News and Announcements
TWU's Kate Landdeck featured in 'War changes everyone'
12/23/19
"They gave it all because they needed to give it all," said Katherine Landdeck, associate professor of history at Texas Woman's University, but they would likely make the point that they were "just ordinary people." She said a gift of getting to know these veterans is realizing "they make mistakes and they are very human," not "heroes on a pedestal." And she said this may inspire others to realize that maybe they too - if pressed - can "stand up and do the right thing."
Kate Landdeck, PhD, quoted in Review Times article about aging WWII vets
11/12/19
Associate professor Kate Landdeck, Ph.D., of the History & Political Science Department was quoted in an article that was published in the Review Times (Fostoria, Ohio) about aging veterans of World War II and their recollections of life before, during and after the war.
Jacob Blosser, PhD, appointed to THECB Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee
9/4/19
TWU professor of history Jacob Blosser, Ph.D., has been appointed by the Texas Higher Educating Coordinating Board (THECB) to a three-year term on the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee (UEAC). This twenty-three member committee provides a state-wide forum for the development of ideas and policies impacting undergraduate education throughout Texas. Blosser comes to UEAC having most recently served as co-chair of the Texas Education Coordinating Board’s History Field of Study Advisory Committee. Blosser also serves as Vice President, and President-Elect, of the nation’s 400,000-member History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta.
Katherine Sharp Landdeck featured in History Channel D-Day documentary, NPR Air Talk interview
6/6/19
Associate professor of history Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Ph.D., recently took part in A&E's documentary film D-Day: The Untold Stories, which airs on the History Channel this week and will be available online until July 9, 2019. She also was a guest on the NPR 89.3 KPCC (Los Angeles) show Air Talk, taking part in a discussion about D-Day and the Americans who fought in WWII.
TWU Jamison Lecture to feature US Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Kay Granger
3/11/19
U.S. Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Kay Granger will speak at Texas Woman’s University’s fourth annual Jamison Lecture, beginning at 7 p.m., March 21 on the university’s Denton campus. The lecture, titled “Women on the Rise: Reflections on the 2018 Election,” will take place in Margo Jones Performance Hall on Pioneer Circle. The lecture is free and open to the public.