History Professor Appointed to Editorial Board of Prestigious Journal

Dr. Steven Jobbitt, Assistant Professor of Eastern European History, has been invited by László Mari, head secretary of the Hungarian Geographical Society, to sit on the editorial board of the Földrajzi Közlemények. Established in 1872, it is one of Hungary's oldest and most prestigious academic journals.

Dr. Jobbitt is both the first Canadian and also the first non-Hungarian English speaking scholar to serve on the journal’s editorial board in its 143 year history. As current editorial board member Dr. Győri Róbert writes, his appointment “adds to the prestige of the journal through his expertise in the history of Hungarian geography.”

Dr. Jobbitt’s appointment adds to Lakehead University’s reputation for producing high-quality research and the Department of History’s growing international reputation.