KSU History Department

Allison Taylor will defend her Master's thesis, titled "Carrier vs Carrier: An American Sailors' Perspective of the Pacific War", on March 30 at 1:00 PM in Calvin 308.

We are thrilled to announce that the George M. Kren Research Prize has been awarded to Heather McCrea and Michael Krysko, specifically for faculty with an established emphasis in cultural and intellectual history. Congratulations to both Heather McCrea and Michael Krysko!

A Conversation about the Middle East with Professor Eugene Rogan, Director of the Middle East Center at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Zoom information: March 26, 9:30 AM. Meeting ID: 95529686643; passcode: 995417

Lisa Highsmith will defend her dissertation, "Ghost in the Media Machine: Frances Ann Conant, the Banner of Light, and the Manufacture of the Spiritualist Celebrity,” March 27, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. in Calvin 317 and on Zoom. Email hoffice@ksu.edu for the Zoom link.

Congratulations to our faculty on their well-deserved promotions! Professors Krysko and Tiemeyer were promoted to full professors, and Dr. Oweidat was promoted to associate professor.

PhD student Lt. Colonel Korey "Bounce" Lantes won Air and Space Forces best article prize for "REFORPAC’s Pacific Playbook: Survive, Surge, Sustain and Synchronize to Win". Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation. Fall 2025, Vol. 72 #3, p7-20. afhistory.org/wp-content/upl…

Dr. Eric Brandom's HIST 410 class was highlighted in K-State Today! tinyurl.com/KStateHistoryc…

The History Office is closed for Winter Break, December 19, 2025-January 5, 2026. We will resume normal office hours on January 6, 2026. Stay safe and warm!

Congratulations to GTA Paxton Stover on winning the $15 Union gift card. Thank you to all who participated in the holiday ornament scavenger hunt!

The November-December 2025 issue of Military Review just came out and includes an article by Dr. Marjorie Galelli highlighting the lack of a clear narrative about the Iraq War in Hollywood movies. @ArmyUPress @KStateResearch @KStateArtSci armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Milit…

Scavenger hunt time! Between Dec 5-12, find 1 of 12 gold ornaments around the History main office (117D Calvin) & Kathy's office (117A Calvin). One entry per person. Winner gets a $15 Union gift card! When all ornaments have been found I will email the winner.

The History Office will be closed during the Fall Break, November 24-28. Have a safe and happy break!

Dr. Tiemeyer was the guest on an interview for ABC in Australia. The interview "Come Fly with Me: Women in Aviation" took place for the show “Late Night Live": abc.net.au/listen/program…

Welcome back, Histocats! Let's have an amazing semester together. If you have any questions, please stop by the Department main office in Calvin 117D. We're normally open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

And you'll find an abstract of Dr. Galelli's article, “The Human Terrain System Controversy: Anthropology and the Iraq War,” here: smh-hq.org/jmh/jmhvols/89…

You can read Dr. Orr's article, "Communism's Other: White Russian Refugees and US Immigration Policy, 1917–1934" here: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/issue…

We're excited to announce that two of our faculty just published articles in the Journal of American Ethnic History and the Journal of Military History respectively. Congratulations to Suzanne Orr and Marjorie Galelli!

Thrilled to have been on Fili Creative's "Ask a Kansan" podcast. I enjoyed talking about @KStateHistory, military history, science fiction, and being a professor. For some reason my episode is "The Compassionate Kansan." youtube.com/watch?v=0PXFOn…

Civil Air Patrol honors History PhD student with 2025 Historian of the Year award Learn more: k-state.edu/history/about/…

NEW UPDATED HOURS: Starting today (June 30), the History office in Calvin 117D will be open Mondays & Tuesdays during normal hours, and closed Wednesdays through Fridays. We expect to keep this schedule for the rest of the summer. Email hoffice@ksu.edu for more info.