Dear History Students, I hope that you all have managed to dig out from the snow! The Spring 2016 semester is fast approaching. Don't miss out on these great courses: 1. Prof. Wintermute's course HIST 393/799, "U.S. Military History, 1865-Present" is NOW available to undergraduates (HIST 393). It will meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30-6:10. This popular course fulfills the U.S. History concentration. 2. History students need to take a 392W in order to graduate with the major! Prof. Antonov's 392W "Russian Rulers in History and Myth: From Ivan the Terrible to Stalin," will meet on Tuesday, 3:10-5:50pm and still has some spots available. Here is a description: To this day, the power of Russia's rulers often appears to be uncommonly expansive and even consecrated by its centuries-old tradition of monarchical government. This course will focus on the emergence and development of unlimited monarchy as a key political institution in Russia, discussing the ways in which rulers structured their power and presented it to their subjects, as well as the ways in which ordinary individuals - rich and poor - responded to these presentations. We will consider several of Russia's most prominent historical figures as case studies, including Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Nicholas II, as well as Stalin, described by one recent biographer as the "red tsar." 3. And don't forgot about HIST 263, "Urban Industrial America" that I wrote you about yesterday! Prof. Davis-Kram will cover such interesting ground, from Prohibition, World War I, etc. etc. Best, Prof. Celello