News and Achievements

Matthew Sutton, the Claudius O. and Mary Johnson Distinguished Professor and chair of the WSU Department of History, wrote in The Nation that the Democratic state legislator from Texas is reviving a tradition of center-left activism rooted in Christianity. 

The Washington State University Department of History and WSU Librariesare pleased to welcome Holly Miowak Guise (Iñupiaq) as the speaker for the 2026 Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial History Lecture.

Lawrence Hatter, associate professor and director of graduate studies in history, spoke at the Ferndale Library as part of a Humanities Washington series on America’s 250th celebration and was covered by the Ferndale Record.

The final two episodes of a History Channel World War II series that includes insights from a recently-retired Washington State University professor will be airing next week.

History professor Ryan Booth recently contributed his perspective to the Lewiston Tribune’s round-up of stories about America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Along the shoreline of South Puget Sound where forests, wetlands, and marine ecosystems meet a rapidly growing urban corridor, WSU researchers and students are studying pressing environmental and cultural challenges at Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station.