An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...

Please join the Middle East Studies Program for a sponsored lecture with Naveed Mansoori on "The Mythos of the Earth: Suspended Realism and Visions of a Third World in Iran, 1941-53" at 4 p.m. today, ...

Self-help books can be an accessible starting point of one’s reading journey, and an introduction to other forms of writing and cultures.

How did UConn's ultra-intense coach with a red-faced reputation for challenging players and officials adapt to the classroom?

Now that the votes are almost in, the Headway Election Challenge asks teenagers for the lessons they are taking away from ...

The legendary Fimbulwinter that preludes Ragnarök may have been inspired by a series of harsh years that took place after 536 ...