Havighurst Center Welcomes World-Leading Historian to Campus

By Maggie Callaghan

Miami University Journalism Student

Miami University’s Havighurst Center Colloquia Series will kick off its lectures series September 11 with a presentation by Donald Raleigh.

Raleigh, a distinguished professor of history at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, will be discussing his book, A Hundred Years Later: Some Reflections on the Russian Revolution of 1917, and exploring the importance and impact of the revolution today.

Havighurst Center Interim Director and Professor of History, Doctor Stephen M. Norris., said he is looking forward to hosting one of the world’s leading historians.

“He was actually the first American historian to get full access to the archives in [the town of] Saratov,” Norris said. “Now this was during the late 90’s but during that time American really only had access to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

"He is a really big name and very prominent figure on this subject,” Norris added

Raleigh’s lecture will accompanying a new exhibit in Miami’s King Library, featuring books, photographs and other artifacts from those who fled during the 1917 Russian revolution.

The lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. in King Library room 320. It is free and open to the public.

Miami University’s Havighurst Center Colloquia Series is celebrating it’s 17th year. Each semester, it welcomes lecturers to campus to speak on different themes relating to Russian revolutions, religion and society.

The Havighurst Center is located in room 322 in Harrison Hall.--Photo by Maggie Callaghan