University of New Mexico Press announced that they will release a second edition of Michael J. Alarid’s (History) book, Hispano Bastion: New Mexican Power in the Age of Manifest Destiny, 1837-1860. The hardcover version of Hispano Bastion was initially published in December 2022. This second edition will be printed in paperback, and is scheduled…

Noria Litaker (History) published Bedazzled Saints: Catacomb Relics in Early Modern Bavaria in the University of Virginia Press's Studies in Early Modern Germany series. The book chronicles the transfer, distribution, and display of nearly four hundred "holy bodies" of ancient Christian martyrs, some of the church’s most prestigious relics, sent…

On Sept. 27, Susan Lee Johnson (History) shared a Denver stage with librarian and genealogist Charlene Garcia Simms to discuss the life of nuevomexicana Josefa Jaramillo as part of History Colorado's "Bold Women. Change History." lecture series.

Teddy Uldricks (History) recently published a book, The Second World War: A Global History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). This work examines the military, diplomatic, domestic political, economic, social, and environmental aspects of World War II. The book recounts the actions of political leaders and generals as well as the…

John Haberstroh (History) led a round-table discussion on "Chatting about ChatGPT: Wisdom, Worries, and Warnings," which covered pedagogical strategies for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association's annual meeting at CSU Northridge on Aug. 11, 2023. This discussion sought to clarify the…

John Haberstroh (History) presented at the "AI x Education" Online Conference on Saturday, August 5, 2023. On the panel "Higher Ed: Redefining Education in the AI Era," John discussed the opportunity for college instructors to implement "AI Non-use" and "AI Limited-use" pledges. This strategy is based on mutual trust and allows instructors to…

Professor John Curry (History) has been elected as treasurer of the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and will serve a three-year term as part of the organization's Board of Directors. He will oversee the management of an endowment of over $2 million in funds that are used to support research in archaeological, historical, and…

John Curry (History) has just been appointed for a two-year term as the Higher Education co-chair for the Advanced Placement World History Exam Development Committee, where he will head up the committee that vets and prepares the questions for the AP World History: Modern Exam for over 360,000 high school students throughout the U.S. and…

John Curry (History) acted as a reader for the AP World History: Modern Examination as part of his work on the Exam Development Committee during the first two weeks of June. The exam is administered to over 360,000 high school students in the ninth and tenth grades across the United States and abroad. The exam required thousands of graders and two…

John Curry (History) participated in a joint roundtable and panel presentation on "Diversifying and Decolonizing the World History Survey: Case Studies from the K-16 Classroom" on June 23 and 24 at the World History Association conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His Saturday presentation following the roundtable was titled, "The Missing…

Michelle Tusan's (History) book, The Last Treaty: Lausanne and the End of the First World War in the Middle East, is now out with Cambridge University Press. 

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, OUR’s Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal’s Vol. 3, Issue 1 went live with four undergraduate research articles. This issue celebrates the work of undergraduate researchers representing three academic departments: department of history, School of Life Sciences, and department of civil and environmental engineering…