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March 3, 2021Remembering Betty Miller Unterberger, Texas A&M’s First Female Professor
In honor of Women’s History Month, we take a walk down memory lane to reflect on Betty Miller Unterberger's life and the difference she made on campus as the first woman named full professor in university history.
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January 13, 2021National Cemetery Administration Awards Contract to Texas A&M System to Map Veterans Cemeteries
Students and faculty members in the Department of History, Department of Geosciences, and College of Engineering team up in the development of an immersive and interactive digitized national cemetery experience.
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December 21, 2020‘Twas a Hidden Meaning in a Children’s Story that Made Christmas a Family Holiday
As you sit by the fire this holiday season, take a closer look at one of the stories that shaped how our country celebrates.
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September 30, 2020Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy Continues as Researchers Study Her Career
Throughout her career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg increased the legal rights of half the United States population. Her work and legacy will continue to be studied by liberal arts scholars for many years.
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July 23, 2020This one letter in a textbook could change how millions of kids learn about race
Albert Broussard, a professor in the Department of History and one of the most prolific textbook writers in the U.S., intends to change how children learn about race.
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June 15, 2020Associate history professor to edit Latinx Talk
College of Liberal Arts Associate Professor in the Department of History Felipe Hinojosa has been appointed for a three-year term as editor for the interdisciplinary online academic forum Latinx Talk
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June 11, 2020Can the president really order troops into US cities?
Texas A&M experts explain the Insurrection Act of 1807 and the powers it gives a president to deploy the military on domestic soil.
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June 4, 2020The urgency of peaceful protest
Elizabeth Cobbs, the Melbern G. Glasscock chair in American history, discusses how holding the moral high ground is crucial to advancing a cause in her op-ed for The Washington Post.
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June 3, 2020Former Student Wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize in History
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Texas A&M University 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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May 29, 2020Religion in quarantine: COVID-19, sanctuary, and the future of American religion
The following blog post by is an edited excerpt from an essay by Department of History's Felipe Hinojosa that will appear in the Network’s second eBook Project entitled "Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World."
