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John Aerni-Flessner, an Associate Professor in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities and the Department of History at Michigan State University, recently published a dictionary and a chapter.  With two collaborators, Aerni-Flessner co-edited the Historical Dictionary of Lesotho, Third Edition, a reference book that… Continue Reading Associate Professor of History John Aerni-Flessner recently publishes two publications

Do you have some cool photos you have taken and want to win a gift card? Enter our 2023 photo contest! The winner gets a $75 gift card, and the winning photo will be showcased on the cover of our annual department newsletter! Rules: Entries… Continue Reading Enter our 2023 Photo Contest!

Name: David Marchionni, Second year Ph.D. student, Asian Pacific American Studies Graduate Fellow for 2023-2024    Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ  Undergrad: McGill University (2018), Graduate Degree: Fordham University (2020).  MSU Research Area: U.S. History; Medical History; Asian Pacific American Studies  Share your background and experience with us: … Continue Reading History Ph.D. Student Spotlight: David Marchionni

 The research of two Michigan State University History students was recently published in the University of Alabama’s Crimson Historical Review. Current senior Rebecca Yeomans-Stephenson and spring 2023 graduate Jacob Novak originally wrote their papers in their undergraduate history courses.  Novak’s “China’s Feminist Movement: He-Yin Zhen’s… Continue Reading Two History students were recently published in the University of Alabama’s Crimson Historical Review

Assistant Professor of History Shayan Rajani recently published a book chapter: “Loving Men, Loving God,” in Pakistan Desires: Queer Futures Elsewhere, ed. Omar Kasmani (Durham: Duke University Press, 2023), pp. 31–48. The contributors to Pakistan Desires invite reflection on what meanings adhere to queerness in… Continue Reading Assistant Professor of History Shayan Rajani publishes chapter