department of history

  • Texas A&M Names New Director Of Carlos H. Cantu Hispanic Endowment

    Felipe Hinojosa, associate professor of history and Latina/o studies at Texas A&M, began his new role as director of the Carlos H. Cantu Hispanic Education and Opportunity Endowment, on the first day of National Hispanic Month. (Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts photo) By Elena Watts, Texas A&M Division…

  • Tale Of Two Grants In Liberal Arts At Texas A&M

    View of the Rio Grande River, which flows along the U.S.-Mexico border. By Heather Rodriguez, Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts What’s better than one prestigious grant? Two. Just ask Sonia Hernandez, associate history professor at Texas A&M University, who has received a Tier One Grant as…

  • What Fax Machines Can Teach Us About Electric Cars

    Tesla Model S is being charged at Tesla Supercharger station. (Shutterstock) By Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation  Imagine if you could gas up your GM car only at GM gas stations. Or if you had to find a gas station servicing cars made from 2005 to 2012 to…