Fellow Bears, In 2012 I left Missouri State University, a graduate of the history B.A. & M.A., religious studies B.A., and classics B.A. departments to begin a Ph.D. in medieval European history at the University of Kansas, which awarded me a five-year graduate assistantship. This university proved the most well suited for my scholarly passions of British, medieval, … [Read more...] about The Doctoral Journey
Unwrapping Ancient Egypt is a two-part event taking place on October 19, 2019 at Missouri State University in Strong Hall. This event is open and free to the public, but registration is requested. First, from 9am-4pm, the Second Missouri Egyptological Symposium will bring together nearly a dozen Egyptologists local to the Missouri region for an entire day of exciting … [Read more...] about Come Unwrap Ancient Egypt on October 19th
We are excited that another one of our faculty has been selected to be featured in Mind's Eye. The research of Dr. David Gutzke will be in the 2019 issue (to come out in print this fall). His story hit the research page and Mind's Eye blog today. As a professor of British history, an international scholar on the topic of alcohol use and a historian looking at social … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Dr. David Gutzke
Join Dr. Julia Troche (Ancient Historian & Egyptologist) and Dr. Bryan Brinkman (Ancient Historian & Classicist) on a study abroad trip this summer, May 16-June 25, 2019, with the Catalyst (http://catalyst.globalizedu.com/). Deadline is approaching soon and only a few spots are left! Must apply by March 1st for university, internal scholarships and by March 8th to join … [Read more...] about Summer Study Abroad Opportunity: 4 cities, 5 weeks, 6 credit hours
In early November, I attended the annual meeting of the Western Historical Association (WHA) – an organization of academics and non-academics drawn together by their love of the history of the American West. It’s by far my favorite conference to attend. Since my own research has focused on the Southwest and Native American history – both parts of the larger history of the … [Read more...] about Dr. John Gram Joins Committee at Western Historical Association