Yesterday afternoon, Economics, History and Political Science Professor Eric Budd presented "Education for Peace and War?"  in the Presidents Hall as part of  the Harrod Lecture Series. 

The campus welcomed Ansilta De Luca from The Washington Center (TWC) to discuss internship opportunities in the nation's capital for Summer and Fall 2026. Fitchburg State University TWC Liasson Economics, History and Political Science Professor Paul Weizer was on hand to answer questions as well.

Economics, History and Political Science Professor Paul Weizer, introduced  Criminal Justice Program  Professor Michael S. McCutcheon  in the Ellis White Lecture Hall. As part of Fitchburg State University's week long observation of Constitution Day 2025 McCutcheon presented "Due Process and Law Enforcement." The week full of events are organized by the General Education Program co-sponsored with the Office of Student Engagement and the Student Government Association.

Friends, family, faculty, and students gathered in Presidents Hall this afternoon to celebrate student inductions to  of Economics, History and Political Science  Honors Societies - Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and Pi Sigma Alpha.

Friends, family, colleagues, current & former students gathered in the Falcon Hub yesterday afternoon to celebrate the career of Economics, History and Political Science Department Professor Joshua Spero, Kind words were shared by Professor Paul Weizer, Benjamin Lieberman, and Eric Budd. Elizabeth Walsh, of  Senator John J. Cronin's office presented a citation from the Massachusetts State Senate to honor his years of service. Dr. Spero, while no longer teaching, will remain involved in his much beloved travel abroad programs.

Economics, History and Political Science Professor Katherine Jewell took advantage of the great weather and took her U.S. Economic History class to the Highland Plaza where each group debated a case in U.S. economics. This course takes a panoramic view of the economic history of the United States, surveying the course of U.S. history from the early European settlement of the 1600s and 1700s up until the contemporary age of globalization, all from the perspective of and with an emphasis upon the economic matters that informed that history.

Student teams from all over the country were checked in at the  Fitchburg State University Campus Center as the university once again hosts the American Moot Court Association's Eastern Regional Undergraduate Moot Court Qualifying Tournament. Student teams and coaches from as far away as California and Louisiana registered for the event. Event coordinator, Economics, History and Political Science Professor Paul Weizer, welcomed volunteer judges, as well as the competing teams. This competition will span this afternoon and all day tomorrow.

Students in Economics, History and Political Science Professor Teresa Fava Thomas' Italian American History course learn about the immigration identity of Italian immigrants in America during World War II. The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both at the national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America.

Yesterday afternoon, Political Science Professor Paul Weizer hosted Suffolk University Law School Associate Director of Admission and Diversity Initiatives Randolph Ceballo for a Law School 101 information session. The event, both in-person and online, guided students through the basics of applying for law school including; application requirements, scholarships, concentrations & areas of study, and more.

Fitchburg State University Professor of Political Science Paul Weizer teaches A Review of the 2023 - 2024 Supreme Court Term for the Fall Session of our Center for Professional Studies' Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA),program.