Plaques documenting the history of Engel Stadium and baseball in Chattanooga were unveiled on September 9 at UTC’s Intramural Sports Complex next to the historic stadium. The plaques were part of a project carried out by UTC students under the direction of history department head Michael Thompson and follow the fascinating history of the stadium, Chattanooga baseball, and their connection to nearby neighborhoods and the city.
American Historical Association on History and Advocacy
The American Historical Association highlights and condemns the dangers of the “deployment of histories invented in the interest of bigotry, violence, and division”
Why Humanities Degrees May Set You Up for Life
The BBC on why humanities degrees like history are far from being “worthless” and may in fact “set you up for life.”
Take a History Course, Do Good
Highlights from a recent article in The Washington Post by Ronald J. Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, on why taking history and other humanities courses benefits us all.
News and Highlights from Ed Johnson Events
On September 16-18 the UTC Department of History and the University of the South hosted Dr. Amy Wood of Illinois State University for an event series on the lynching of Ed Johnson in Chattanooga. Check out the news coverage and pictures from the events.