history and political science
Faculty members honored with awards
Congratulations to 33 S&T faculty members who are being honored with faculty campus awards in 2019 for excellence and achievement in teaching, research and service. An additional 37 faculty members are being recognized with Outstanding Teaching Awards, based on their end-of-course evaluations.
Read More »In the news: Locmelis, Obrist Famer, Sheppard, Tsatsoulis, Smith, Wernke
Dr. Kate Sheppard discusses her book, The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Woman’s Work in Archaeology (Lexington Books, 2017), on a podcast on the New Books Network (NBN).
Read More »Certificate of merit goes to Huber’s book
Dr. Patrick Huber’s book, A&R Pioneers: Architects of American Roots Music on Record, has won a Certificate of Merit in the 2019 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Recorded Roots or World Music.
Read More »Sheppard publishes on stumbling onto King Tut’s tomb
On Nov. 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter’s water boy stumbled over some steps in Egypt. Those steps, it turns out, were 16 steps into the bedrock leading to King Tut’s tomb. Fast forward 97 years (and one day) to read the latest article by Egyptology scholar Dr. Kathleen Sheppard.
Read More »Fogg presents on societies under German occupation
Dr. Shannon Fogg, professor of history and political science, presented a paper titled “Housing, Leisure and Everyday Life: Societies under German Occupation during the Second World War” at a conference in Jena, Germany.
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Gragg publishes new book, talks at Mob Museum
In his new book published in August, Dr. Larry Gragg tells the behind-the-scenes story of Las Vegas’ meteoric rise to becoming the multibillion dollar tourist industry it is today.
Read More »Isaac explores China’s civilization
Dr. Tseggai Isaac published an article titled “In China’s Vanguard Civilization: Is there Shelter for the Third World?” in the Spring 2019 issue of Comparative Civilizations Review.
Read More »In the news: Huber sheds light on country music roots
Dr. Patrick Huber, commenting in a recent TIME magazine article about the documentary, noted that the roots of country music include strong ties to African-American culture.
Read More »Ahmad publishes essay on heroic oxen
Arizona State’s online magazine, Zocalo Public Square, published the essay “The Oxen Were the Unheralded Heroes of America’s Overland Trails,” by Dr. Diana Ahmad.
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