The History of the African American Studies Major at Towson

The History of the African American Studies Major at Towson

Allyn Lawrence is a Student Researcher for the Unearthing Towson’s History Project, a collaboration between the History Department and the Special Collections and University Archives. A senior History major, Allyn worked over the summer of 2021 to research and investigate Towson’s history of diversity. Her research focuses on the African American Studies Major that once

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“Students who agitate”: The Evolution of Student Activism at TU

“Students who agitate”: The Evolution of Student Activism at TU

The November 17, 1961 edition of the Tower Light  included a letter to the editor written by a student named Bettina V. Monroe. This letter, entitled “Agitation Necessary Before Integration,” outlines Monroe’s assessment of social agitation and its ability to bring about legislative reform during the civil rights movement. In her writing, Monroe argued that

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Fight on Towson Tigers: Establishing the Marching Band at Towson State University

Fight on Towson Tigers: Establishing the Marching Band at Towson State University

The history page of the Towson University Marching Band (TUMB) begins “In 1979, Dr. Marchand, the Towson State Music Department, and the Towson State administration brought Mr. Robert Doster to Towson State to create a marching band.” Prior to establishing the band that would become known as TUMB, the school often hired high school bands

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The Towson University Alma Mater

In 2016, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Towson University, the book Towson University: The First 150 Years was created. This blog post is based on the section about the history of school colors as well as the alma mater from that publication. The first official school song, or alma mater, drew its inspiration from

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Women’s History Month 2020

What we wanted to do: This year, SCUA decided to celebrate Women’s History Month by connecting with female-led clubs and organizations on Towson’s campus. The goal of this project was to increase material donations from female-led organizations at Towson and highlight these organizations on social media. SCUA got the chance to attend several club meetings,

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Today in TU History: 1944 Tuition is Free!

On January 23rd, 1944, Principal Tall and the faculty of Towson State Teacher’s College agreed that the tuition fee would be dropped due to incredibly low enrollments for the Fall semester, 230 females and only 6 males. MSNS and many other institutions faced low enrollments during WWII because many at-age men and women enlisted or were

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