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    With more Distinguished Teaching Awards than any other unit on campus, our faculty prepare and inspire students for rewarding careers and research.

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Twenty-nine undergraduate and four graduate students were recognized for their scholarship, teaching and service to the field at the Department of History Awards on May 10, 2017
Department of History Celebrates Student Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony
June 13, 2017
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Jun-Sung Lee: Seoul, South Korea, Winter/Spring 2017
May 30, 2017
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