Department News

History Major Presents 'My God, a Woman!'

History Major, Nathaniel Arndts, '14 presents  

My God, a Woman!  (Gwen Dew, Pioneer Reporter) during The Odd Topics Society Luncheon.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Noon - 1 pm
Mary Sykes Room
Albion College

Unloosing the Chains: The Royal Navy's War against the Slave Trade, a Chapter of the Pax Britannica

The History Department and Albion College presents the Yinger Lecture 

Barry Gough, distinguished Canadian maritime and naval historian, will explore a crucial chapter in world and naval history: Britain’s campaign to end the African slave trade and in particular the Royal Navy's long, costly, and not always successful struggle to strangle the trade at its source.M. 

Dr. Gough (Ph.D., D.Litt. University of London) has taught at Wilfrid Laurier University, and held numerous visiting appointments including at Duke, the University of British Columbia, Australian National University, University of Natal, King's College University of London, and the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. He has also served as a historical consultant for Great Lakes shipwrecks research and the Alaska inland waters case on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice. Among his honors, Gough received the Clio Prize of the Canadian Historical Association and the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing given by the British Columbia Historical Federation. Dr. Gough has authored several riveting histories of exploration on the high seas, including Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America and Juan de Fuca's Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams.

The annual Yinger Lecture is given in honor of the many members of the Yinger family who are graduates of Albion College. The Rev. Emma Bancroft (class of 1904) and George Daniel Yinger (class of 1904) were the parents of six Albion College alumni. The lectureship was established by many families and friends, in order to sponsor distinguished lecturers in religion, drama, English literature, history, and sociology.

If you have would like more information on Dr. Gough or about his visit, contact Chris Hagerman ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

The public is welcome. A reception will follow the lecture.

Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Keynotes MLK Convocation and Community Celebration

A capacity crowd braved the snow and cold January 30 to hear NAACP Chairman Emeritus and civil rights activist Julian Bond deliver the keynote address during Albion College's Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration at Goodrich Chapel. Bond drew from his experiences as a history professor and history maker to offer an insightful understanding of the past and future of the civil rights movement.

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History Professor Dick Hailed for Community Involvement

Recently, the Albion NAACP presented Albion College history professor Wes Dick with its Branch Leadership Award, while Substance Abuse Prevention Services Executive Director Harry Bonner organized a dinner simply to note Dick's importance to the Albion community.

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