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![A still from the video game Pentiment](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/JoshSawyerShipoffools.jpg?h=8f967d64&itok=2BhXJYNe)
Pentiment, the historical role-playing video game, has won a 2024 Peabody Award. Lawrence alumnus Josh Sawyer '98 led the design and history professor Edmund Kern and alumus Winston Black '99 were key consultants.
![Edmund Kern poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/On%20Main%20Hall%20Ed%20Kern%20crop.jpg?h=172fb4e5&itok=Vs_LWcpj)
Meet history professor Edmund Kern, a specialist in early modern European history who has provided scholarly insights on contemporary topics ranging from Harry Potter to the development of a role-playing video game.
![Diana Van Gilder poses for a portrait.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/VanGilder.jpg?h=6dae3a3b&itok=8TWG0pT5)
Diana Van Gilder, a history major from Moraga, California, is heading to France this summer to present a paper at a conference that explores links between tourism and fiction.
![Ellen Baker '97](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/EllenBaker1web.jpg?h=7a1e4ae2&itok=UKEtCE7M)
Ellen Baker '97 fell in love with American history while pursuing a psychology major at Lawrence. That background informs her writing of historical fiction, which is getting big attention with the release of The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson.
![Betsy Schlabach holds a copy of her book, Dream Books and Gamblers](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/SchlabachBetsy.jpg?h=9db51067&itok=ZFfQY6vS)
Betsy Schlabach, associate professor of history at Lawrence University, has followed the publication of her book, Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s Work in Chicago’s Policy Game, with news that she's received a travel grant to extend her research.
![Greg Milano talks coffee and shows students a cup of espresso during a class session.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-03/022123_CoffeeClass_94.jpg?h=1eba8977&itok=L_HluYGH)
Greg Milano developed a history course built through the lens of coffee. A blend of history, economics, and coffee culture, the course drew 39 students Winter Term, a huge jump from last year's debut.
![Monica Rico is joined by her dog, Connor, on the sidewalk with the Lawrence Arch in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-02/MonicaRicoOnMainHallGreen_7.jpg?h=0fcd2229&itok=sIcLN8vV)
Monica Rico, a member of the history faculty at Lawrence, specializes in the history of early and 19th-century America. We talked with her about interests in and out of the classroom.
![Sullivan Shubert takes a selfie while visiting Luxembourg during mid-term break..](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/SullivanInLondon1.jpg?h=df6809db&itok=qyECV6xH)
Senior Sullivan Shubert was among the Lawrentians who studied at London Centre during Fall Term. He shares takeaways from his first time traveling abroad (including a side trip to Luxembourg).
![Josh Sawyer seen during video interview about Pentiment.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/JoshSawyer1.jpg?h=cd60b3b0&itok=yToSvjBu)
Video game designer Josh Sawyer '98 led a team at Obsidian that developed a game being hailed as one of the best of 2022. The historical role-playing game has Lawrence's fingerprints all over it.
![Jin Han leans against a window of the Wriston Art Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/JinHan%20Profile_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=84ced5d1&itok=ajRdhOOg)
Inspired by a class with history professor Brigid Vance, junior Jin Han set out to explore the history of some of the Wriston Art Galleries' East Asian artifacts.
![Head shot of Jerald Podair](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/PodairJerald_202104%20%281%29.jpg?h=81982203&itok=Ogd3Aqw-)
Jerald Podair, Lawrence University emeritus professor of history, will deliver a Povolny lecture on April 26 that looks at what he calls the four “foundings” of the United States.
![Nora Briddell poses near water.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/BriddellNora%20crop%20%281%29.jpg?h=73ba11ab&itok=FQivz3tH)
Nora Briddell found a love of musicology through her combined interests in cello performance and history.
![Head shot of Lauren Stokes.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Stokes%20Lauren.jpg?h=4fef4fcf&itok=Qibx34KD)
Lauren Stokes, assistant professor of history at Northwestern University, will discuss migration and race in Germany on Tuesday as part of the Povolny Lecture Series in International Studies. It's set for 4:30 p.m. in Room 201 of Main Hall.