USD Department of History

Meet Prof. Leung! He is new to USD and our History Department! Swipe to get to know him better!

In an effort to give our social media accounts a facelift, we have made a new LinkedIn page! We will be posting event follow ups, job opportunities, and great resources for our History majors! Use the link in our bio to join on our new community. We hope to see you there!

This Friday Faculty Feature is on the very loved, Dr. Tallie!! Maybe you’ll spot him having a nice long walk in the city this weekend!

After much anticipation…the History club is back! Click the link in our bio to sign up!

After much anticipation…the history club is back! Click the link in our bio to sign up now!

Our next faculty feature is on Dr. Channon Miller! Swipe to get to know her more and see some fun pictures from her trip to Chicago this past summer! 🏙✈️☀️

Happy Friday Toreros! Kicking off our Friday Faculty Feature is Dr Abrecht! Swipe to get to know him better and don’t forget to tune in every Friday to meet the rest of our awesome department!

The Department is very proud to announce that, on May 10, three members of the local Veterans for Peace chapter awarded one of our majors, Samuel Longo, a $500 check for winning the My Lai Massacre reflection essay contest. The My Lai Massacre occurred on March 16, 1968, when a company of American troops brutally slaughtered most of the local population of the village of My Lai, in Vietnam, including women, children, and old men. The Veterans for Peace is global organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using their experiences and lifting their voices. They inform the public of the true causes of war and the enormous costs of wars, with an obligation to heal the wounds of wars. Their network is comprised of over 140 chapters worldwide whose work includes: educating the public, advocating for a dismantling of the war economy, providing services that assist veterans and victims of war, and, most significantly, working to end all wars.

photo descriptions:
photo 1: Sam with the two members and the three semi-finalists in the essay contest, Xela Sarmiento (far left), Samantha Lopez-Diez, next to Xela, and Abigail Stallard (history major)
photo 2: Sam with the two members and the three semi-finalists in the essay contest, Xela Sarmiento (far left), Samantha Lopez-Diaz, next to Xela, and Abigail Stallard (history major)
photo 3: Group photo with Le Ly Hayslip, who provided signed copies of her book, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, to all 4 students

From Dr. Gheissari:

"I'll be speaking at a conference on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution this weekend at UC Irvine. Fyi, it is with pleasure to attach its flyer. I will be speaking both in the morning and also in the afternoon at the Persian session (my afternoon topic will focus on the main intellectual trends).”

Congrats to Bianca Serbin for being selected as the winner of the 2022 Thomas C. Cochran a prize for the best History thesis in American history! Visit the link in our bio to read Bianca’s full thesis!

📢NEW LOCATION FOR OUR EVENT!!📢 Same time, same date, and the same festivities will be happening!! Come meet us in the La Gran Terraza Dining Room for our end of year celebration on May 5th from 5-6:30pm. We hope to see you all there!🍾👏🏼🎓🥳

You’re invited to join us for our end of year celebration! 🎉🥳 Come on by La Gran Terraza to honor our lovely graduating seniors and initiate our new Phi Alpha Theta members! We hope to see you there! 🎓🍾👏🏼