{"id":1034,"date":"2017-05-24T14:58:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2017-05-24T14:58:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:58:45","slug":"history-newsletter-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/history-newsletter-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"History Newsletter 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463594052024\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Spring 2016 Issue<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">History\u00a0@ Washington State<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right\"><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463444492761\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/steven-kale_114x132.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-133\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/steven-kale_114x132.jpg\" alt=\"steven-kale_114x132\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/letter-from-the-chair\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Letter from the Chair, Dr. Steve Kale <\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>A warm welcome and a word about changes at the Washington State University Department of History&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/letter-from-the-chair\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463444762441\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top gray-lightly-back\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/matthew-sutton-feb16_200x267-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-797\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/matthew-sutton-feb16_200x267-1.jpg\" alt=\"matthew-sutton-feb16_200x267\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/faculty-spotlight-2\/\">Faculty News <\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Dr. Matt Sutton, whose work explores the relationships among American religion, culture, and politics, was just named a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/faculty-spotlight-2\/\">More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463444927527\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/01\/clif-stratton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-182\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/01\/clif-stratton.jpg\" alt=\"clif-stratton\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/teaching-innovations\/\">Teaching Innovations<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/teaching-innovations\/\">More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463445129029\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top gray-lightly-back\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/events\/\">Events and News<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The WSU history department had a huge p<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/portland.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/portland-396x263.gif\" alt=\"portland\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>resence at the 55th Annual Conference of the Western History Association, held in Portland, Oregon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/events\/\">More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463445649790\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/Atkins2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-799\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/Atkins2-396x458.jpg\" alt=\"Atkins2\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/scholarships-and-awards\/\">Scholarships and Awards<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Doctoral student Greg Atkins wins\u00a0the Edward and Margery Bennett History Graduate Scholarship, the\u00a0William D. Aiken Travel Grant, and the Frederick Dumin Memorial Scholarship&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/scholarships-and-awards\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463445765642\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top gray-lightly-back\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-152\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Simock\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/04\/Simock-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/undergraduate-news\/\">Undergraduate News<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Two WSU students made \u201chistory\u201d this past spring, as history majors Nathan Trivers and Andrew \u201cReed\u201d Simock served as state legislative interns in Olympia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/undergraduate-news\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463445915669\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/03\/sikang-song.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-404\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2016\/03\/sikang-song.jpg\" alt=\"sikang-song\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/graduate-news\/\">Graduate News<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Doctoral student Sikang Song was awarded the 2016 College of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Student Achievement Award in the Humanities&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/graduate-news\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463446092301\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top gray-lightly-back\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/KAWEMP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-788\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/KAWEMP.jpg\" alt=\"KAWEMP\" width=\"86\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/publications\/\">Faculty Publications<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Dr. Noriko Kawamura, associate professor, published <em>Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War <\/em>(University of Washington Press, 2015)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/publications\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463506696374\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/john-kicza_88x106.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-646\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/john-kicza_88x106.jpg\" alt=\"john-kicza_88x106\" width=\"85\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/alumni-spotlight\/\">Alumni News<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>WSU and the Department of History remember John E. Kicza, emeritus professor of history&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/alumni-spotlight\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1463446216052\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top gray-lightly-back\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/kale-presentation-20152.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-791\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/kale-presentation-20152-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"kale-presentation-2015(2)\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/kale-presentation-20152-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3205\/2015\/10\/kale-presentation-20152.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/history-club\/\">History Club<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The WSU\u00a0History Club sponsored a panel discussion relating to research and careers in history featuring Drs. Jenny Thigpin, Lawrence Hatter, and Frank Hill&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/may-2016-homepage\/history-club\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2016 Issue History\u00a0@ 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&#8230; More Faculty News Dr. Matt Sutton, whose work explores the relationships among American religion, culture, and politics, was just named a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow&#8230; More Teaching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":648,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1034"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1227,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034\/revisions\/1227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.wsu.edu\/history-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}