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Department HighlightsMay 2012 Jacqueline Mougoue has been appointed as a visiting scholar at the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University. May 2012 Patrick Pospisek has received a research grant from the Mining History Association. May 2012 Congratulations to Jeff Perry who has received a research fellowship from the Filson Historical Society. May 2012 Ray Krohn, alum, has accepted a position at Boise State University. May 2012 Samuel London, Ph.D. graduate, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. He also has been appointed chair of the Department of History and Political Science. Great success for Samuel.
April 2012 Mauricio Castro has been awarded a Research Fellowship from the University of Miami to support his work there in the Cuban Heritage Collection. April 2012 Jamal Ratchford, alum, has accepted a position at the University of Indianapolis. April 2012 Erica Morin has published an article titled “’No Vacation for Mother’: Traditional Gender Roles in Outdoor Travel Literature, 1940-1955” in Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. April 2012 Josh Jeffers has received Scholarly Research Fellowship to support his work at the Kentucky Historical Society. April 2012 Darren Dochuk received the Ellis W. Hawley Prize for his book at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians.
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Welcome to the Department of History at Purdue University. The Department is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as historical research. The department’s thirty-five faculty members take pride in fostering close working relationships with students. The academic year began with 57 graduate students, approximately 300 undergraduate majors, and 155 undergraduate minors who help make the Department of History a vibrant intellectual community. The faculty members have national and international reputations for research, and the Department has earned campus-wide recognition for excellent teaching. Departmental faculty consistently win major research awards and grants, hold offices in professional organizations, and serve on editorial boards at home and abroad as well as publish articles in major journals and author critically acclaimed books.
The Department offers faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students exchange opportunities with Peking University in Beijing, Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and Bilkent University in Ankara. The Honors Program provides many opportunities for students to exel in their undergraduate careers. Please see our website for more information about our undergraduate and graduate programs. You will find that departmental events throughout the year include: lectures, colloquia, forums, receptions, and banquets. We are grateful to the alumni and friends of the Department who take part in our functions as guests and as presenters. The public is extended an open invitation to attend our programs. Keep up to date with our functions by viewing the Calendar. Please feel free to contact the Department with any questions at history@purdue.edu.
We have an exciting year ahead during which time the Department will build on its achievements from previous years as well as plan for the future. Visit our website often!
