The Lepage Center
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The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova is founded on the belief that historical scholarship and historical perspective are indispensable tools for analyzing and understanding our world.
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Nov. 11 | Webinar: “The Crisis of Housing”
We’ve all seen the headlines: Housing costs continue to rise. How can history guide us toward solutions?
Register here: bit.ly/4q1VhOy
We’ve all seen the headlines: Housing costs continue to rise. How can history guide us toward solutions?
Register here: bit.ly/4q1VhOy
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nov. 11 | Webinar: “The Crisis of Housing”
We’ve all seen the headlines: Housing costs continue to rise. How can history guide us toward solutions?
Register here: bit.ly/4q1VhOy
We’ve all seen the headlines: Housing costs continue to rise. How can history guide us toward solutions?
Register here: bit.ly/4q1VhOy
Oct. 22 | Webinar: "Is There a Higher Education Crisis?”:
Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?
Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB
Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?
Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Oct. 22 | Webinar: "Is There a Higher Education Crisis?”:
Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?
Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB
Amid government intervention, shifting finances and competing perspectives, America’s colleges campuses face a new era. How did we get here?
Learn with us: bit.ly/4gXHJzB
Sept 12 | “Augustine the African": A Revisionist History
St. Augustine remains one of history’s most influential theologians. Yet a key aspect of his life – his African identity – has gone unexamined for centuries.
Join us for a discussion with Catherine Conybeare, PhD, and James O’Donnell, PhD!
St. Augustine remains one of history’s most influential theologians. Yet a key aspect of his life – his African identity – has gone unexamined for centuries.
Join us for a discussion with Catherine Conybeare, PhD, and James O’Donnell, PhD!
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sept 12 | “Augustine the African": A Revisionist History
St. Augustine remains one of history’s most influential theologians. Yet a key aspect of his life – his African identity – has gone unexamined for centuries.
Join us for a discussion with Catherine Conybeare, PhD, and James O’Donnell, PhD!
St. Augustine remains one of history’s most influential theologians. Yet a key aspect of his life – his African identity – has gone unexamined for centuries.
Join us for a discussion with Catherine Conybeare, PhD, and James O’Donnell, PhD!
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July 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are live! Tune in!
Join the conversation tomorrow evening at Villanova's John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts from 7 to 8:15pm featuring scholars of transgender identity across history. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
April 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Join the conversation tomorrow evening at Villanova's John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts from 7 to 8:15pm featuring scholars of transgender identity across history. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Join us at the Lepage Center (SAC 410) from 11:30am-12:45pm on 4/9 to hear from Laura Madokoro about her new book, Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance. This event is free, open to the public, and ACS Approved.
April 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Join us at the Lepage Center (SAC 410) from 11:30am-12:45pm on 4/9 to hear from Laura Madokoro about her new book, Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance. This event is free, open to the public, and ACS Approved.
Join us at 6pm, 4/8, for a virtual panel featuring Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, MES, (UGA), Thomas Zimmer, PhD (Georgetown), and Carlos de la Torre, PhD (Florida). This event will be moderated by Dr. Marcus Kreuzer (Villanova PoliSci). Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Join us at 6pm, 4/8, for a virtual panel featuring Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, MES, (UGA), Thomas Zimmer, PhD (Georgetown), and Carlos de la Torre, PhD (Florida). This event will be moderated by Dr. Marcus Kreuzer (Villanova PoliSci). Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Join us from 12-1 on Wednesday, 4/2/25, for a Lunch @ Lepage featuring Lepage undergraduate fellow Lucy Simons, focused on the history of mental health movements in the United States and around the globe, focused on historical figures like Clifford Beers and Adolf Meyer.
March 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Join us from 12-1 on Wednesday, 4/2/25, for a Lunch @ Lepage featuring Lepage undergraduate fellow Lucy Simons, focused on the history of mental health movements in the United States and around the globe, focused on historical figures like Clifford Beers and Adolf Meyer.
3/26, Zoom - join a discussion about A.I., featuring expert historians of science and tech, Dr. Devin Kennedy, Dr. Stephanie Dick, Dr. Finn Brunton, and Dr. Aaron Mendon-Plasek. Moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Register at bit.ly/ailabor326
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is free and open to the public.
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
3/26, Zoom - join a discussion about A.I., featuring expert historians of science and tech, Dr. Devin Kennedy, Dr. Stephanie Dick, Dr. Finn Brunton, and Dr. Aaron Mendon-Plasek. Moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Register at bit.ly/ailabor326
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is free and open to the public.
2/26 6-7:15pm, Join our virtual panel discussion discussion about culture, identity, and labor in American sports, featuring Dr. Louis Moore, Dr. Victoria Jackson, and Dr. Thomas Oates. Moderated by VU Sociology's Dr. Rick Eckstein. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/sportslabor25
February 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
2/26 6-7:15pm, Join our virtual panel discussion discussion about culture, identity, and labor in American sports, featuring Dr. Louis Moore, Dr. Victoria Jackson, and Dr. Thomas Oates. Moderated by VU Sociology's Dr. Rick Eckstein. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/sportslabor25
Join us 2/12 @ 12pm in SAC 410 for a Lunch @ Lepage about the lesser-known figures in the story of the integration of the Phillies. Featuring Kenny Ayres, who worked on Pioneers in Pinstripes at Citizen's Bank Park. Contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns. See you next Wednesday!
February 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us 2/12 @ 12pm in SAC 410 for a Lunch @ Lepage about the lesser-known figures in the story of the integration of the Phillies. Featuring Kenny Ayres, who worked on Pioneers in Pinstripes at Citizen's Bank Park. Contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns. See you next Wednesday!
12-1 PM. SAC 410. Join Lepage Fellow Isaac Smith's presentation on the hidden story of scientist, an innovator, educator, agricultural pioneer, and environmentalist. Isaac's narrative intervention situates Carver in the context of a heated battle for the souls of black folk.
January 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
12-1 PM. SAC 410. Join Lepage Fellow Isaac Smith's presentation on the hidden story of scientist, an innovator, educator, agricultural pioneer, and environmentalist. Isaac's narrative intervention situates Carver in the context of a heated battle for the souls of black folk.
Join us Wednesday, 1/29 @ 6 pm for a discussion about how technological advancement has shaped and been shaped by labor, including through the Cold War, hidden roles of women and queer people in tech, and intersections with environmental justice.
bit.ly/techlabor25
bit.ly/techlabor25
January 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Join us Wednesday, 1/29 @ 6 pm for a discussion about how technological advancement has shaped and been shaped by labor, including through the Cold War, hidden roles of women and queer people in tech, and intersections with environmental justice.
bit.ly/techlabor25
bit.ly/techlabor25
Join us Wednesday, 1/29 @ 6 pm for a discussion about how technological advancement has shaped and been shaped by labor, including through the Cold War, hidden roles of women and queer people in technological advancement, and intersections with environmental justice.
bit.ly/lepagelabor25
bit.ly/lepagelabor25
January 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Join us Wednesday, 1/29 @ 6 pm for a discussion about how technological advancement has shaped and been shaped by labor, including through the Cold War, hidden roles of women and queer people in technological advancement, and intersections with environmental justice.
bit.ly/lepagelabor25
bit.ly/lepagelabor25
Join us tomorrow at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church for a fireside chat with Reverend Carolyn Cavaness, archivist Margaret Jerrido, and VU History's Dr. Judith Giesberg about Last Seen, the book and project about formerly enslaved people seeking their lost family after slavery.
January 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Join us tomorrow at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church for a fireside chat with Reverend Carolyn Cavaness, archivist Margaret Jerrido, and VU History's Dr. Judith Giesberg about Last Seen, the book and project about formerly enslaved people seeking their lost family after slavery.
Next Thursday join our conversation on the history of healthcare in the U.S. featuring Dr. Paul Starr (Princeton), Dr. Nancy Tomes (Stony Brook University), and Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal (KFF).
bit.ly/lepagehealth25
bit.ly/lepagehealth25
January 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Next Thursday join our conversation on the history of healthcare in the U.S. featuring Dr. Paul Starr (Princeton), Dr. Nancy Tomes (Stony Brook University), and Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal (KFF).
bit.ly/lepagehealth25
bit.ly/lepagehealth25
Join us tonight, 6-7:15 p.m. for a panel discussion on a century of Native American and Indigenous struggle for citizenship.
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/lepageindian... to register for the Zoom webinar
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/lepageindian... to register for the Zoom webinar
November 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Join us tonight, 6-7:15 p.m. for a panel discussion on a century of Native American and Indigenous struggle for citizenship.
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/lepageindian... to register for the Zoom webinar
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved. bit.ly/lepageindian... to register for the Zoom webinar
Join us at 4 p.m. today for pizza and learning with Kate Szumanski, the CLAS Director of Professional Development and Internships for "Historians and the Job Market: Strategies for Your Career Success." Open to all undergraduate and graduate students interested in history!
November 7, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Join us at 4 p.m. today for pizza and learning with Kate Szumanski, the CLAS Director of Professional Development and Internships for "Historians and the Job Market: Strategies for Your Career Success." Open to all undergraduate and graduate students interested in history!
Join the conversation on Labor and Immigration 11/13, 6-7:15 pm: Featuring Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch, Dr. Paul Ortiz,and Dr. Mireya Loza. Moderated by VU Law's Professor Daniel Cortes.
bit.ly/lepagelabor242 to register for the Zoom webinar. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
bit.ly/lepagelabor242 to register for the Zoom webinar. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
November 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Join the conversation on Labor and Immigration 11/13, 6-7:15 pm: Featuring Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch, Dr. Paul Ortiz,and Dr. Mireya Loza. Moderated by VU Law's Professor Daniel Cortes.
bit.ly/lepagelabor242 to register for the Zoom webinar. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
bit.ly/lepagelabor242 to register for the Zoom webinar. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Join us at noon on 11/13 in SAC 400 (Fedigan Conference Room) as Political Science Department Chair Dr. Camille Burge-Hicks and Political Science Professor Emeritus Dr. Matt Kerbel help us understand what led to the results of the elections in 2024. ACS Approved.
November 5, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Join us at noon on 11/13 in SAC 400 (Fedigan Conference Room) as Political Science Department Chair Dr. Camille Burge-Hicks and Political Science Professor Emeritus Dr. Matt Kerbel help us understand what led to the results of the elections in 2024. ACS Approved.
Tomorrow afternoon, in SAC 410, graduate fellow Cait Graulau will share their research and perspective on interdisciplinary historical explorations of Black American identity in the 19th and 20th century U.S.
October 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Tomorrow afternoon, in SAC 410, graduate fellow Cait Graulau will share their research and perspective on interdisciplinary historical explorations of Black American identity in the 19th and 20th century U.S.
Tuesday, 10/22, 6–7:15pm Music and Protest in Historical Perspective will examine the role of music as a form of civic engagement and political expression across the history of the U.S. Moderated by Dr. Paul C. Rosier, Lepage Center Director. Go to bit.ly/lepagemusica... to register.
October 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Tuesday, 10/22, 6–7:15pm Music and Protest in Historical Perspective will examine the role of music as a form of civic engagement and political expression across the history of the U.S. Moderated by Dr. Paul C. Rosier, Lepage Center Director. Go to bit.ly/lepagemusica... to register.
Part one of the our series on Labor in Historical Perspective, focused on Labor and Incarceration, will feature Dr. Elizabeth Swanson, Dr. Jermaine Thibodeaux, and Dr. Robert Chase, and moderated by Villanova's Dr. Anna Duensing. Go to bit.ly/lepagelabor2... register.
September 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Part one of the our series on Labor in Historical Perspective, focused on Labor and Incarceration, will feature Dr. Elizabeth Swanson, Dr. Jermaine Thibodeaux, and Dr. Robert Chase, and moderated by Villanova's Dr. Anna Duensing. Go to bit.ly/lepagelabor2... register.
Tuesday, 9/24 join our panel addressing the 2024 Presidential election in historical perspective. Featuring Dr. Kira Sanbonmatsu, Dr. Michael Kazin, and Dr. Kevin Mattson. Moderated by Lepage Director Dr. Paul C. Rosier. Go to bit.ly/lepagedemocracy-24-2 for free registration.
September 20, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Tuesday, 9/24 join our panel addressing the 2024 Presidential election in historical perspective. Featuring Dr. Kira Sanbonmatsu, Dr. Michael Kazin, and Dr. Kevin Mattson. Moderated by Lepage Director Dr. Paul C. Rosier. Go to bit.ly/lepagedemocracy-24-2 for free registration.
9/18, 12-1 p.m., SAC 410 - Villanova History chair and Russia expert Dr. Lynne Hartnett will share her current book project exploring political, literary, and cultural activities of Russian exiles in asylum abroad, and the transnational activist networks that formed before the Bolshevik Revolution.
September 17, 2024 at 8:24 PM
9/18, 12-1 p.m., SAC 410 - Villanova History chair and Russia expert Dr. Lynne Hartnett will share her current book project exploring political, literary, and cultural activities of Russian exiles in asylum abroad, and the transnational activist networks that formed before the Bolshevik Revolution.