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The Secondary History and Social Studies Ed Program Updates

edb242 | December 19, 2024

The Secondary History and Social Studies Ed program is wrapping up a busy and productive Fall. We hosted several professional development events to serve current teacher candidates and practicing educators. In September Dr. Laura Muñoz gave an excellent talk based on her book Desert Dreams: Mexican Arizona and the Politics of Educational Equality to a packed auditorium. In October, we co-hosted a Saturday workshop on National History Day with the Arizona Historical Society… Read more
A teacher speaking in a history class.

Percussion Students Strike at International Conference

ls2724 | December 18, 2024

Eight students from the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Percussion Ensemble, accompanied by Assistant Professor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies Dr. Abby Fisher, attended the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis (November 14-17, 2024). The students included Abraham Arteaga, Michael Duran, Noah Garza, Maxwel Gran, Jacob Martinez, Corben Short, Juliana Thomas, and Ellis Williams… Read more

Alexandra Williams and the Curation of “Timber! Northern Arizona’s Logging Legacy”

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Alexandra Williams, a senior majoring in History and Comparative Cultural Studies, led the curation of The Cline Library Special Collections and Archives (SCA) first 2024-25 exhibition entitled “Timber! Northern Arizona’s Logging Legacy”. The SCA chose to encapsulate more than a century of this history in an exhibition using photographs, documents and diary entries from the 19th and 20th centuries, the exhibition outlines northern Arizona’s evolving relationship with its forests. … Read more
Alex Williams standing with a vintage book in front of her.

2025 Teacher of the Year Emmett Burnton

edb242 | December 9, 2024

Emmett Burnton (History BSED ‘15) was named Arizona’s Teacher of the Year award for 2025. For the past nine years, he has taught AP World History and U.S. History Dual Enrollment at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem. Burnton earned his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in History from NAU and his Master of Arts in History from ASU. Burnton is the Founder of Duel of Fates, a local business built upon redefining how students study the world history curriculum… Read more
A graphic for teacher of the year 2025.

Updates from the NAU History Club

ls2724 | December 6, 2024

It has been another successful year under the belt of history club! We had the pleasure of bringing in two new officers as well as some new members in fall 2024. The highlights this semester included our annual “Professor Night”, where students at NAU had the opportunity to speak to professors one-on-one to learn more about their work, as well as for professors themselves to advertise to us about their upcoming classes… Read more
Two people talking to each other in history class.