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Fall 2026 Newsletter - WashU History

11.3.26

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Lori Watt, Jacob Montgomery, and Chris Shaffer share their perspectives on AI during a faculty panel at the Recentering Student Learning in the Age of AI symposium. (Credit: Sean Garcia)

Faculty, In the Media

Arts & Sciences explores AI’s place in the classroom

Lori Watt, an associate professor of history and global studies, emphasized the importance of faculty learning about AI alongside their students.

11.2.26

Lori Watt, Jacob Montgomery, and Chris Shaffer share their perspectives on AI during a faculty panel at the Recentering Student Learning in the Age of AI symposium. (Credit: Sean Garcia)

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Undergraduate, In the Media

Undergraduate Mj Jones Receives 2026 Mendel Sato Research Award

Mj Jones (BA History, ’26) won the undergraduate award for her senior honors thesis, “Mapping a World’s Fair: A Comparative Analysis of Native American Experience at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.”

10.27.26

WashU Library - Research Room

This photograph captures the flags of Afghanistan and Germany waving together against a clear blue sky above a building.

Faculty, In the Media

The Afghan scientists who challenged empire

Interview with Faculty Fellow Marjan Wardaki

10.26.26

This photograph captures the flags of Afghanistan and Germany waving together against a clear blue sky above a building.

Images of undergrad history students including Jennifer Ong, Calvin Crossland, Nicole Spangler, Vinzy Zhou, Conner Yamnitz, and Francisco Perez

Undergraduate, In the Media

Recent Undergraduate News in History

WashU History undergraduates are finding new ways to deepen their research and share their work with the wider community.

10.21.26

Images of undergrad history students including Jennifer Ong, Calvin Crossland, Nicole Spangler, Vinzy Zhou, Conner Yamnitz, and Francisco Perez

"MJ Jones, undergraduate in the Department of History at WashU, Living History Scholars participant and recipient of Mendel Sato Research Award"

Undergraduate Mj Jones Receives 2026 Mendel Sato Research Award

"Images of undergrad history students including Jennifer Ong, Calvin Crossland, Nicole Spangler, Vinzy Zhou, Conner Yamnitz, and Francisco Perez"

Recent Undergraduate News in History

"Undergraduate Francisco Perez recently organized a lecture at the Missouri Historical Society"

Undergrad Francisco Perez Organizes Lecture at the Missouri Historical Society

"Image of Calvin Crossland, an undergraduate in the Department of History"

How I chose my major: Calvin Crossland

https://artsci.washu.edu/ampersand/how-i-chose-my-major-calvin-crossland

How Classics changed Nicole Spangler’s view of American history

How Classics changed Nicole Spangler’s view of American history

"Vincy Zhou"

Undergrad in the News: Vincy Zhou, 2026 Asian American Studies Research Award Winner

Student Spotlight: Vincy Zhou, 2026 Asian American Studies Research Award Winner

"Lulu Ingham, undergraduate in history"

Undergraduate Research Symposium: Hear from Lulu Ingham

"2026 Undergraduates in the News"

2025/2026 Undergraduate Highlights

"Ampersand Programs - 2023 featuring a photo taken and shared via WhatsApp. Participants stand on a rocky outlook of the Treblinka memorial.""

A one-of-a-kind first year: Inside WashU’s Ampersand Programs

"Mary Bruce is a 2026 Distinguished Alumni"

Alumni in the News: Mary Bruce, AB '05 2026 Distinguished Alumni

"Spangler at an ancient Roman archaeological site in East Tirol, Austria (Aguntum Archaeological site), digging to uncover the architecture and building phases of the city."

Undergraduate Nicole Spangler named Beinecke Scholar

Spangler named Beinecke Scholar

"Angela He (upper left), Kiegan Baranski (upper right), Syrus Solo Jin (lower left), Ben Greenho (lower right)"

Where Can a History Degree Take You?