History Department

@MSU_HistoryDept

📚 Understand the past to shape the future—major in history at Michigan State University! 🎓

East Lansing, Michigan

Joined September 2010

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jun 17

MSU's Enslaved.org project published its latest dataset, documenting two million named Black Americans born before emancipation. This powerful resource preserves stories & makes them accessible for discovery. bit.ly/4l34m6g #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. MSU's Enslaved.org project published its latest dataset, documenting two million named Black Americans born before emancipation. This powerful resource preserves stories &amp; makes them accessible for discovery.

bit.ly/4l34m6g

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jul 15

We love when students, faculty, and staff rep the Department! Get your #MSUHistory merch before fall classes start 😎 shop.msu.edu/collections/ms…

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. We love when students, faculty, and staff rep the Department! Get your #MSUHistory merch before fall classes start 😎

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jul 14

Dive into the powerful journey of African-descended people in the U.S., from precolonial west-central Africa until the end of Reconstruction. In HST 310: African American History to 1876, you'll challenge historical narratives and connect the past to our present. Register now!

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Dive into the powerful journey of African-descended people in the U.S., from precolonial west-central Africa until the end of Reconstruction.

In HST 310: African American History to 1876, you'll challenge historical narratives and connect the past to our present.

Register now!

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jul 7

From the French Revolution to World War I, the 19th Century shaped the modern European nation-state. In HST 483: Nation-Building in 19th Century Europe, you'll explore themes across locations to consider the work of state-building & the creation of national identity. Enroll now!

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. From the French Revolution to World War I, the 19th Century shaped the modern European nation-state. In HST 483: Nation-Building in 19th Century Europe, you'll explore themes across locations to consider the work of state-building &amp; the creation of national identity. Enroll now!

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jul 1

Professor Walter Hawthorne discusses the groundbreaking project, Enslaved.org, in media appearances. Read them here: bit.ly/4lA1hLr #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Professor Walter Hawthorne discusses the groundbreaking project, Enslaved.org, in media appearances.

Read them here: bit.ly/4lA1hLr

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jun 25

Congratulations to Dr. Nwando Achebe on being named a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University! Full story: bit.ly/46c3V5u #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Congratulations to Dr. Nwando Achebe on being named a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University!

Full story: bit.ly/46c3V5u

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jun 12

Congratulations to the students and faculty honored during the Department of History's annual awards ceremony. It was a year of incredible achievements! 👏 Full story: bit.ly/3HSJO21 #MSUSocialScience #MSUHistory

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Congratulations to the students and faculty honored during the Department of History's annual awards ceremony. It was a year of incredible achievements! 👏
Full story: bit.ly/3HSJO21
#MSUSocialScience #MSUHistory

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Jun 2

Congratulations to Associate Professor Emily Conroy-Krutz for earning second place in the Best College Instructor category for Lansing City Pulse's "Top of the Town People." #MSUSocialScience #MSUHistory bit.ly/4mOz70O

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Congratulations to Associate Professor Emily Conroy-Krutz for earning second place in the Best College Instructor category for Lansing City Pulse's "Top of the Town People." #MSUSocialScience #MSUHistory bit.ly/4mOz70O

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MSU Social Science@MSU_SocSci · May 13

World leaders, change makers, social scientists. Congratulations again to the Class of 2025! Read more : socialscience.msu.edu/news-events/ne… #MSUSocialScience #SpartanGrad25

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Illinois Press@IllinoisPress · May 1

Get your *free* e-book of MAKING THE MEXIRICAN CITY: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Delia Fernández-Jones (@MSU_HistoryDept)! mailchi.mp/illinois/kw36u… #AmericanHistory #LatinxStudies #Midwest #UrbanStudies cc: @LatinxTalk

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CLS at MSU@CLSatMSU · May 13

Congratulations to CLS Graduate Certificate student Estela Gonçalves de Souza, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in History, who was awarded a 2025-26 GenCen Graduate Dissertation Fellowship award! clstudies.msu.edu/news-events/ne… #MSUSocialScience

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · May 8

Congratulations to PhD student Joe Karisny on being named a recipient of the 2025 College of Social Science Graduate Student Teaching Award! The full story: spr.ly/6016NynSa #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Congratulations to PhD student Joe Karisny on being named a recipient of the 2025 College of Social Science Graduate Student Teaching Award!

The full story: spr.ly/6016NynSa

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · May 6

Congratulations to our History faculty Helen Veit on being named the recipient of the 2025 College of Social Science Faculty Teaching Innovation Award. The full story: spr.ly/6018NBRtq #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Congratulations to our History faculty Helen Veit on being named the recipient of the 2025 College of Social Science Faculty Teaching Innovation Award.

The full story: spr.ly/6018NBRtq

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · May 1

Pero Dagbovie was the featured guest of the Fourth Annual IDI Speaker Series last week, where he discusses his new book, "Forever in the Path: The Black Experience at Michigan State University." Photo from Dane Robison #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Pero Dagbovie was the featured guest of the Fourth Annual IDI Speaker Series last week, where he discusses his new book, "Forever in the Path: The Black Experience at Michigan State University."

Photo from Dane Robison

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Apr 30

We send our major congratulations to Anna LePage who has been named the 2025 History Outstanding Senior. Anna will graduate this weekend with a degree in history and minors in peace and justice studies and philosophy. spr.ly/60102vvXu #MSUHistory #SpartanGrad25

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. We send our major congratulations to Anna LePage who has been named the 2025 History Outstanding Senior. Anna will graduate this weekend with a degree in history and minors in peace and justice studies and philosophy.

spr.ly/60102vvXu

#MSUHistory #SpartanGrad25

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Apr 29

History PhD student Estela Gonçalves was featured in a new video from MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) talking about her research on Black masculinities in post-abolition Brazil. spr.ly/60162UGJ0 #MSUHistory

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MSU Anthropology@MSUanthropology · Apr 23

@LEADR_MSU celebrated its 10th anniversary this academic year! Since 2014, this partnership between @MSU_HistoryDept and @MSUanthropology has provided unique digital hands-on educational opportunities. Congrats on 10 years! 🎉 Check out photos from the closing celebration event!

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History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Apr 23

Our associate professor Yulian Wu was recently awarded a fellowship with the Institute of Advanced Studies in Social Science. The full story: spr.ly/60112wFq9 #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. Our associate professor Yulian Wu was recently awarded a fellowship with the Institute of Advanced Studies in Social Science.

The full story: spr.ly/60112wFq9

#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Apr 18

There are still spots left to register for HST 250: History of the Digital Age this summer! We will explore the impact of computing, communication, and artificial technology on society. Who computes? Who has access? What tensions have happened as a result? #MSUHistory

MSU_HistoryDept's tweet image. There are still spots left to register for HST 250: History of the Digital Age this summer!

We will explore the impact of computing, communication, and artificial technology on society. Who computes? Who has access? What tensions have happened as a result?

#MSUHistory

History Department@MSU_HistoryDept · Apr 15

We hope you will join us on Friday, April 25th at 3pm in Room 255 Old Hort Building as some our star historians present at our Honors Thesis Showcase! #MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience