East Texas A&M University Department of History

04/02/2026

Huge congratulations to Janna Payne for passing her Master's comprehensive exam this afternoon. Janna will graduate this semester with her Master's of Science in History with a Women's and Gender Studies graduate certificate. She plans to teach High School History this Fall.

Congratulations, Janna. We're so proud of you!

03/12/2026

To honor Women’s History Month, East Texas A&M celebrates a decade of the work of Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, who serves as founding project director for the “Handbook of Texas Women.”

11/25/2025

This project aspired to take America's historical pulse by assessing public perceptions of, and engagement with, the discipline of history and the past.

11/25/2025

Highlighting our History department: We are proud of our students in AFAM 200: Introduction to African American Studies, who on November 7, 2025, participated in two powerful co-curricular learning sessions at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT). These experiences were designed to enrich their understanding of course themes by connecting classroom learning to the artistic, cultural, and historical traditions embodied by DBDT!

11/12/2025

continues its longstanding tradition of honoring our nation's heroes with the 35th annual Veterans Vigil, scheduled for Wednesday, November 12 at the Rayburn Student Center.

Read more at etamu.edu/veterans-vigil-2025

11/12/2025

Dallas College students, we’re coming to your campus!

Join us on Nov. 10, 13, 17 or 18 for our campus takeover, where you’ll get the support you need to apply, admit and enroll at . Visit etamu.edu/takeover to learn more

11/12/2025

The American Historical Association will partner with National History Day for Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles, a virtual professional learning series for K--12 educators. Featuring leading historians, the webinars i...

11/12/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all who have sacrificed and served.

09/15/2025

September 15 through October 15 marks , and we are excited to share our Mexican American Genealogical Research page:
www.tsl.texas.gov/mexicanamericangenealogy

It provides information on related resources and research here at TSLAC. Our goal is to help researchers who are interested in accessing the records of Hispanic, Mexican, and Mexican American individuals, with a focus on those who lived in the geographic area now known as the state of Texas.

06/24/2025

Read on for some university history recently brought to light via the donation of an East Texas Normal College diploma.

06/18/2025