Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History News
February 25, 2025
History Lecture Series Highlights 80th Anniversary of End of World War II
With 2025 marking 80 years since the conclusion of World War II, the Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History’s 2024-25 History Lecture Series commemorated the anniversary with a lecture on universal military training since the war’s end.
November 19, 2024
History Professor Selected for Prestigious Overseas Seminar
Dr. Rebekah McMillan of the Angelo State University history faculty has been selected for a 2025 Overseas Faculty Development Seminar by the Council for American Overseas Research Center (CAORC) and will spend about three weeks in India in January.
November 21, 2023
Library of Congress Grant for West Texas History Project
Angelo State University has been awarded a $69,999 grant from the Library of Congress (LOC) in Washington, D.C., to fund a new project to create historical information resources for local and regional K-12 schools and ASU academic programs.
September 29, 2023
History Lecture Series: Fort Hays State Professor visits Angelo State
The History Lecture Series recently welcomed Dr. Marco Macias out of Fort Hays State University for a guest lecture on the cultural impact of Francisco “Pancho” Villa. This lecture was made possible by the Dorsey B. Hardeman Endowed Chair in History and the generosity of the Hardeman family.
February 26, 2021
New Article Explores Regional Park System
Geographer Rob Briwa shines some light on state parks, which are often an understudied feature of United States cultural landscapes, but a treasure trove cultural and heritage.
February 26, 2021
Geography Professor Reflects on Reading
Geographer Rob Briwa hasn’t let the trials of the last year impede on his research, recently publishing the article, “Bird Watching with The Peregrine: Towards Literary Geographies of Comfort Reading.”
November 20, 2019
Fort Concho Elementary Students Texas History Course
On Nov. 20, 2019, 85 Concho Elementary 5th graders’ visited Dr. Powers’ History of Texas class. The Education Majors in History of Texas led a mini-Texas history lesson plan with groups of eight 5th graders. It was a great learning moment for both the college students as well as the Concho students!
October 1, 2019
Prof. Dickmeyer Named NEH Summer Scholar
Prof. Dickmeyer won a competitive fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to attend the 4-week 2019 summer institute “Colonial Experiences and Their Legacies in Southeast Asia.” She is incorporating this material into several Asian history courses at ASU.
October 1, 2019
Prof. Lynch Publishes a New Book
Prof. Sarah Lynch published a new book, Medieval Pedagogical Writings: An Epitome, Fall 2018, which is out now in paperback and downloadable e-book. Check it out here.
October 1, 2019
Welcome Back Picnic
Students and faculty from the Department of History gathered at the Angelo State University Lake House on Tuesday, September 19, 2019 for the annual welcome back picnic.