ACHLS OPEN HOUSE
ACHLS is planning open houses for prospective students and other interested parties on Wednesday, February 23 and Wednesday, April 27 from 7:00-8:20 pm.
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ACHLS Essay Contest- Cash Prize
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Enrolling Now
for Fall 2011
The ACHLS is enrolling now for the semester beginning in August, 2011. Applications are already being submitted and interviews are being held. To apply or schedule your interview call the college at: 603.458.5145 or visit us online. |
ACHLS Online Catalog
The ACHLS 2011-2012 catalog is now online at ACHLS.org
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Travel Schedule
The Admissions Officers from ACHLS will be traveling to various community colleges, clubs and transfer fairs throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. To see when the ACHLS will be traveling near you visit us at ACHLS.org.
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Visit Our Campus
Transfer counselors, professors and prospective students are welcome to visit the ACHLS campus to meet Prof. Michael Chesson and sit in on the American History class. If you would like to schedule a visit, please call us at 603.458.5145 or email info@achls.org.
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The ACHLS has a blog! Each professor at ACHLS blogs about topics related to history, texts read in class, the practice of law, and how to succeed in college. Join the conversation! We'd love to hear your thoughts and questions! You can find us at ACHLS.org/blog
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ACHLS and Bunker Hill Community College
Featured Articulation Agreement
The ACHLS has entered into 10 Articulation (or Transfer) Agreements with community colleges in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The ACHLS has had an Articulation Agreement with Bunker Hill Community College since October 19, 2009. The Agreement outlines the required courses a student should take at BHCC in order to enter the ACHLS, as well as a description of the application process. The Agreement also includes recommended courses a student should take at Bunker Hill before coming to ACHLS.
To see which other community colleges have Articulation Agreements with ACHLS, and to view the details of the ACHLS/BHCC Articulation Agreement, visit us at ACHLS.org.
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Experience The Harkness Method in Action!
Now you can view clips of an actual "Harkness" discussion style American History I class. Taped last semester, you can get a feel for the question and answer, discourse style of learning that takes place around the circular table in the classroom. Watch our video of an ACHLS discussion method class in action... 
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There are no lectures at ACHLS. All classes are taught by the Harkness discussion method and all students actively participate. Teaching by the Harkness method on the college level is only one of the ways that ACHLS is setting new standards in educationFor more ACHLS videos, including our most recent television commercials and clips of actual classes, visit ACHLS on YouTube.
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A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric FonerACHLS Featured Text
 ACHLS students are starting American History II class with A Short History of Reconstruction, by Eric Foner during the week of January 19. The text examines how the South defined itself after being defeated in the Civil War. The full syllabus for American History II and Writing II will be online soon.
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Free Seminar
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: 1861-1865
Taught by Pulitzer Prize Nominated Historian,
Michael Chesson
Dr. Michael Chesson, founding professor and Dean of ACHLS, will be hosting a seminar on the Civil War. The seminar is a public service and there is no cost.Professor Chesson's seminar will cover the history of the Civil War, its impact on leaders, soldiers, families, society and other countries at the time, and how the war relates to assessing present and future U.S. policy. The seminar will be held at the ACHLS on Saturday, April 2, 2011 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Space is limited. Please RSVP online or via email to info@achls.org by March 30, 2011.
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Welcome Deborah Morin
 The American College of History and Legal Studies announces the appointment of Deborah Morin as a recruiting officer. Deborah joins Christopher Carpenter in the Admissions Department. Deborah holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, and a M.B.A from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts. Deb is a 23 year US Army veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel. She is also a retired Massachusetts educator and spent over ten years teaching English, History, and Social Studies at the high school level. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts/Boston, Bunker Hill Community College, and North Shore Community College. Deb can be reached at 603.458.5145 ext. 13 or Deborah.Morin@achls.org.
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Andrea Defusco-SullivanACHLS Featured Professor
Andrea DeFusco-Sullivan is a Professor of Writing at ACHLS. She was born in Lawrence, MA and lives in Methuen. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston College's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and was honored with its Teaching Excellence award. She has been teaching all levels of college English, from writing seminars to specialized literature courses, since 1991. She has published pedagogical articles in The Hemingway Review, and has published a literary biography of native Lawrencian Robert Frost. She is currently working on a reader-response guide to Hamlet.
Her professional interests include rhetorical devices and strategies, and Modern American Literature. She is fluent in Spanish, and hopes to acquire fluency in Italian and French. She loves watching hockey, gardening, cooking, golf, and her family, especially Ben the Hound.
Professor Defusco-Sullivan's blog posts can be found on the ACHLS blog, Notes on American History and Legal Studies. She can be reached at defusco@achls.org and 603.458.5145 ext. 13.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the e-newsletter of the American College of History and Legal Studies! This e-newsletter is delivered to students, faculty, staff, and friends of the ACHLS.
Created by the Massachusetts School of Law, the ACHLS is an affordable senior college offering the junior and senior years of undergraduate study. The college offers bachelor's degrees in history and legal studies, and all classes exclusively use the discussion (not lecture) method of teaching. ACHLS also offers an "Early Admission to Law School" program whereby qualified students can combine their senior year of college with their first year of law school.
The ACHLS faculty, staff and students welcome you to participate in the events featured in this e-newsletter, and visit the campus when you are able. We look forward to meeting you.
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For more information on the ACHLS, or to request a catalog or schedule a visit, go to www.achls.org, or call Maureen Mooney at 603.458.5145 or write to ACHLS at 1 Stiles Road, Suite 104, Salem, NH 03079 or info@achls.org. Become a fan of ACHLS on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @LawandHistory too!! For prior ACHLS E-Newsletters and other press releases, visit us at ACHLS.org. |
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Sincerely,
Maureen Mooney
American College of History and Legal Studies
603.458.5145 ext. 11
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