Iowa State History

Congratulations to our colleague Professor A. O. Tunde Adeleke on being named University Professor! Professor Adeleke has created an enduring legacy at Iowa State University as a leader in efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Congratulations to Professor Hernández! news.las.iastate.edu/2022/04/19/las…

Professor Hollander will be speaking *tonight.* Join him on Zoom. amespubliclibrary.org/event/your-isu…

Congratulations to the Department's Professors Adeleke and Best!

Mark your calendars!

Tonight! At 6pm.

Mark your calendars for November 9 when Professor Rutenberg will deliver the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Dean’s Lecture! news.las.iastate.edu/2021/10/18/rut…

Congratulations to Professors Behnken and Best. This week, they were honored for being selected as Miller Faculty Fellows for the 21-22 academic year. The fellowship goes to support their development of a team-taught course on the history of racial violence in the US and Europe.

Congratulations to Kristin Greteman! Her thesis "Lost Lake: A Deep Map of a Farm Field" received the Iowa History Center's annual award recognizing the best master’s thesis examining our state’s past.

Catching up with summer milestones: Congratulations to Professor Rutenberg on her appointment as LAS College's Equity Advisor, a position tasked with strengthening the College's efforts in recruiting and maintaining diverse faculty. news.las.iastate.edu/2021/08/06/rut…

Catching up with summer milestones: We are delighted to announce the publication of Professor Tao Wang's new book, Isolating the Enemy: Diplomatic Strategy in China and the United States, 1953-1956, from Columbia University Press. Congratulations!

Call for Papers - 12th Annual Texas A&M History Conference - Feb. 18 & 19, 2022 - "Exploring the Margins of History" - Graduate & undergraduate papers welcome - Submissions must be received by Nov. 19, 2021 - Travel grants available; awards for top papers! bit.ly/3EKhuJx

Join us for History Department Welcome Night, Monday, September 27th.

Join Professor Riney-Kehrberg, Thursday, 9/23, at noon, as she discusses the 1980s Farm Crisis. The online presentation is hosted by the State Historical Society of Iowa The event is free and will be recorded, but registration is required at bit.ly/3pJlfrl.

🌪 🌪 🌪Triple congrats to John Rochford! He defended his MA thesis, “To Win the Awful Fight: The Manhood of an Amer Doughboy," won acceptance to PhD study @OhioState, & a prestigious @osuhistorydept Fellowship, too! @las_iastate @ISUGradCollege #history #WWI #militaryhistory

When Anthony Dahmen began his adventure at Iowa State, he decided to take a chance and enroll in classes he originally wasn’t sure he would like. “I had no idea I would love Chinese, Russian, and technological history, but a few classes changed my view entirely.”

🌪 Congratulations to undergrad Hannah Brennan, who has received the Lynette L. Pohlman Museum Fellowship through @ISU_Museums! @las_iastate #twitterstorians #publichistory #history

🌪Dr. Pam Riney-Kehrberg has contributed both an academic essay re teaching her America Eats course & some recipes to _Backstories: The Kitchen Table Talk Cookbook_ from @DigitalPressUND. @las_iastate #foodhistory @womnknowhistory #twitterstorians #history #Foodie

🌪 Big congrats & good luck to Ami Penquite! She's off to @DrakeLawSchool this fall as an Iowa State Supreme Court Scholar, thanks to the 3+3 Law Program, wh allows students to earn an @IowaStateU undergrad degree + a @DrakeUniversity #law degree in 6 yrs! @las_iastate