Many of our graduate students have been recognized for their outstanding efforts and we want to celebrate those accomplishments:
Sadique Oddoye, current MA student, will be attending the PhD program in African History at the University of Miami. Congratulations Sadique!
Patrick Hall, PhD student in History with a Public History minor, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, 鈥淕enerational Remix: Restorative Amplification in Sansei and Yonsei Interpretations of the Japanese American Incarceration.鈥� Great job, Patrick!
Three of our PhD students, Jim Olmsted, Ken Bartelt and Matilda Ansah, have all been accepted as 鈥淥LLI Scholars鈥� for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers classes for students in the Milwaukee area. They have raised funds for a great opportunity for 51猎奇鈥檚 graduate students to offer classes based on their research. OLLI Scholars receive mentoring about their presentations, teach a class, and are also provided a stipend. Very impressive!
Vitalis Nwashindu has been honored with the Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year. This incredibly competitive fellowship recognizes Vitalis鈥� hard work and dedication to our program and the University. Well done and well deserved!