Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by historydept
Dr. Melanie Shell-Weiss, who received her Ph.D. from our department in 2002 has published Coming to Miami: A Social History (University Press of Florida, 200). The book offers a unique perspective on the larger narrative of 20th century immigration U.S. history by focusing southward toward the Caribbean and Latin America, rather than primarily on Europe. Alan [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2009 by historydept
Jessica Trotter, who graduated from MSU with a degree in History in 1999, received one of the two Dr. L. Robert McConnell Staff Awards which the Capital Area District Library Board gives each year “to staff members who have demonstrated exceptional customer service and/or innovation.” Jessica is Head of Public Services at the Downtown Lansing [...]
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Posted on December 15th, 2008 by historydept
The Department of History is very grateful to Mike and Brenda Steindler who are establishing the Irene Steindler Endowment in History to honor Mike’s mother on the occasion of her 85th birthday in 2009. Mike is a 1970 graduate (B.A. in History) of Michigan State. After MSU, he attended the University of Detroit Mercy [...]
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