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  • Lindsay Preseau receives Best Article award from American Association of Teachers of German

    Lindsay Preseau, assistant professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, was recently awarded the 2026 Award for Best Article in Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German for her article “A Comparative Analysis of Gender-Just Language in First-Year German Textbooks.” from the American Association of Teachers of German.

    September 21, 2026

  • Theresa Windus to be inducted into Minot State University’s Academic Hall of Fame

    Theresa Windus, chair of the Department of Chemistry, will be inducted into the Minot State University’s Academic Hall of Fame. The award honors meritorious service in an academic discipline and highlights the accomplishments of alumni who have gone on to complete an advanced degree and made a substantial contribution to…

    September 9, 2026

  • Jessica Jorgenson Borchert named Associate Publisher for Web Development at the WAC Clearinghouse

    Jessica Jorgenson Borcher, associate teaching professor in the Department of English, has recently been named as Associate Publisher for Web Development at the WAC Clearinghouse.The WAC Clearinghouse is an open-access publisher for scholarship in Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Writing Studies.

    September 9, 2026

  • Johnathan Sharp receives Miller Faculty Fellowship

    September 3, 2026

  • Three World Languages and Cultures students at Iowa State sit together at a table.
    LAS faculty receive Miller fellowships for innovative teaching projects

    Tonglu Li, associate professor of Chinese in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, and Johnathan Sharp, associate professor of percussion in the Department of Music and Theatre, have earned grants from the Miller Faculty Fellowship program for the 2026-27 academic year.

    September 3, 2026

  • Dirk Deam honored by American Political Science Association

    Dirk Deam, teaching professor in the Department of Political Science, was recently awarded the American Political Science Association’s Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Research by a Contingent Faculty Award. The award recognizes non-tenure track scholars who make significant contributions to political science. Only three term faculty members in the country…

    August 26, 2026

  • Bernard Lidický Receives NSF Award

    Bernard Lidický, professor in the department of mathematics, has received an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), recognizing the significance and potential impact of his research in mathematics. The NSF is the nation’s leading federal agency supporting fundamental scientific discovery and innovation, providing competitive funding for projects that advance…

    August 25, 2026

  • James Hanson awarded NSF grant

    James Hanson, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $150,000 for his project, “Neostability and Continuous Logic.” Full details of the award can be found in a news post on the department’s website.

    August 25, 2026