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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 15h

Oct 7 | Panel: Magnifica Humanitas Join us for a panel conversation on the impact papal encyclicals have had on social movements throughout the world. Free and open to the public! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4yzDvWz

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oct. 2 | Webinar: "Hunger on the Tracks" Join us for a lunchtime talk from author and Lepage Center grantee Jamie McGhee on “Hunger on the Tracks,” an interactive digital novel that plunges readers into the twists and turns of a 19th-century labor strike. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4dg6B4K

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Calling all Philly history lovers! On Saturday, September 26, we're offering tickets to two walking tours by Beyond the Bell Tours, a Lepage Center grant recipient that creates inclusive historical walking tours of Philadelphia. Free and open to the public! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4h97Yne

A photo of the Liberty Bell in downtown Philadelphia, flanked by Independence Hall.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sept 23 | Virtual Panel: History Wars Join us for a virtual panel conversation on the history of historians under political scrutiny in the modern era. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4yf39zl

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sept 11 | Webinar: The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Join us for a lunchtime talk from one of our grantees on their 2026 exhibit “Entirely Preventable: The Toxic Legacy of Silica Dust from Hawks Nest to Black Lung.” 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4c9kb9Q

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Tonight at 6, a very timely virtual chat about what's going on with the world's energy supplies. See you there!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

One week out until our final webinar of the semester!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

April 20 | Webinar: "What’s At Stake with the Energy Crisis?” ⚡️ In 2026, humanity’s energy needs—and access—change day by day. Join us for a discussion on the Hormuz crisis in historic context. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4t77aDr

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Tomorrow is now today. Check it out if you have time.

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Happening now!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We're getting excited for our World Cup webinar TOMORROW! Register below to join the conversation.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're chatting about the World Cup with @p-steege.bsky.social, @shireenahmed.bsky.social, @soccerpolitics.bsky.social and @jtannenwald.bsky.social in just over a week! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4azPaKx

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

March 24 | "Watching the World Cup in a Global Crisis” ⚽️ As the U.S. gears up to host the FIFA World Cup, discussions of its geopolitical significance, human rights issues and environmental impacts persist. What can our favorite game tell us about today’s challenges? 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4azPaKx

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It's almost time! Registration is still open for tonight's even. We hope to see you there!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Featuring Mary E. Mendoza, PhD, @migrantherstory.bsky.social, PhD and and Lori Nessel, JD! Register below.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Feb. 18 | Is There A Border Crisis? America’s story is defined by migration. Today, our country's system of accepting, rejecting and deporting newcomers is vastly different from the days of its first immigration laws. What’s changed—and what hasn’t? 🔗 Join us: bit.ly/4qmkseu

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Is There A Border Crisis?

Since America’s founding, its story has been defined by migration. Today, our system of accepting, rejecting and deporting newcomers differs vastly from the days of its first immigration laws. What’s ...

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Jan. 27 | Webinar: "Media, Pop Culture & History” 🎥 Since the dawn of film and television, writers, directors and actors have sought to retell history. How have their depictions shaped our view of the real-life stories behind the screen? 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4s0cbOo

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Today's the day! Join us tonight at 6 p.m. EST for our webinar with @cgershenson.bsky.social, @cityisthelimit.bsky.social, and Nancy Kwak, PhD.

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Rae Baker @cityisthelimit.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Online! Will be chatting about the @fernpub.bsky.social book project that was released earlier this year, Dispatches from the Threshold: Tenant Power in Times of Crisis!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

This is next week! Register below!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

We're one day out and registration is still open!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We are getting excited for our event next week with @llassabe.bsky.social, @michael-berube.bsky.social, and @isaackamola.bsky.social! Register at the link below to join us!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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!

A graphic featuring the event details for Augustine the African: A Revisionist History. The event will be held on September 12, 2025 at 4 p.m. in Driscoll Hall, Room 132 at Villanova University. This event is free and open to the public.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Seats for our panel tomorrow on U.S. foreign policy, diplomacy and democracy are sold out, but you can still join us virtually! Grab your lunch and explore some history with us. 🔗 Livestream: bit.ly/3IdovbJ

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🇺🇸 July 8 | “Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy” How can three historians connect postwar east Asia, America’s first ladies and the Iran-Contra affair? The Lepage Center explores the ties that bind American diplomacy and democracy. 🔗 Join us: bit.ly/447J2FW

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Beyond Borders: U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Democracy

Villanova University's Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, in collaboration with the University of Delaware, hosts a panel discussion on the ties that bind modern American democra...

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Happening this evening at the Smith Lab at the Mullen Center (Ithan and Lancaster)

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

See you all at the Smith Lab at 7!

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

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.

Queer Across Time: Nonbinary and Transgender Literary, Oral, and Scientific History

Presenting: BEANS VELOCCI Asst. Professor, History & Sociology of Science, UPenn; NAT RIVKIN PhD candidate, English, UPenn; NAT DIFRANK Gender & Sexuality educator, Trans Oral History Project, UPenn

Presented by: GENDER & WOMEN'S STUDIES, NONBINARY & TRANS STUDENTS, VU PRIDE, LEPAGE CENTER

SMITH LAB, JOHN AND JOAN MULLEN CENTER 7:00-8:15 PM, APRIL 15TH, 2025

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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 9, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., sac 410
Lunch @ Lepage with Dr. Laura Madokoro
Dr. Madokoro traces the experiences of fugitive slaves, wanted criminals, internationally renowned anarchists, and war resisters before turning to modern public sanctuary practices as they navigated a web of social connections, political agendas, and economic realities, testing who the city was for.
Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Albert Lepage Center and Center for Arab and Islamic Studies.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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.

THE HISTORY
OF POPULISM
AROUND THE WORLD
8 April 2025, Zoom
6:00 P.M. - 7:15 P.M. ET
Join us to hear from Carlos de la Torre, PhD, Thomas Zimmer, PhD, and Gabriela Greilinger, MSc, MES, about the history of populism in Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. Moderated by Dr. Marcus Kreuzer, professor of Political Science at Villanova. Free, open to the public, ACS Approved.
Register to attend:
https://bit.ly/lepagepop25

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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.

St. Augustine Center, Room 410
Lunch @ Lepage: The Mental Hygiene Movement with Lucy Simons
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Join us to hear from undergraduate Lepage Fellow Lucy Simons about early 20th century reform of mental institutions led by figures like former asylum patient Clifford Beers and psychiatrist Adolf Meyer, which led to the founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene and a global movement.

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Starting in forty-five minutes! bit.ly/ailabor326

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Happening tomorrow! bit.ly/ailabor326

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

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.

March 26, 2025 6-7:15 P.M. ET
A.I., Labor, and Society
Devin Kennedy, PhD, Wisconsin; Stephanie Dick, PhD, Simon Fraser; Finn Brunton, PhD, UC Davis; Aaron Mendon-Plasek, PhD, Purdue
Join our conversation about the development of A.I. with expert historians of science and technology, moderated by Villanova's Dr. Whitney Martinko. Free, Open to the Public, ACS Approved. Register at https://bit.ly/ailabor326
Presented by the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!

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