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Dr. Wendy Goldman
Dr. Wendy Goldman
Dr. Wendy Z. Goldman, the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University, is a social and political historian of Russia. Her latest work, Fortress Dark and Stern (2021), co-authored with Donald Filtzer, is the first comprehensive study of the Soviet home front during World War II and won the Society for Military History prize. She has authored several other notable books, including Women, the State and Revolution (1993), Terror and Democracy in the Age of Stalin (2007), and co-edited The Ghetto in Global History (2018).
Her keynote speech, "The Motor of Change: Power from Above, Power from Below," will take place on Saturday, March 15th.
Dr. George Reid Andrews
Dr. George Reid Andrews
Dr. George Reid Andrews, a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, is a leading scholar in Latin American and African diaspora studies. He co-edits the Afro-Latin America Series at Cambridge University Press and has served as Chair of the History Department at the University of Pittsburgh. His influential works include Voices of the Race: Black Newspapers in Latin America (2022), Afro-Latin America: Black Lives, 1600–2000, Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay, and Afro-Latin America, 1800–2000.
His keynote speech, "Structure and Agency in the Census", will take place on Friday, March 14th.
Workshops
Publication Workshop (CMU Library)
Publish & Cite: Mastering the Academic Workflow
Description:This workshop offers an introduction and essential strategies for understanding the academic publishing landscape as well as developing efficient citation practices. Librarians will guide participants through the complete scholarly workflow - from organizing research materials and selecting appropriate citation styles to identifying suitable publication venues and understanding the peer review process. Attendees will learn practical tools and techniques to streamline their writing process, manage source documentation effectively, and position their work for publication. This session is designed to support emerging scholars in developing sustainable research habits that will serve them throughout their academic careers.
Charlotte Kiger Price
Charlotte Kiger Price
Charlotte Kiger Price (she/her) is a Humanities & Social Sciences Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. She acts as liaison librarian for the departments of History, English, and Languages, Cultures, & Applied Linguistics (LCAL) at CMU. Before coming to CMU, Charlotte was the History & Humanities Librarian at Barnard College of Columbia University She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College, an MLIS from Drexel University, and is currently enrolled in an Ed.D. program for Instructional Technology & Media at Teachers College Columbia University.
Emily Bongiovanni
Emily Bongiovanni
Emily Bongiovanni (she/her) is the Open Knowledge Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. In this role, she supports the advancement of open access publishing and open educational resources, as well as other “open” initiatives across the research lifecycle.
Before joining CMU, Emily was the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Colorado School of Mines, where she supported faculty and students throughout the research lifecycle and promoted Open Science. She went to Denison University for her undergraduate degree and earned her Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of Denver.
Grant Writing Workshop
Applying for the Mellon Fellowship
Liberty Ferda
Liberty Ferda
She has been teaching at Pitt since 2008 and enjoys guiding and encouraging students in their journey to learn about writing, practice techniques, and ultimately become better writers and thinkers! She currently serves as the Assistant Director in the First-Year Engineering Composition program and teaches a range of writing courses in other programs at Pitt as well. She loves working with non-traditional students, second-career students, military/veteran students, and people in the community who are seeking educational or skills enrichment. Thus, she's thrilled to offer periodic writing workshops at Pitt's Community Engagement Centers throughout Pittsburgh, supported by the Writing Institute .Liberty’s writing can often be found in various magazines or university-related publications, and sometimes in literary journals. You can find more info about Liberty's teaching as well as freelance writing projects at her website.
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