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Peace Corps Director inspires ��߲ݴ�ý students to serve during Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership

Carol Spahn, director of the US Peace Corps, gives remarks at podium.

Published

September 26, 2024

The director of the United States Peace Corps recently issued ��߲ݴ�ý University students to challenge boundaries: geographic and personal.

Carol Spahn said stepping outside of comfort zones helps promote transformational, lasting change through service. “I can't imagine anything more powerful to do than serve,” she said.

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History professor named ��߲ݴ�ý's Prouty award winner

Published

May 20, 2024

Sandra K. Mathews, PhD, is this year's recipient of the university's top teaching award, the Margaret J. Prouty Faculty Teaching Award.

One nominator says, “She challenges my view of the world and encourages me to seek the truth of history… Mathews also pushes students to take responsibility for their own education and encourages them to be their best.”

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Lincoln YMCA, ��߲ݴ�ý students collaborate to enhance community impact

��߲ݴ�ý students collaborate with YMCA staff

Published

April 23, 2024

The YMCA of Lincoln recently joined forces with students from ��߲ݴ�ý University (��߲ݴ�ý) for a problem-solving competition aimed at increasing awareness, inclusivity, and participation in the YMCA's programs.

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��߲ݴ�ý alumnus awarded 2023 Nebraska History Teacher of the Year

Jason Krueger receives award at Park Middle School.

Published

November 14, 2023

A ��߲ݴ�ý University graduate and middle school teacher has been recognized for his outstanding work in the classroom.

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Senior Immerses Herself in History at Naval History and Heritage Command

Published

November 26, 2019

Josette Wren is participating in the Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) where she is completing an internship at the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) in Washington, D.C.

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History Major Curates Exhibit for Germans From Russia International Convention

Max Martin, intern for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia

Published

August 7, 2019

When Max Martin arrived at ��߲ݴ�ý University, museum curator wasn’t exactly on his list of potential careers.

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Two Students Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Summer Institute

Published

May 28, 2019

Two ��߲ݴ�ý students have been selected for the Fulbright Summer Institute to the United Kingdom.

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Two ��߲ݴ�ý Students Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

Senior Brian Dunic has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship

Published

April 28, 2017

��߲ݴ�ý University student Brian Dunic and alumna Rachel Gordon have each been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to live and teach abroad next year.

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History Professor Named Faculty Advisor of the Year

Published

June 6, 2016

Sandra Mathews-Benham, professor of history, has been named the 2015-2016 Faculty Advisor of the Year.

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History Professor Reflects on her Experience in Charleston During Tragic Shootings

Published

June 24, 2015

On Wednesday, June 17, six ��߲ݴ�ý University faculty, administrators and staff were in Charleston, S.C. — the same day as the tragic Emanuel AME Church shooting, which claimed nine lives.

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��߲ݴ�ý History Professor Steve Wills to Present “Tokyo’s Burning”

Published

February 21, 2015

Steve Wills, assistant professor of history, will deliver the Faculty Scholarship Presentation, “Tokyo’s Burning: Fires, Firefighters, and Fighting About Fire in the Shogun's Capitol.”

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History Major Selected for Prestigious Summer Fulbright Institute

Published

May 6, 2014

Two ��߲ݴ�ý University students have been selected for one of the most prestigious selective summer scholarship programs in the world.

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History Class Uses Service Experience to Enhance Lessons

Published

January 27, 2014

When Professor Meghan Winchell’s African American History class switched from three credit hours to four, she didn’t add more reading assignments.

“It created an opportunity to incorporate a service learning project into my class,” said Winchell. “I wanted to go to four credits for this purpose.”

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History Professor Honored for Internationalizing Campus

Published

May 13, 2013

��߲ݴ�ý University history professor Meghan Winchell has been awarded the White Award for Internationalization.

The award, honoring President John and Marty White for their many years of service to ��߲ݴ�ý, recognizes individuals who have furthered the internationalization of the campus, its curriculum, its students and faculty.

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Georgetown Professor to Discuss How Past Labor Disputes Haunt Today’s Workforce

Published

April 16, 2013

A Georgetown University history professor who says the country’s most momentous labor dispute has altered the course of American labor relations will speak at ��߲ݴ�ý University on Tuesday, April 23.

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New Documentary on Ioway Tribe Features Retired ��߲ݴ�ý History Professor Ron Naugle; Screening on April 24

Published

April 10, 2013

��߲ݴ�ý University will host a screening on Wednesday, April 24 of the new critically-acclaimed documentaries Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3. The documentary features ��߲ݴ�ý Professor Emeritus of History Ron Naugle.

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Historical Society of New Mexico to Honor ��߲ݴ�ý History Professor

Published

April 2, 2012

A ��߲ݴ�ý University history professor will be honored May 5 by the Historical Society of New Mexico.

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History Professor Wins Fulbright Scholarship to Teach in Estonia

Published

April 15, 2011

A ��߲ݴ�ý University history professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship that will take her to Estonia next year.

Meghan Winchell, Associate Professor of History, will teach U.S. women’s and African American history at ��߲ݴ�ý’s sister school — the University of Tartu — during the 2011-2012 academic year.

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History Professor Awarded New Mexico Scholar Fellowship

Published

December 3, 2010

A ��߲ݴ�ý University history professor has been awarded a fellowship from the Office of the State Historian/Historical Society of New Mexico Scholars Program.

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��߲ݴ�ý History Professor Named "Exemplary Teacher"

Published

October 11, 2010

A ��߲ݴ�ý University history professor has been named the 2010-2011 Exemplary Teacher by the United Methodist Church Division of Higher Education.

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History Major Steps Back In Time At Wilderness Internship

Published

August 3, 2010

Bob Marshall Wilderness is the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states. It encompasses 1.5 million acres in western Montana. No motorized or mechanical equipment is allowed in the wilderness — not even bicycles.

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Role Reversal: Student Teaches Russian To Her History Professor

Published

May 27, 2010

When Sandra Mathews-Benham travels to Kazakhstan someday, she’ll be able to introduce herself, order a meal, and ask for directions.

“She could survive in Kazakhstan,” said ��߲ݴ�ý foreign exchange student Gulbanu Ibragimkyzy who has spent the past five months teaching Russian to Mathews-Benham.

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