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The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives and the Catholic University Department of Education announce a new professional development course for Catholic High School teachers to be held on the campus of Catholic University and at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.  The course, American Religious Responses to the Holocaust, will run from July 8-12, 2013.  For details, see American Religious Responses to the Holocaust Course.

Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P. played many roles in his life: an advocate for the arts, a friend of the entertainment world’s biggest stars, an advisor to presidents, the face of America in foreign lands, an earnest teacher, and a devout spiritual guide. Learn more about the legendary founder of CUA’s Drama Department as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of its formation with an exhibition showcasing Father Hartke’s legacy.

2nd Floor of the Mullen Library
April 3rd to May 31st

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Recommended for Faculty and Graduate Student Researchers: Check out your clout and influence in Web of Science.*  See who’s cited you, find collaboration opportunities, find funding sources! 

Mullen Library
April 3 @ 1:00 & 3:00pm
Refreshments Provided

Stop by for a demonstration of this powerful resource.

*Web of Science, an electronic resource,  includes citations and references for articles in almost 9, 000 high quality, peer-reviewed journals published from 2002 to the present. Coverage is in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Also includes Journal Citation Report to identify the importance of the journal to YOUR specific subject area.  

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Reading for fun is a great way to de-stress. Why not check out a title from the Popular Reading collection in Mullen Library?  We have over 300 books of all genres, both fiction and nonfiction — there’s something for everyone!

Some of our newest titles are listed below. Hold your cursor over the Title to see a short description of the book, or click to view the catalog record. The status of the book is shown beside the call number. All Popular Reading books are shelved in the Main Reading Room on Mullen 2nd Floor:

Looking for more options? You can always see a full list of our Popular Reading books in the catalog, by searching under keyword, “CUA Popular Reading.” Happy reading, and good luck on your midterm exams!

Start your semester off right with a selection from Mullen Library’s Popular Reading collection!  Some of our newest titles are listed below.  Hold your cursor over the Title to see a short description of the book, or click to view the catalog record. The status of the book is shown beside the call number. All Popular Reading books are shelved in the Main Reading Room on Mullen 2nd Floor:

Don’t see anything you like? There are plenty of other choices available.  Try browsing the Popular Reading shelves in the Main Reading Room, or see a full list of our Popular Reading books in the catalog, by searching under keyword, “CUA Popular Reading.” Happy Reading!

Three hundred early eighteenth-century French and Latin titles from the Albani collection, many of them the only exemplars in the United States, are now cataloged and available to researchers in Rare Books and Special Collections (214 Mullen). A sampling of their content may be found at the RBSC blog:   http://ascendonica.blogspot.com/

Deborah Beckel, Ph.D., has been awarded a Mohler grant for her project examining women and the Knights of Labor in the South.  She is the author of Radical Reform: Interracial Politics in Post-Emancipation North Carolina (University of Virginia Press, The American South Series, 2011). Originally from Georgia, Beckel received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke College, her masters’ degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Ph.D. from Emory University. She has worked as a librarian and archivist, and as a documentary editor.  A resident of Virginia, she previously taught women’s and gender studies at Sweet Briar College and currently teaches history at Lynchburg College.

For his work examining the Protestant image in the Catholic mind William Cossen will receive a Mohler grant in 2013.  Mr. Cossen is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History and a member of the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at The Pennsylvania State University, studying under the direction of Philip Jenkins and Amy Greenberg.  His dissertation is currently titled “The Protestant Image in the Catholic Mind,” and it will examine the construction of Protestant identity by American Catholics in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.  Mr. Cossen is the recipient of a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Emory University in 2008 and a Master of Arts degree with honors in History from Penn State in 2012.

The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives accepts applications for Mohler Travel Grants every year.  For more information on the Mohler Grants, see: http://archives.lib.cua.edu/Mohler.cfm

Look no further than Mullen Library’s Popular Reading collection!  We have a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction books on all different topics.   Below are some of the newest additions to the collection. Hold your cursor over the Title to see a short description of the book, or click to view the catalog record. The status of the book is also shown beside the call number. All Popular Reading books are shelved in the Main Reading Room on Mullen 2nd Floor:

Want more options? You can always see a full list of our Popular Reading books in the catalog, by searching under keyword, “CUA Popular Reading.” Happy reading!

Jennifer Adams, Kevin Gunn, and Sean Hogan have created a new research guide on  Film, Cinema, Radio & Television.  Included on the guide are article databases and indexes, reference texts, biographies, review sources, and information on adaptations across the areas of film and cinema, radio, and television studies, as well as a selection of catalogs, script sources, and other resources specific to each of these subjects.  You will also find information on searching CUA’s own media collections.

Looking for something fun to read over Thanksgiving? Check out the library’s Popular Reading collection. Below is a list of the newest additions to the collection. Hold your cursor over the Title to see a short description of the book, or click to view the catalog record. The status of the book is also shown beside the call number. All Popular Reading books are shelved in the Main Reading Room on Mullen’s 2nd Floor: