Department of History
Message from the Chair
Richard BodekDepartment Chair
The study of history provides a unique perspective and understanding of the human condition, past and present. The examination and comprehension of history aids in the development of the research, analytical, and communicative skills needed in many fields. read more
Department Spotlight
W. Scott Poole
Associate Professor of History
Scott Poole is the author of six books dealing with American religion, race, and popular culture. His latest work is Monsters in America: A New Cultural History of the United States... read more
Assistant Professor Cara Delay has been awarded a year-long research Fulbright in Ireland. She will spend the 2012-13 year in Dublin at The Humanities Center, University College Dublin, conducting research on her next project, Desolate Journeys: Reproduction and Motherhood in Ireland, 1950-2000. Read More
Assistant Professor Yigit Akin has been awarded a year-long post-doctoral fellowship offered by the research program “Europe in the Middle East-The Middle East in Europe” (EUME) in Berlin, Germany. Read More
