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.”

🌪 Big congrats & good luck to Ami Penquite! She's off to Drake Law School this fall as an Iowa State Supreme Court Scholar, thanks to the 3+3 Law Program, wh allows students to earn an Iowa State University undergrad degree + a Drake University #law degree in 6 yrs! Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

🌪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 The Digital Press at UND. Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #foodhistory Women Also Know History #twitterstorians #history #Foodie

🌪 Congratulations to undergrad Hannah Brennan, who has received the Lynette L. Pohlman Museum Fellowship through University Museums, Iowa State University! Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #twitterstorians #publichistory #history

🌪 🌪 🌪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 Ohio State, & a prestigious OSU History Department Fellowship, too! Iowa State College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate College at Iowa State University #history #WWI #militaryhistory

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.

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

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

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!

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…

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.

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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.

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…

Tonight! At 6pm.

Mark your calendars!

Congratulations to the Department's Professors Adeleke and Best!

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

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

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.