February 10, 2025
History department graduate students will present research at National World War II Museum
Three history doctoral students from the College of Arts and Sciences were selected to present their research at the 2025 Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium at the National World War II Museum Feb. 13–15 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The doctoral students — Matthew Dale, Hannah Palsa and Chuck Sexton — were competitively selected to formally present their research from nearly 100 doctoral candidates, all but dissertation, or postdoc applicants from around the world. K-State's history students represent one of the largest single contingents of scholars selected from the field of applicants.
The Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is the sponsor of the three-day colloquium. Its overall goals are to inspire new conversations based on cutting-edge work that will foster a growing community of WWII scholars, and to provide early-career historians the opportunity to receive feedback on their developing research from institute historians. The Jenny Craig Institute, in cooperation with the National World War II Museum, has financially sponsored this event by providing given air travel and accommodations at The Higgins Hotel and Conference Center on the museum's campus.
Upon his selection as one of the three scholars, Sexton said, "The selection of such a large number of Kansas State University Ph.D. students demonstrates the quality and viability of the military history program."