0131 Island University History Faculty Wins Prestigious National Award

Laura K. Munoz, Ph.D., Joe B. Frantz associate professor of history at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, won the 2017 American Historical Association’s (AHA) William and Edwyna Gilbert Award for the Best Article on Teaching History. Her article, “Civil Rights, Educational Inequality, and Transnational Takes on the U.S. History Survey,” illustrates how American history can become inclusive when we shift our perspective towards the diverse populations of the Southwest United States. Munoz accepted the honor during the Association’s 132nd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 4, 2018.