Ken Faunce, PhD, instructor in the RCI (Roots of Contemporary Issues) program. was recently awarded the Richard G. Law Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching at WSU. See the entire article in WSU News.
Karoline “Kaja” Cook is a Clinical Assistant Professor and teaches in the Roots of Contemporary Issues Program. She has a PhD in history from Princeton University (2008). her book, Forbidden Crossings: Moriscos and Muslims in Spanish America, 1492-1650 has been published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
WSU – Tri-Cities (in Richland Washington), is hosting a conference March 17-19, 2017: “Legacies of the Manhattan Project at 75 Years.” A Call for Papers has been issued with the abstract deadline of September 1, 2016. For more information, visit Hanford History Project. Abstracts are limited to 250 words. Conference papers are anticipated to be […]
On May 7, many undergraduate History majors and three Masters Degree recipients participated in the graduation ceremony at Beasley Coliseum. The Department of History hosts a luncheon each year on graduation day to honor History majors, double-majors and graduate students. Above are Brittany Maziarz, undergraduate receiving her BA, Jason Hogstad and Calen Rau, two of […]
In the latest edition of the journal Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Greg Atkins reviews William Wyckoff’s book “How to Read the American West.”
Many scholarship and fellowship recipients attended this year’s awards ceremony on April 29. Thanks to great alumni and friends, the department is blessed with numerous scholarships available to our majors. Many undergraduate and graduate students have excelled in research, writing, and academic excellence. See the 2016 Awards Program.