history and political science

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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Sheppard publishes new Egyptian exploration book

Posted by on July 2, 2024

A new historical non-fiction book reveals the never-before-told story of women Egyptologists who paved the way for exploration in Egypt and laid the foundation for modern Egyptology.

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Passing of Dr. Wayne Bledsoe

Posted by on June 10, 2024

Dr. Wayne Bledsoe, professor emeritus of history and political science, passed away Sunday, June 2, at age 83. He joined Missouri S&T as an assistant professor in 1968 and was named professor in 1982. He also served as chair of history and political science for four years. He was named professor emeritus in 2004. In […]

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McGinnis named 2024 Outstanding History Major

Posted by on May 7, 2024

Sean McGinnis, a senior in history, was recognized as the 2024 Outstanding History Major for the history and political science department.

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Learn about “Being Cherokee” today at 5 p.m.

Posted by on April 24, 2024

The history and political science department will host a talk titled “Being Cherokee” at 5 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 24) in Room 221 Computer Science Building.

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Krolikowski’s work garners international coverage

Posted by on April 2, 2024

Dr. Alanna Krolikowski, assistant professor of political science, and her coauthor, Dr. Martin Elvis, from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, published an article in the British Royal Society journal, Philosophical Transactions A.

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McManus’s book selected as finalist for Army award

Posted by on March 5, 2024

Dr. John McManus’s newest book, To the End of the Earth: The U.S. Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945 has been chosen as a finalist for the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award. 

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