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Professor Andres Resendez Awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Congratulations to Andrés Reséndez for receiving a prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for his accomplishments in Mexican, Iberian, and exploration history!

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program offers $200,000 to each recipient for high-caliber scholarly research that addresses important issues confronting our society.

Professor Reséndez's Carnegie project will examine the transformational consequences of early European exploration in the Pacific.

Professor Howard Chiang Awarded Fellowship from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

Congratulations to Howard Chiang for receiving a research grant from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange for his research in Chinese history and culture!

The Foundation provides scholars throughout the world the means to undertake research projects that shed light on Chinese culture and society. In doing so, they facilitate scholarly exchange on an international scale between scholars of many different national and cultural backgrounds.

Professor Corrie Decker Recieves the Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award

Congratulations to Corrie Decker for receiving recognition for her outstanding efforts when advising History graduate students!

As one graduate student noted, Professor Decker's "contribution to the history department graduate program features unsurpassed intellectual firepower, breadth of theoretical and historical knowledge, a commitment to teaching, and a generous spirit that has benefitted countless graduate students beyond her formal era of expertise."