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Dr. 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 “Lesotho and the QwaQwa Ski Resort, 1975-82: Border Disputes and South Africa’s Increasingly Deadly Responses” in The Journal of African… Continue Reading Michigan State University Associate Professor of History Dr. John Aerni-Flessner publishes article

By: Patti McDonald Nwando Achebe, the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor History at Michigan State University, was recently inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), a prestigious recognition of her continued dedication and contribution to literature, arts, culture and history in Nigeria. Achebe… Continue Reading Professor of History Dr. Nwando Achebe inducted into Nigerian Academy of Letters

The Football Scholars Forum‘s 2024-25 season kicked off with Nicholas Blincoe, author of More Noble Than War: The Story of Football in Israel and Palestine. Listen to an audio recording of the discussion here. Now in its 15th year, FSF is based in the History… Continue Reading Soccer in Israel and Palestine

The Journal of West African History (JWAH), founded at Michigan State University, will celebrate 10 years in publication on Friday, October 4, 2024.   Founding editor-in-chief and Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History at MSU Nwando Achebe, led the effort to create the new… Continue Reading Michigan State University West African Journal Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary

By: Patti McDonald  Amy M. Hay, an alumnus of the Department of History at Michigan State University and current Professor of History at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was recently interviewed and featured in “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal,” a PBS… Continue Reading Alumni Research Spotlight: Professor of History Dr. Amy M. Hay