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To debut its “Focus on Faculty” project, the Gould Center held an insightful interview with CMC Associate Professor of History Lily Geismer, who has been teaching history at CMC since 2010. Professor Geismer’s area of expertise is twentieth-century US history with a concentration in political and urban history. The “Focus on Faculty” project team hopes that this interview provides CMC students with greater insight into Professor Geismer’s academic work and thoughts on the historical development of the Democratic Party.

The interview began with an important discussion about “future history,” a phrase that President Chodosh used to describe CMC’s mission in his convocation speech. When asked about the significance of “future history,” Professor Geismer offered her own interpretation of the phrase. She said that history is about looking to the past, which can “give us the tools to critically think about the present.” She then elaborated on this idea, stating that the field of history is important because it “offers possible alternatives” to the nation’s current policies.