Month: April 2017

Graduate Student Akil Cornelius has been awarded a Fulbright IIE Fellowship for dissertation research in South Africa. Peter Alegi is the PhD advisor. The dissertation is tentatively titled “The Venda Armory: Warfare, Gender, and Technology in South Africa, 1820 to 1903.” Cornelius will undertake research in… Continue Reading Grad student Akil Cornelius awarded Fulbright

MSU History graduate student Tara Reyelts has received a prestigious Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program award, which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Reyelts is one of seventy awardees selected from a total of 942 submitted applications from graduate students at 117 universities.  This year’s awardees represent… Continue Reading Grad Student Reyelts awarded IDRF

The Somers Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence, innovation and creativity in undergraduate teaching. Nominees are recommended by faculty and students for their strong ability to promote meaningful student-teacher interaction, as well as in creating… Continue Reading Jacobson and Tyrey Win Teaching Award

LASHAWN D. HARRIS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, RECEIVES 2017 DARLENE CLARK HINE AWARD FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS   BLOOMINGTON, IN—During its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) announced that LaShawn D. Harris, Michigan State University, received their prestigious… Continue Reading Harris Wins Darlene Clark Hine Award

Professor Helen Veit is one of the subjects interviewed for the PBS American Experience documentary, The Great War, airing in April 2017.