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On December 7, Professor Matt Pauly spoke alongside MSU’s Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Kseniia Borodin, at the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum in Hamtramck.  At the invitation of the Shevchenko Scientific Society—Detroit, Dr. Pauly presented a chapter in a forthcoming volume edited by John Vsetecka (History PhD… Continue Reading Prof. Matt Pauly and Fulbright Scholar Kseniia Borodin Speak at Ukrainian American Archives & Museum

Associate Professor Ronen Steinberg recently published an article in Ha’aretz, a leading Israeli newspaper, exploring a historical dispute between Amnesty International and the Israeli government in the late 1960s over allegations of torture of Palestinian detainees. The piece, written in Hebrew, draws on research Dr.… Continue Reading New Ha’aretz Article by Dr. Ronen Steinberg Explores 1960s Amnesty Dispute

A powerful exhibit in the MSU Broad Art Museum, Americans and the Holocaust: A Michigan Perspective Exhibit, will close November 17.  The exhibit explores how historical understanding and personal narratives can guide us in shaping a more empathetic and inclusive future.   Developed through a collaboration… Continue Reading Last Week to View MSU’s Americans and the Holocaust: A Michigan Perspective Exhibit

The History Department at Michigan State University welcomes Dr. Marissa Knaak as an assistant professor (fixed-term), specializing in late 19th- and early 20th-century labor and women’s history in Britain and Germany.  Dr. Knaak comes to the department fresh from MSU’s graduate history program. Prior to that, she lived in Washington, D.C. and worked in customer relations at the George Washington… Continue Reading Get to Know the New MSU Historians: Dr. Marissa Knaak

In 1984, the police killing of Eleanor Bumpurs during an eviction shocked New York City and ignited one of the first anti-police brutality campaigns centered on a Black woman. Four decades later, LaShawn Harris, associate professor of history, revisits Bumpurs’ life and legacy in her new… Continue Reading MSU Historian Explores How Eleanor Bumpurs’s Killing Reshaped New York City’s Fight for Justice