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History Department

Joseph Ross

Part-Time Faculty For History


jross2@guilford.edu

Biography


I am a part-time faculty member in the History Department. Professor Zhihong Chen and I connected several years ago when she was the department head, and she asked if I would be interested in teaching at Guilford. I began teaching in 2007 and have led a variety of introductory and advanced-level college courses and research seminars. I have also developed several interdisciplinary courses, such as one on conspiracy theories and “fake news,” another on the development of international law and global justice, and a philosophy course on war. My favorite area to research and teach concerns human rights and the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, and I previously served as a Road Scholar for the North Carolina Humanities Council where I presented a program entitled, “Judging Nazis: John Parker’s Nuremberg Journey.” Currently, I am developing an immersive role-playing simulation of the Nuremberg trial where students take on the roles of historic figures from the trial and have a set of objectives they need to complete to succeed. When I am not teaching and researching, I enjoy hiking, playing basketball, and spending time with my family. 

Education


University of North Carolina Greensboro, Ph.D.,
American History
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Master of Art,
European History
Western Carolina University, Bachelor of Art,
Hiostory and Philosophy