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October 25, 2021Sugar Skulls Are Not Halloween Candy
Objects and traditions that originate from Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, are commonly mislabeled as Halloween decorations due to commercialism. Faculty from the College of Liberal Arts explore the history, traditions, and importance of this annual event.
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October 12, 2021Kacey Heitschmidt ‘24: A Student Achieving Her Dreams
Kacey Heitschmidt ‘24 was empowered to pursue the major she wanted when she received the 2020-2021 Stewart and Anna Morgan Scholarship.
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September 9, 2021The End Of A 20-Year War
President Biden has announced that American troops will be completely removed from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, leaving Afghanistan’s future unknown.
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August 30, 2021How Texas Forced Students To Repeat First Grade Three Times
In the 1950s, it was not uncommon for public school policies to mandate Mexican American children to enroll in first grade for multiple years.
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August 6, 2021A Comptroller Rooted In Service
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar '93 harvests his Aggie core values to make the state of Texas a better place for all.
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Former Student Wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize In History
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, former student Caleb McDaniel ‘00, ‘01 (M.A.) shares Henrietta Wood’s story, which sheds light on what life was like for Black women in America in the 19th century.
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August 2, 2021States Across the U.S. Pass Restrictive Voting Laws
New restrictive voting laws are being put in place to prevent voter fraud. Texas A&M University professors say these laws are more complex than previously believed.
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July 8, 2021‘Apostles of Change’ tells how secular Latino activists protested by seizing sacred spaces
As historian Felipe Hinojosa said, "We know very little about Latino and Latina religious leaders that were prophets, that were religious radicals — people who stood up to faith and justice."
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July 1, 2021Unsung Heroes of the Revolutionary War
The College of Liberal Arts and the Department of History shine a light on some lesser-known American Revolutionary War heroes.
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June 17, 2021Juneteenth and Absolute Equality
Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., marks an important step towards absolute equality in America.
