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Gladys Wrigley and Isaiah Bowman at the American Geographical Society. Copyright American Geographical Society c1922. Used by Jason VanHorn with permission

The First Woman to Earn a PhD in Geography in the United States

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022featured, VanHornLeave a Comment

Dr. Gladys Wrigley was the first woman to earn a PhD in Geography at an American educational institution.

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Place Matters During Isolated Learning

April 22, 2020March 4, 2022featured, Interview, VanHornLeave a Comment

It isn’t enough to recommend to our students and to ourselves to have better organization over their schedules at home...We should include the where question as part of our plan for learning during our isolation.

First Vermeer Scholarship in Geography

November 26, 2019November 25, 2019featured, Uncategorized, VanHornLeave a Comment

The $4000 award, granted annually based on merit, supports a student and has an emphasis towards a theme close to the heart of the Vermeer's--Christian thinking about geographic and global change.