Dr. Kent Blaser
Professor of History
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Teaching Interests
> World History
> History of the West, Midwest, Great Plains and Nebraska
> U.S. Cultural/Intellectual History
> Vietnam War/ Recent U.S. History
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Research Interests
> Historiography/Philosophy of History
> Nebraska/Great Plains
> History of Wayne State College
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Contact Information
Department of History, Politics, and Geography
Connell Hall 244, Wayne State College
1111 Main St , Wayne, NE 68787
Tel: +1(402)375-7300, Fax: +1(402)375-7458
Email: keblase1@wsc.edu
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Education
> PhD, University of North Carolina, 1977
> BA, Kansas State University, 1971
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Professional Activities/ Awards
> Head of the WSC Division of Social Sciences, 1984-1989
> Editor, Midwest Review, 1983-1994
> NEH Summer Seminar, "Great Schools and the Development of Social Science," Duke University, 1983
> NEH Summer Seminar, "The Culture of Mass Society," Washington D.C. 1987
> Director of WSC Honors Program, 1993-1994
> CIEE Faculty Exchange Program, Vietnam, 1993
> NEH Summer Seminar, "Theories and Concepts of Evidence, " University of Hawaii, 1994
> Co-Founder and charter member, Phi Alpha Theta Chapter Alpha Zeta Zeta
> President, Mid-America American Studies Association, 1995-1996
> Vice President and Program Chair, 1994-1995
> Executive Board, 1990-2005
> Nebraska State Historic Preservation Board, 1994-2002
> Nebraska State Democratic Party Central Committee Member, 1998-2004
> Platform Committee Member, 2000
> Nebraska Humanities Council Executive Board, 2005--
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