Public History

Feb 19, 2024

Exploring the Impact of the Hog Industry in North Carolina through Oral History (Part I of III)

As part of their Spring 2023 HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History course, Public History MA students, Nay Achkar and Jordan Jenkins, took oral histories from Rick Dove of Waterkeeper Alliances and Tom Butler of Butler Farms as they explored the impact of the hog industry on North Carolina.

Jan 25, 2024

Meet our Alumni: DeAsia Noble, ’23

DeAsia Noble graduated from North Carolina State with her Master’s in Public History in 2023. She is a Park Ranger at the Historic Homes in Washington, D.C., specifically at the African American sites. She works with school groups, various governmental agencies, special events, the Network to Freedom and the Civil Rights Network Trail.  How do…

Nov 16, 2023

Public History PhD Candidate, Shima Hosseininasab, Awarded Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant

The Graduate School awards a total of eight Doctoral Dissertation Grants to the whole University in the spring 2024 semester. This year, two of our Public History PhD candidates received the awards. This article highlights awardee, Shima Hosseininasab's, research, prior awards and future plans.

Oct 26, 2023

Meet our Alumni: Sarah Soleim ’21

Meet Sarah Soleim '21, a graduate of our Public History PhD program, and Manager of Community and Academic Learning at Wake Forest Historical Museum.

Oct 16, 2023

Meet the Faculty: An Interview with Dr. Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway

The Department of History is excited to announce its new Meet the Faculty series. We conducted our first interview with recently hired Assistant Professor, Dr. Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway.

Sep 28, 2023

My Summer Internship at Reynolda House Museum of American Art

This post was written by Evan Stevens, a third-year undergraduate student who is double majoring in History & Political Science with a minor in International Studies. Last Summer he completed an internship at Reynolda House Museum of American Art for his HI 390: Internship in History course. This summer, I had the pleasure of being…

Sep 12, 2023

Public History in Prague – A Tale of Two Students

This past summer, both undergraduate and graduate students traveled for two weeks with Public History faculty members Drs. Alicia McGill and Verena Kasper-Marienberg to Prague, Czech Republic as part of a program administered through the NC State Study Abroad Office, in partnership with NC State’s European Center. To get students’ perspectives on the trip, we followed…

Sep 11, 2023

Taking Public History International with Study Abroad in Prague

This past summer, Professors Alicia McGill and Verena Kasper-Marienberg designed the curriculum for an interdisciplinary and international history program and traveled with eleven undergraduate and nine graduate students to Prague, Czech Republic. The two-week long program was administered through the NC State Study Abroad Office, but also involved a partnership with NC State’s European Center…

Jul 27, 2023

The History Department Welcomes its New Director of Public History – Dr. Nishani Frazier

Meet the History Department's new Professor of History and Director of Public History - Nishani Frazier.

Sep 12, 2022

Dr. Gwynn Thayer to Teach Oral History

Dr. Gwynn Thayer, Associate Head and Chief Curator of NC State’s Special Collections Research Center and Faculty Affiliate in the History Department, will teach HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History in Spring 2023.