News and Events

Keep track of events and news for the Department of History & American Indian Studies.

Prescott holds certificate; President Armacost and Provost Link stand with her

Cynthia Prescott Wins UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Prescott is the author of the award-winning book Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory and co-editor of Backstories: The Kitchen Table Talk Cookbook.

Pioneer Mother Monuments

William Caraher publishes The Archaeology of Contemporary America

This book is the first survey of contemporary archaeology, a field that focuses on the study of the past 50 years, in the United States. William Caraher demonstrates the plurality of theoretical and methodological approaches that make this discipline in the US unique, including the application of anthropological methods such as ethnography and oral history and the contributions of collaborative and community-based research.

The Archaeology of Contemporary America

Nikki Berg Burin wins UND Foundation/Lydia & Arthur Saiki Faculty Award for Individual Excellence in Teaching

Berg Burin’s creative interdisciplinary pedagogical style guides students to think critically about both scholarly interpretations of the past and their own place within their present and future society.

‘Leadership, like love, is a many-splendored thing’

Be a leader in your family and civic life, not just the workplace, Jim Mochoruk urges graduates at Summer Commencement

8/9/2022

3:49PM

A bold plan for the future of UND

UND Strategic Plan kickoff set for Feb. 17; co-chairs named As UND’s current Strategic Plan comes to a close at the end of 2022, we are envisioning the next plan to shape the University’s future. As we grow and adapt to our changing environment, the new plan will build on UND’s institutional strengths, providing the greatest […]

2/8/2022

3:17PM

Shining light on a dark secret: Civilian internment in Canada

UND History Professor Jim Mochoruk's book on the topic wins Manitoba Historical Society award

7/13/2021

2:43PM

A history career ‘as rich as history itself’

Plaudits pour in as Gordon Iseminger, retired UND history professor, receives State Historical Society of North Dakota’s top award

9/1/2020

2:06PM