 |
 |
| |
|
| |
NEWS
from
Central Connecticut State University
Honored as a "Leadership Institution" by
the Association of American Colleges &
Universities |
|
| |
Media contact: Bart Fisher, Associate Director
of Marketing and Communications
(860) 832-1624;
Fisherb@ccsu.edu |
|
| |
|
Professor Tully Named to Top Post by Society for
Historians of American Foreign Relations |
NEW
BRITAIN –August 1, 2008. The
Society for Historians of
American Foreign Relations has
chosen Central Connecticut State
University Assistant Professor
of History John D. Tully as its
National Director of Secondary
Education. Dr. Tully’s
three-year term begins with the
coming semester.
As director he will be
responsible for the
organization’s outreach to high
school teachers in the United
States and around the globe
regarding the teaching of
American foreign policy. The
society has nearly 1,500 members
located in more than 40
countries.
“I am very excited about this
opportunity to take on a
leadership role in my primary
academic organization and to
represent CCSU while doing so,”
said Dr. Tully who will work
with SHAFR members and teachers
to develop and edit a series of
primary source-based teaching
strategies.
Dr. Tully’s teaching interests
include American Foreign
Relations, modern America, and
modern Ireland. He also teaches
a Methods of Social Studies at
the Secondary Level class as
part of the professional
education program at CCSU.
Professor Tully has presented
his research at meetings of the
American Conference for Irish
Studies, the Organization of
American Historians, and the
Transatlantic Studies
Association. Since 2002, he has
served as a faculty consultant
for the Advanced Placement
Examination in U.S. history.
SHAFR was incorporated in 1972
as the premier academic society
devoted to the history of U.S.
diplomacy, foreign relations,
national security, and economic
and strategic issues.
Back to CCSU News |
|
# # # |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|