John McManus
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 »New Miner master mentors announced
Faculty members are invited to take advantage of a free and confidential mentoring program that assists with various issues faculty face,
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McManus publishes book on Army’s WWII role in Pacific
Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian whose most recent books have dealt with the U.S. Army’s experience during World War II in Europe, now sets his sights on the Army’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II in a new book, the first of a two-volume history of the struggle.
Read More »In the news: McManus book, tropical storm, ‘dude,’ Bionic Bowel, pool cleanliness
Dr. John McManus’ latest book is the subject of a book review by Harry Levins in the July 30 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Three S&T faculty named Presidential Engagement Fellows
Three Missouri S&T faculty members will serve as 2019-20 Presidential Engagement Fellows and share research discoveries with Missouri citizens.
Read More »In the news: Alligator gar, D-Day anniversary, graduation traditions, queer marriage in science
In the news: BYU Radio, C-Span, Scientific American, Spotify, St. Louis Public Radio
- Why is folklore important in understanding the past and preparing for the future? Dr. Simon Bronner, author of Folklore: The Basics and Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities S&T,
talks with BYU Radio host Marcus Smith in an interview on May 8.
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John McManus lectures twice this week on Eisenhower’s WWII leadership
Dr. John McManus, S&T’s Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, presents a lecture, “Echoes of Grant,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Kansas City Public Library’s Central Library location at
14 West 10th St. in Kansas City, MO.
McManus examines the parallels between Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower, delving in particular into Eisenhower’s World War II military campaigns. The presentation, in partnership with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, continues a series coinciding with the exhibit Eisenhower’s Middle Road at the Central Library. More details at: https://www.kclibrary.org/signature-events/echoes-grant-second-world-war-leadership-dwight-eisenhower?delta=0
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Watch S&T professor on History Channel
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, will help commerate Presidents Day by sharing his expertise on screen in HISTORY’s television show, “Presidents at War,” which will air at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, and 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18.
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