We’re continuing today with Ms. Karen Vuranch ! In her living history presentations of famous American women, Karen brings to life novelist Pearl S. Buck, who was born in Hillsboro, WV but spent much of her life in China. Ms. Buck was a Pulitzer Prize winner and left a legacy for her work on women’s and children’s [...]
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Friday 8-10-2012, PRISM-WV Summer Academy hosts, A Lecture To Remember with Professor Jermi Suri.
August 10, 2012
Welcome to one of the most exciting events of the summer! PRISM-WV Summer Academy will be hosting a lecture with Dr. Jermi Suri, Professor, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, Ph.D in History, Yale University, 2001. Dr. Suri’s research in the formation and spread of nation-states; the emergence of modern international relations; the connections between [...]
PRISM-WV Summer Academy, History In The Making! 8-09-2012
August 9, 2012
Welcome once again to the ongoing quest for information and enlightenment of the past, it’s impact on today society, and the possible outcome for the future! Today’s guest speaker is Professor Willis Nordlund, Economist and author of:,The Quest for a Living Wage: The History of the Federal Minimum Wage Program (Contributions in Labor Studies). Join us [...]





August 12, 2012
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