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The History Department offers several awards for history students. Departmental scholars are selected annually by the History Department faculty from

History professor’s trip brings the Silk Road to PotsdamBecause it’s challenging for her students to travel to the other side of the planet, SUNY Potsdam Department of History Chair Dr. Libbie Freed went on the road this fall to bring the world to them—virtually, that is. With her Fall 2023 World History students trailing her through the electronic ether, Freed explored the Silk Road and the Central Asia countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

History of RCFIn Fall 2021, SUNY Potsdam partnered with NY-DOCCS Riverview Correctional Facility to offer a bachelor’s degree program within the prison. We began with three instructors, teaching four courses to 19 students. As of Fall 2024, the program has 75 full-time students, and we are offering 18 unique courses. In October 2024, Potsdam@RCF celebrated the commencement of 16 students who will soon complete their bachelor’s degree.

As hockey players from the U.S., Japan, Canada, Great Britain, and Korea faced off at Maxcy Hall during the 2023 FISU World University Games, Melanie Heidman ’25 monitored the action from a press box high above the ice, carefully tracking shots on goal and other important stats for the international event.

In a hole, surrounded by layers of exposed soil in a 2-meter-long excavation unit, SUNY Potsdam junior Michael Madeiros ’19 uses a trowel to dig for artifacts on abolitionist John Brown’s farm. As he digs deeper and removes soil—to later be screened for artifacts—he discovers a fully intact glass bottle, just one of many items found while methodically examining the ground around John Brown’s house.

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