🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: My hometown is Vancouver, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite history class is probably 469: Seminar in History with Professor Ivan Gonzalez-Soto.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I was born in London, England, and my adopted hometown in the U.S. is Seattle, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite class was History 316 (Civil War & Reconstruction).

🎉Congratulations to our own Dr. Booth on receiving the 2026 Library Excellence Award! His passion for archival research & student learning continues to inspire discovery. We’re proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition!📚👏 Read more here: news.wsu.edu/news/2026/05... #WSUHistory #GoCougs

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I grew up in Kalama, WA and have lived in Richland, WA for the past 28 years. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite class was History 314 (American Roots) taught by Dr. Robert Bauman. Dr. Brigit Farley, now retired, is a close second.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Redondo Beach, CA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite classes were those I took while studying abroad, as well as HIST 465 (Representations of the Holocaust) and B_LAW 210.

WSU historian Matthew Avery Sutton has been named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow to study how beliefs about Satan and evil have shaped U.S. politics and fueled modern polarization. news.wsu.edu/news/2026/05... #WSU

Congratulations to our own Matthew Avery Sutton, for being named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by @carnegie.org! The 24 selected fellows are researching the causes of political polarization and seeking ways to strengthen social cohesion and fortify our democracy. #CarnegieFellows

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Omaha, NE. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite history class was Military History.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Spokane Valley, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite class was History 319 (1945 to Present). My favorite professors were Dr. Kraszewski and Dr. Noriko Kawamura.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Benton City, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite class was Modern American History through Film.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Naches, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite professor was Dr. Raymond Sun.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Mountlake Terrace, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite classes were Pacific Northwest Native American History.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from San Diego, CA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: My favorite classes were History 279 (Intro to Social Studies Methods) and History 319 (U.S. 1945–1980) with Dr. Heather McNamee and Dr. Ryan Booth.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 🏡 Hometown: I’m from Snohomish, WA. 📚 Favorite Class / Professor: I loved HIST 469. It was challenging and helped me grow as a researcher and writer.

🎓 Senior Spotlight Series 🎓 We’re proud to celebrate our graduating History and Social Studies majors! Over the coming days, we’ll be highlighting our seniors—their experiences, favorite classes, and plans beyond WSU. Follow along and help us cheer them on! ✨

📚Donations sent a WSU History doctoral student to the British Library, Oxford & SOAS to research liquor's role in shaping colonial India's social & political identities. 🌏 Help fund the next research breakthrough! cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108041 #CougsGive #GoCougs

🗂️ WSU fellowship funding sent a History student to Wheaton College's Special Collections & Archives for four days of essential thesis research. 📚 Without it, the trip wouldn't have been possible. Help fund the next student! 🚀 cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108041 #CougsGive #GoCougs

❄️ WSU History scholarship funding sent one doctoral student to Utqiagvik, Juneau & Fairbanks, Alaska for archival research, including records from the 1958 Project Chariot proposal. 🏔️ Help make more moments like this possible! cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108041 #CougsGive #GoCougs

Your support sends WSU History students further than you know, like one grad student whose scholarship took their dissertation research all the way to the BC Archives in Victoria, BC. Give today & help unlock a $10,000 challenge gift!🚀 cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108041 #CougsGive

🚀 #CougsGive is TODAY! The first 10 gifts to the WSU Department of History unlock a $10,000 challenge from Kyle Jansson & Carol Harding. Be one of the 10! 👉 cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108041 #GoCougs #WSU

🎓 Tomorrow is #CougsGive! Support WSU History students as they pursue research, travel, and hands-on learning. 🐾 Be part of the student experience! cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving.../10... #WSUHistory #GoCougs #CougsGive

Scholarships are easing the path for this WSU Vancouver student ❤️ Covering textbooks 📚 and tuition means less stress, and more focus on learning. Please visit cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving.../10... #CougsGive #WSUHistory #CougsGive2026

"As an international student, I acknowledge the importance of scholarships in advancing graduate studies and research. These financial supports, in various forms, helped continue my research, participate in conferences, and maintain scholarly subscriptions and affiliations.

Donor support made this student’s most impactful year possible ❤️ Their research now fuels an Honors Thesis 📚—and this fall, they’ll present at the Pacific Northwest History Conference 🎓 #CougsGive

Scholarships are powering this WSU PhD student’s journey 🌏 Funding supported archival research and presenting at the Annual Conference on South Asia ✈️ opening doors to new scholarship and impact. #CougsGive

This student researches Haitian & Cuban refugees during the Mariel Boatlift. In the Cuban Heritage Collection, they uncovered a journal revealing how art reshaped queer identities 📚 Scholarship support makes this work possible ❤️ #CougsGive

From Kansas City to South Korea 🌏, research funding helped this student access vital archives 📚 for their dissertation on U.S. food aid and its role in shaping postwar society and the U.S.–ROK alliance. #CougsGive

Scholarships made this student’s final semester possible ❤️ Covering textbooks 📚, tuition, and travel to present at the American Conference of Irish Studies in Portland ✈️ support that helped them finish strong. #CougsGive

WSU History students learn by doing. Donations on #CougsGive help support: - Books and supplies - Research projects - Conference Travel - Archival research Every gift expands opportunity! #CougsGive April 15,2026

Scholarships made this student’s WSU success possible ❤️ From the President’s Honor Roll 📚 to co-coordinating a 125+ person research summit 🎓 and presenting at a conference in Portland ✈️ donor support opened every door. #CougsGive

Please join us for the WSU History Club Spring Lecture Series on April 9 at 4pm in Bryan Hall 305 🎤

From Pullman to Texas ✈️, scholarships power this grad student’s journey—supporting archival research 📚 oral history interviews 🎤 and conference presentations across the country. Donor support opens doors to hands-on learning and sharing new history. #CougsGive

🎓 History is what you learn AND experience. This #CougsGive, we’re celebrating WSU History students and the opportunities that shape their journeys. 📅 April 15 #WSUHistory #GoCougs

WSU History faculty Dr. Lawrence Hatter & Dr. Katy Whalen spoke at Science Pub on March 3 at Paradise Creek Brewery, sharing research on the history of celebrating American independence. Great turnout & thoughtful discussion with the community!🍻#WSUHistory #PublicHistory @palousescience.bsky.social

This was a super fun podcast to do: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

We’re proud to share that WSU History’s own Noriko Kawamura contributed to the History Channel’s documentary series World War II with Tom Hanks. Coug History on the national stage-watch the trailer here 👇https://youtu.be/BgMlL_kHgEc?si=7iFdWmLmwn403RT8 @pullman.wsu.edu #GoCougs #worldwariitomhanks

Join us for Action, Activism, and Conflict: 1968 Around the World, part of the Roots of Contemporary Issues Spring 2026 series. 📅 Feb. 26 | 6–8 PM 📍 Neill Public Library

WSU History was proud to join KBTC’s community screening of The American Revolution by Ken Burns. Our own Dr. Ryan Booth helped spotlight Indigenous and underrepresented voices of the Revolution and why expanding historical narratives still matters today. Great public history in action✨

Ellie Snead ('26) won the History Department's 2025 Stephen L. Thigpen Scholarship for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for her History 300 paper entitled "Growing Resilience: Pullman's Agricultural and Community-Based Solutions to Food Shortages During the Great Depression."

WSU History ➡️ the newsroom 🗞️ Ryan Blethen loved 20th-century American history at WSU, and now he’s the new publisher of The Seattle Times. From classroom to headline, Cougs are shaping the future. #WSUHistory #GoCougs #CougAlumni

So exciting to see Matthew Sutton recognized by @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social and Publishers Weekly! 📚✨ His upcoming book, CHOSEN LAND, was just named a Top 10 Pick in PW’s Spring Religion & Spirituality Preview 👏

🎓📚 Congrats to our Fall 2025 History grads! You’ve researched, written, debated, discovered, and now it’s time to celebrate. 🎉 We’re so proud of you, Cougs. ❤️🐾 Go make history! 🌍✨ #GoCougs #WSUHistory #ClassOf2025

Thank you for supporting the WSU Department of History this Giving Tuesday! Your generosity strengthens student learning, enhances resources, and helps us continue building a vibrant community grounded in curiosity and discovery. We’re grateful for you, Cougs! #GoCougs #WSUHistory

Today is the day! 🎉📅 Support the WSU Department of History this Giving Tuesday and help us continue offering transformative learning experiences for our students. 📚✨ 🟥 Donate to our Excellence Fund: foundation.wsu.edu/give/?fund=9...

We’re counting down to Giving Tuesday! ⏳📅 Tell us: Which era of history fascinates you the most? 🏺 Ancient worlds? ✊ Global revolutions? 📣 Modern movements? We want to hear from you! 👇 #GivingTuesday #WSUHistory #GoCougs 🐾

Even though Native American Heritage Month is over, its spirit lives on through the research posters on display in the Terrell Library through December 12.