Assistant Professor and Historian, Dr. Brianna Frakes from 91导航鈥檚 Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society will present a free public lecture entitled, To the Gates of Richmond: The Civil War in Virginia, Tuesday, August 11, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen as part of the campus鈥檚 Buckeye Talks on Tap monthly community lecture series.
91导航 Marion senior Micah Harris, a history major from Upper Sandusky, has been awarded a Freeman Foundation Asia Summer Scholarship to support a two鈥憁onth internship in Japan beginning in May 2026.
Building on the success of 91导航 at Marion鈥檚 2023 public history lecture series, the campus is partnering this spring with Mayes Community Temple鈥攐ne of Marion鈥檚 historic black churches and a longstanding center of faith, service, and community empowerment鈥攖o present a free, public three-part program. Together, the two organizations will co-sponsor the Marion Histories Spring Lecture Series, highlighting the pivotal contributions of black Marionites to the region鈥檚 political, economic, and social development.
