Spring 2016 Issue
History @ Washington State
Letter from the Chair, Dr. Steve Kale
A warm welcome and a word about changes at the Washington State University Department of History…
Faculty News
Dr. Matt Sutton, whose work explores the relationships among American religion, culture, and politics, was just named a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow…
Teaching Innovations
In Fall 2015, the Roots of Contemporary Issues program entered its fourth full year as the centerpiece of undergraduate general education at Washington State University…
Events and News
The WSU history department had a huge p
resence at the 55th Annual Conference of the Western History Association, held in Portland, Oregon…
Scholarships and Awards
Doctoral student Greg Atkins wins the Edward and Margery Bennett History Graduate Scholarship, the William D. Aiken Travel Grant, and the Frederick Dumin Memorial Scholarship…
Undergraduate News
Two WSU students made “history” this past spring, as history majors Nathan Trivers and Andrew “Reed” Simock served as state legislative interns in Olympia…
Graduate News
Doctoral student Sikang Song was awarded the 2016 College of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Student Achievement Award in the Humanities…
Faculty Publications
Dr. Noriko Kawamura, associate professor, published Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War (University of Washington Press, 2015)…
Alumni News
WSU and the Department of History remember John E. Kicza, emeritus professor of history…
History Club
The WSU History Club sponsored a panel discussion relating to research and careers in history featuring Drs. Jenny Thigpin, Lawrence Hatter, and Frank Hill…