Matthew Sutton, the Claudius O. and Mary Johnson Distinguished Professor and chair of the WSU Department of History, wrote in The Nation that the Democratic state legislator from Texas is reviving a tradition of center-left activism rooted in Christianity.
The Washington State University Department of History and WSU Librariesare pleased to welcome Holly Miowak Guise (Iñupiaq) as the speaker for the 2026 Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial History Lecture.
Lawrence Hatter, associate professor and director of graduate studies in history, spoke at the Ferndale Library as part of a Humanities Washington series on America’s 250th celebration and was covered by the Ferndale Record.
The final two episodes of a History Channel World War II series that includes insights from a recently-retired Washington State University professor will be airing next week.
History professor Ryan Booth recently contributed his perspective to the Lewiston Tribune’s round-up of stories about America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Along the shoreline of South Puget Sound where forests, wetlands, and marine ecosystems meet a rapidly growing urban corridor, WSU researchers and students are studying pressing environmental and cultural challenges at Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station.
The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce the Faculty Fellows for 2026-27. Each year, the Pollart Center selects applications from WSU faculty members for projects that advance knowledge and public awareness of the arts and humanities.
On Tuesday, Matthew Avery Sutton was awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious honor that joins Sutton’s Fulbright and Guggenheim awards on a crowded list of accolades.
Ryan Booth calls it “the thrill of the hunt,” that moment when his WSU students visiting Terrell Library’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections for research find an article or some archival manuscript that really helps with their topic.
Seventy-three students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2026 were the recipients of 65 awards totaling $14,000.
