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Reactivating a 2,000-year-old water system in Jordan
This June, Calvin College engineering student Sarah Cok joined the Clean Water Institute of Calvin College, the Umm el-Jimal Project, and Jordanian experts to restore an ancient water system in a Jordanian village. August 15,2018 -
Eric Washington awarded Professor of the Year
Professor of history Eric Washington is Calvin College's 2018 Professor of the Year, an award given annually by the senior class. May 14,2018 -
History students create mental health exhibit for public museum
Three Calvin students' class project has spurred an exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. October 31,2017 -
Childhood Lure Leads to Compelling Historical Work
After years of intensive research, Douglas Howard has published an intriguing and unique history of the Ottoman Empire. June 12,2017 -
Calvin College professor receives Fulbright to study history of global hockey
Bruce Berglund will do research on three continents as he pursues a deeper understanding of hockey's emergence as a global sport. April 4,2017 -
Calvin College observes 500th anniversary of the Reformation
A series of events have been planned to commemorate the milestone year. March 8,2017 -
Equipping Just Citizens
The Just Citizenship Series features panelists and speakers engaging social and political issues. March 6,2017 -
Contextualizing the Black experience in America today
Calvin College professor of history Eric Washington is at the helm of a class that is taking many of his students into uncharted waters. December 12,2016 -
Empowering Cambodian youth through education
Rachel Meyer '06 is teaching elementary school children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. November 18,2016 -
Longtime history prof earns third Fulbright Award
Jim Bratt, history professor emeritus at Calvin College, is headed to China as a Fulbright Scholar to teach U.S. history and European cultural history at Xiamen University. June 15,2016
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