SHSU Department of History

The first lecture in our America at 250 series is coming up in just a few weeks!

Dr. Katherine Carté of SMU will present "Religion, the American Revolution, and National Unity".

Please join us for our upcoming Civil War Consortium Emerging Scholar Lecture!

PhD student Madelaine Setiawan of Texas A&M University will present the lecture "Southern Unionist Women as Remembered by Fleeing Fugitives".

Excited to announce our spring Civil War Consortium Lecture!

Dr. Don H. Doyle of the University of South Carolina will present the lecture "The Global Significance of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era".

We hope you can join us!

Associate Professor Bernadette Pruitt's article "African Americans in Houston: Past and Present" was recently published in Oxford Bibliographies in “African American Studies".

View the link below to read the article!

https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780190280024/obo-9780190280024-0146.xml?rskey=ifnEE3&result=1&q=African+Americans+in+Houston%2C+Past+and+Present

Additionally, the Civil War Consortium Summer Conference early bird pricing has been extended through February!

View the link below for registration and itinerary details!
https://www.shsu.edu/academics/colleges/humanities-social-sciences/history/civil-war-consortium/civil-war-consortium-schedule

Please join us for the SHSU Civil War Consortium Annual Summer Conference!

This year’s summer conference will feature leading historians and scholars opening comparative vistas on the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War.

Please use the QR code to register and view the link below for a detailed schedule of events.

https://www.shsu.edu/academics/colleges/humanities-social-sciences/history/civil-war-consortium/civil-war-consortium-schedule

We are excited to announce that SHSU was ranked #6 nationally for online undergraduate degrees in history by OnlineU!
Rankings were based on credibility and student engagement as well as success.

Excited to share information about our upcoming Civil War Consortium Lincoln Lyceum!

Dr. Matthew D. Norman of the University of Cincinnati will discuss his book "Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln".

We hope you can join us!

Please join us for the SHSU Civil War Consortium Annual Summer Conference!

This year’s summer conference will feature leading historians and scholars opening comparative vistas on the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War.

Please use the QR code to register and view the link below for a detailed schedule of events.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:59c7a167-afdf-4b76-b0d2-fff4de8270c6

Interested in learning more about Southern History? Join Dr. Adrian Brettle's U.S. South to 1865 course available for the spring 2026 semester.

Want to learn more about American religious history? Join Dr. Benjamin Park's Social Gospel to Mega Church course for the spring 2026 semester!

Interested in learning about the history of medicine? Join Dr. Scottie Buehler's class available for Spring 2026!