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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Troubled Waters: Steamboat Disasters, River Improvements, and American Public Policy, 1821–1860: LSU's Paul Paskoff deploys a vast array of data to study the 19th-century river improvements program, and concludes that the federal government was far more active than generally thought in promoting development in the years leading up to the Civil War. LSU Press, 2007. Click here for more information.

 

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Department Adds New Professors

The History Department is pleased to announce the arrival of four new faculty members in 2008-20009, including Prof. Andrew Burstein, the first Charles Phelps Manship Professor. For details, see News and Notes.

Prof. Alecia Long appeared on National Public Radio on Sept. 8.  Along with other LSU scholars, she spoke about the enduring impact of  Willy Stark,  protagonist of All the King's Men: the most famous work by Louisiana'sRobert Penn Warren.  To hear, go to npr.org and click on Archives.

Recognition for Teaching and Research

Prof. Stanley Hilton received the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Boneno Prize: The only prize awarded at LSU specifically for excellence in teaching History, and voted on by undergraduate History students.

Prof. Maribel Dietz received the  BP Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching for 2008, and the  Board of Regents chose Paul Paskoff and Reza Pirbhai to receive Atlas Grants during the 2008-2009 academic year. 
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NEW GRADUATE MINOR FIELD

A new graduate Minor Field in World History is being introduced. Requirements include a seminar in Comparative History, three other courses and an oral examination.  Click Graduate Studies  for more information about the Graduate program.

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Andrew BursteinAndrew Burstein
Charles Phelps Manship Professor

Research Interest: Early American Republic
220 Himes Hall
578-4451
aburstein@lsu.edu  

Nancy ClarkNancy Clark
Professor; Dean of Honors College

Research Interest: Africa
205 French House
578-8831
nclark@lsu.edu

Gibril R. ColeGibril R. Cole
Assistant Professor

Research Interest: Africa
217D Himes Hall
578-4591
gcole@lsu.edu 

William J. CooperWilliam J. Cooper
Boyd Professor

U.S. South, 19th-c. U.S.
225D Himes Hall
578-4495
wcooper@lsu.edu

David H. CulbertDavid H. Culbert
John L. Loos Professor

U.S. Diplomatic, Mass Media
250H Himes Hall
578-4503
dhculbert@aol.com

Maribel DietzMaribel Dietz
Associate Professor

 

Medieval Europe, Late Antiquity
217E Himes Hall
578-1141
maribel@lsu.edu

Rand DotsonRand Dotson
Instructor


217D Himes Hall
578-6412
pdotso1@lsu.edu  

Gaines M. FosterGaines M. Foster
T. Harry Williams Professor; Department Chair

New South
224 Himes Hall
578-4471
hyfost@lsu.edu

James D. HardyJames D. Hardy
Professor 

Early modern Europe
205 French House
578-8831
hrhard@lsu.edu

John B. HendersonJohn B. Henderson
William R. and Letitia Bell Endowed Professor

East Asia, China
250G Himes Hall
578-4452
jbhende@lsu.edu

Stanley E. HiltonStanley E. Hilton
Jane Lucas DeGrummond Professor

Modern Latin America, U.S. Military
216A Himes Hall
578-5883
shiltonlsu@aol.com

Paul E. HoffmanPaul E. Hoffman
Paul W. and Nancy W. Murrill Professor

Colonial Latin America, borderlands, Spain
221C Himes Hall
578-4459
hyhoff@lsu.edu

nancy IsenbergNancy Isenberg
Professor

Research Interest: Women's History; Early American Republic
225A Himes Hall
578-6412
nisenberg@lsu.edu  

Christine J. KooiChristine J. Kooi
Associate Professor

Renaissance and Reformation, Netherlands
231B Himes Hall
578-4499
ckooi1@lsu.edu

Carolyn LewisCarolyn Lewis
Assistant Professor

American History,Women's History
217F Himes Hall
578-4496
cflewis@lsu.edu

David F. LindenfeldDavid F. Lindenfeld
Professor

Modern Europe, German, Intellectual, World
223A Himes Hall
578-4490
hylind@lsu.edu

John V. LombardiJohn V. Lombardi
Professor; LSU System President


LSU System Office
3810 West Lakeshore Dr. 578-5524
lombardi@lsu.edu

Alecia P. LongAlecia P. Long
Assistant Professor

ON LEAVE, FALL 2008

U.S. South, Louisiana
223B Himes Hall
578-4413
aplong@lsu.edu

Suzanne L. MarchandSuzanne L. Marchand
Associate Professor

European intellectual, Modern Europe, Germany
250F Himes Hall
578-4454              
smarch1@lsu.edu   

Benjamin F. MartinBenjamin F. Martin
Katheryn, Lewis, and Benjamin Price Professor

Modern France, 19th-century Europe
231C Himes Hall
578-4497
bmarti9@lsu.edu

Robert OutlandRobert Outland
Instructor

225B Himes Hall
old160@aol.com

Paul F. PaskoffPaul F. Paskoff
Professor

ON LEAVE, FALL 2008

American Economic, technology
250E Himes Hall
578-4456
ppaskoff@lsu.edu

Reza PirbhaiM. Reza Pirbhai
Assistant Professor

ON LEAVE, FALL 2008

South Asia, World
231D Himes Hall
578-4501
rpirbhai@lsu.edu

Karl A. RoiderKarl A. Roider
Thomas and Lillian Landrum Alumni Professor

East Central Europe
216B Himes Hall
578-4498
kroider@lsu.edu

Steven K. RossSteven K. Ross
Associate Professor

Ancient Mediterranean
237A Himes Hall
578-0460
skross@lsu.edu

Charles W. RoysterCharles W. Royster
Boyd Professor

Civil War, Early America
231A Himes Hall
578-4507

Charles J. ShindoCharles J. Shindo
Associate Professor

20th-century U.S., American West, Asian American
237B Himes Hall
578-4478
cshindo@lsu.edu

Victor L. StaterVictor L. Stater
Professor

Tudor-Stuart England
250D Himes Hall
578-4505
stater@lsu.edu

Mark ThompsonMark Thompson
Assistant Professor

 

Colonial, American Revolution
237D Himes Hall
578-4453
thompson@lsu.edu

Meredith VeldmanMeredith Veldman
Associate Professor

Modern Britain
223B Himes Hall
578-4413
hyveld@lsu.edu  

Margherita ZanasiMargherita Zanasi
Associate Professor

ON LEAVE, FALL 2008

Modern China
250C  Himes Hall
578-4108
mzanasi@lsu.edu 

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