- May 8, 2014
- 9:50 am
- Noah W. Sobe
Loyola Doctoral Student Wins Jurgen Herbst Award
Annmarie Valdes, a PhD student in the Cultural and Educational Policy Studies program, has been awarded the 2014 Jurgen Herbst Award from the US History of Education Society (HES). This award takes the form of a travel bursary that will enable Ms. Valdes to present her research at the International Standing Conference on the History of Education (ISCHE) in London in July. Ms. Valdes’ paper, titled “‘Can we not unite to help heal Nations?’: Examining Children’s thoughts and experiences collected by the American Junior Red Cross,” contributes to the growing body of historical scholarship that seeks to interpret childhood using the voices of children. Her research seeks to understand how, at the time of the first World War, American youth were exposed to, and reacted to, national patriotism and sentiments of international unity.