history and political science

Bruening begins term as president of research society

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Dr. Michael Bruening, professor of history and political science, has started a two-year term as president of the Society for Reformation Research, an organization dedicated to advancing scholarship on the Protestant and Catholic Reformations.

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Sheppard elected Trustee for Egypt Exploration Society

Posted by on January 6, 2026

Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science, was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) at the end of November. She is their first and only American Trustee.

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Bruening publishes article on lessons from 16th century theologian

Posted by on January 6, 2026

Dr. Michael Bruening, professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, published an article in The Conversation titled “Why One 16th Century Theologian’s Advice for a Bitterly Divided Nation Holds True Today.”

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Bruening publishes essay in ‘Aeon’ magazine

Posted by on October 7, 2025

Dr. Michael Bruening, professor of history and political science, published an essay in Aeon magazine on 16th-century religious reformer Sebastian Castellio. The piece, titled “Revolutionary Tolerance,” explores Castellio’s advocacy for religious tolerance and his opposition to dogmatic persecution during the Reformation.

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Behrendt receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Posted by on May 6, 2025

Dr. Andrew Behrendt, associate teaching professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, has won a Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit on display now

Posted by on March 27, 2025

A new traveling exhibit, “D-Day, Omaha Beach,” will be displayed in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, April 4, through Thursday, May 15. It is based on The Dead and Those About to Die, D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, a book published by Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history at S&T.

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Krolikowski named Missouri S&T Christensen Fellow

Posted by on October 1, 2024

Dr. Alanna Krolikowski, associate professor of political science, has been named a Lawrence O. Christensen Fellow of history and political science at Missouri S&T.

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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 10, 2024

Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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Sheppard’s new book makes must-read list

Posted by on August 6, 2024

Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science, has a new book, Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age (St. Martin’s Press), which was published July 16.

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McManus earns Army Historical Foundation award

Posted by on August 6, 2024

Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history and political science, received this year’s Army Historical Foundation Award for Excellence in U.S. Army Writing for his latest book, To the End of the Earth: The U.S. Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.

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