College of Social Science
Recently, Michigan State University associate professor of history Dr. Noah Kaye was interviewed by the State News for the story: “Do men really think about the Roman Empire?” MSU experts, students weigh in. Kaye said people tend to look to the readings of ancient stoics… Continue Reading Associate Professor of History Dr. Noah Kaye quoted in State News article about the Roman Empire
By: Patti McDonald The Department of History is proud to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently approved an award of $349,803.00 in support of Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade (or Enslaved.org). Enslaved.org is a digital project that addresses the… Continue Reading Enslaved.org receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant
By: Patti McDonald Associate Professor of History Dr. Aminda Smith was recently named Co-Director of the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) at Michigan State University. She been closely involved with GenCen since its inception and served previously as the interim director, when she realized… Continue Reading Associate Professor of History Dr. Aminda Smith named Gen Cen co-director
Professor Emeritus Dr. Lewis Siegelbaum recently published a chapter in Detroit-Moscow-Detroit: An Architecture for Industrialization, 1917-1945 (M.I.T. Press). The book’s first chapter, Valerian Osinskii, the American Automobile, and the Campaign to Overcome Russian Roadlessness in the 1920s-1930s is Siegelbaum’s contribution. The chapter describes how… Continue Reading Professor Emeritus Dr. Lewis Siegelbaum publishes chapter in Detroit-Moscow-Detroit: An Architechture for Industrialization
By: Emily Jodway History major Megan Smejkal is one of 10 MSU students nominated for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Megan is majoring in History, Economics and Political Science in the College of Social Science. She is a graduate of Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. … Continue Reading History student nominated for the Marshall Scholarship