New York Conference Call for Papers
Albany Film Festival VIP Passes Available
The Albany Film Festival, set for Saturday, March 28th, at the University at Albany uptown campus, will feature panel discussions, and conversations with actors, filmmakers and authors whose books have been made into movies, along with screenings of feature-length films, a contest for film shorts, an awards ceremony, and a viewing of a new large scale outdoors video projection. [Read more…] about Albany Film Festival VIP Passes Available
King Philip’s War & Violence Talk in Albany
King Philip’s War (also known by other names) took place in 1675–1678, mostly between native inhabitants of New England and New England Colonists.
The conflict was one of the greatest calamities of seventeenth century New England and extraordinarily violent. For example, after being defeated, native leader Metacomet was killed, his corpse beheaded, and then drawn and quartered – his head was displayed in Plymouth for more than 20 years. His son was among those enslaved and transported to Bermuda. [Read more…] about King Philip’s War & Violence Talk in Albany