Month: March 2024

Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz recently published her second book, Missionary Diplomacy. In this book, Conroy-Krutz traces the longstanding connections between American diplomacy and Protestant foreign missions. Throughout the 19th century, missionaries worked to shape American ideas about the… Continue Reading Associate Professor of History Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz publishes second book

By: Patti McDonald Assistant Professor of History, Shayan Rajani, is settling into his second semester at Michigan State University. In August 2023, Rajani moved to East Lansing from Lahore, Pakistan where he was teaching at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.  Shayan said that although… Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor of History Shayan Rajani 

By: Patti McDonald  Jacob Novak, a recent Michigan State University graduate who earned a double Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History in three years, is already making a positive impact in the lives of others. Novak is now working as the domestic… Continue Reading Former MSU History Student and Recent Graduate Jacob Novak Lands Role with 54A District Court in Lansing  

By: Patti McDonald  Associate Professors of History at Michigan State University Dr. Edward Murphy and Dr. David Wheat both received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to work on their book projects.  Dr. Edward Murphy received a $60,000 NEH grant in 2023 for… Continue Reading Two Professors in MSU’s History Department Receive NEH Grants to Further Book Projects  

Recently, Michigan State University Professor of History Dr. Naoko Wake wrote an article for The Conversation. In “Despite its big night at the Oscars, ‘Oppenheimer’ is a disappointment and a lost opportunity,” Wake explains how narrow the Oscar-winning film’s narrative is from a historical lens… Continue Reading MSU Professor of History Dr. Naoko Wake featured in The Conversation article