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Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Undergraduate Honors Recipients

May 24, 2022

The History Department is proud to honor the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 graduates for completing their Senior Thesis projects and reaching the end of the BA program. Several students graduated with honors, displaying a great deal of ingenuity and professionalism during the challenges of COVID-19. The Department offers a...

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Prof. Dale Stahl Wins Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year

May 24, 2022

The History Department congratulates Prof. Dale Stahl for winning the Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award at the 25 th Annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium! Prof. Stahl was recognized for his mentorship of three undergraduate students—Raphael Angoulvant (History), Khalid Mhareb (History), and Sukru Karaoglu (INTS)—who each worked as...

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The Historical Studies Journal Goes Digital

May 24, 2022

Since 1986, the History Department’s Historical Studies Journal has featured exceptional student papers with strong arguments and historical analysis. With the shift of this year’s journal to an entirely digital format, the expectations for excellence have not changed, but the ability to feature multimedia projects marks a profound evolution in...

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Dr. Jennifer Purcell: From Grad Student to Professor of History

May 24, 2022

What began as Jennifer Purcell’s UC Denver graduate research paper grew into an MA thesis, a doctoral dissertation, and a published book that earned Purcell a position and tenure as a Professor of History at Saint Michael’s College. Purcell’s interest in the mid-century British journal Mass Observation not only launched...

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Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Undergraduate Honors Recipients

May 18, 2021

The History Department is proud to honor the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 graduates for completing their Senior Thesis projects and reaching the end of the BA program. Several students graduated with honors, displaying a great deal of ingenuity and professionalism during the challenges of COVID-19. The Department offers a...

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Prof. Richard Smith, Senior Instructor, Retiring

May 18, 2021

At the end of the 2020-2021 year, the History Department will be bidding farewell to Senior Instructor Richard Smith. Richard specializes in the history of Tudor/Stuart-era England and has taught courses ranging from Ancient Greece to Modern Europe in his years in the Department. Richard will be missed for his...

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Prof. James Fell, Senior Instructor, Retiring

May 18, 2021

At the end of the Fall 2020 semester, Senior Instructor Jay Fell retired after thirty years with the University of Colorado Denver. Fell specializes in American West, Colorado, and Economic and Business History, and he taught a range of classes within those subjects during his time at CU Denver. Outside...

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Spring 2021 Historical Studies Journal

May 18, 2021

Since 1986 the University of Colorado Denver Historical Studies Journal has celebrated the scholarship of History students. Each year students and faculty submit student papers for consideration, and the journal's senior and assistant student editors select a handful of outstanding papers for publication. The process allows students to gain essential...

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Prof. Brandon Mills Publishes New Book

May 18, 2021

This past October Dr. Brandon Mills celebrated the publication of his book The World Colonization Made: The Racial Geography of Early American Empire . Mills's first monograph presents a new perspective on the colonization movement in the United States. His work expands the standard view of colonization--the proposal to send...

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Prof. Cameron Blevins Publishes New Book

May 18, 2021

This Spring Dr. Cameron Blevins published his first book, Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West, Oxford University Press. The book explores how the American state expanded its domestic influence through the U.S. Postal Service. Blevins digitally mapped 166,140 post offices constructed between 1639 and...

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