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Why History? Why Now?

Without understanding our past, how can we hope to make sense of the present, let alone try to imagine the future? Studying History at Iowa State University brings benefits and rewards both personal and professional. History is a subject we can read and love long after graduation. The amazing variety of historical topics, the joy … Continue reading Why History? Why Now?

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Office Hours

Our excellent faculty of teacher-scholars holds regular office hours for all students. Here is a list, with office numbers:  

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Careers and History

Lily Fedler graduated with her BS in History in May 2023 and, like over a third of ISU History graduates, is pursuing a career in business. Having interned at Midwest-based restaurant and hotel operator Heart of America Corporation, she was hired as Assistant to the CEO as soon as she graduated. Looking back on her … Continue reading Careers and History

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ISU Historian Elected President of SHGAPE

Professor Stacy Cordery of the Iowa State University History Department was elected vice-president and president-elect of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) in December. Prof. Cordery is Senior Historical Consultant for the Theodore Roosevelt Center and a long-time member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Advisory Board. Author of Alice: … Continue reading ISU Historian Elected President of SHGAPE