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Amy Rutenberg, associate professor of history, is the new LAS Equity Advisor

A passion for the past and a path to a dream career

Prof. John Monroe is co-winner of the Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award

Prof. John Monroe’s recent book Metropolitan Fetish: African Sculpture and the Imperial French Invention of Primitive Art was co-winner of the 2021 Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award. The Rubin Award is given once every three years by the Arts Council of the African Studies Association and recognizes “works of original scholarship and excellence in visual presentation that make significant … Continue reading Prof. John Monroe is co-winner of the Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award

MA Mondays Presents — Nathan Cirian

Nathan Cirian is a second year MA student. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I was born in Denver, Colorado in 1996. My family eventually settled down in Davenport, Iowa when I was about five. I had the typical history interests as a kid: the World Wars, the … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Nathan Cirian

MA Mondays Presents — Kevin Klimowski

Kevin Klimowski is a returning MA student   Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I came to Iowa State after teaching for Des Moines Public Schools for 29 years.  I graduated in 1989 from Iowa State as a history major and an education minor.  After teaching for twenty-seven … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Kevin Klimowski

MA Mondays Presents — Seth Hedquist

Seth Hedquist graduated from Iowa State in 2015.   Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you end up at Iowa State?  I live in Des Moines, IA, my hometown. When I was a kid, I could easily pass hours digging through boxes of old family photos in my mom’s basement, and … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Seth Hedquist

MA Mondays presents – Aiden Daly

Aiden Daly is a first-semester MA student Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here?  I grew up in southern New York and then got my undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  I was interested in doing research on railroads and interregional connections and … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Aiden Daly

MA Mondays presents – Dwain Coleman

Dwain Coleman graduated from ISU’s MA program in 2016 and is pursuing a PhD in History at the University of Iowa. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you end up at Iowa State?  I am originally from Las Vegas, NV. I received my undergraduate degree from UNLV and was a history … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Dwain Coleman

MA Mondays presents – Edie Hunter

Edie Hunter is a full-time, university employee as well as an MA student. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here?  I’m not really “from” anywhere – we moved many times when I was a kid, so I can say I’m a Hoosier by birth but lived in So Flo … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Edie Hunter