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UWL Professor Víctor M. Macías-González

Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Posted 9:11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 Learn about Wisconsin’s Latino history during Sept. 18 talk Read Story from Currents

Logan High School on the North Side is one of the future sites for the Hear, Here project's expansion to the North Side of La Crosse.

Share your North Side story Posted 2:51 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 UWL oral history project is looking for stories from everyday people at specific North Side locations Read

Penelope Hardy, associate professor of history, conducts research on oceanic history globally. This summer she works with Visiting Scholar Gillian to create a collection of primary sources on freshwater waterways. Pictures, in addition to books, have helped the two researchers think of all of the different ways people have relationships with water from ice fishing to baptisms.

History on the waves Posted 9:58 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Professor, visiting scholar dive deeper into freshwater history Read

The La Crosse Depot is one of the future sites for the Hear, Here project's expansion to the North Side of La Crosse.

Help make history on the North Side Posted 2:22 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2023 Join the 'Hear, Here' class to learn about and tell untold local history, open to all Read

“At the core root it is about human’s being vulnerable,” says student Isaac Olson. Here Olson shares his jar containing a brain created out of sculpted clay, some pencils and expo markers that represent his future dream of teaching high school social studies.

You in a jar Posted 4:01 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023 Project challenges students to share their truths, build community through vulnerability Read

Derek Edwards, ’18, was inspired in a general education class in which he read a book about Haiti. He eventually traveled to see and experience firsthand the things he read about and understand the country beyond its stereotypical poor image.

Global perspective Posted 8:01 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 Inspired by gen ed class, ’18 grad takes international studies to heart Read

Associate Professor of History Heidi Morrison and her family recently returned from completing a two-year visiting researcher post in Finland.

An extended stay Posted 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 Professor’s two-week trip to Finland becomes much more Read

The UW-La Crosse History Department Hear, Here project is now in Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

UWL Hear, Here project now in Europe Posted 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2022 The concept of everyday people sharing their location-based stories sparks interest from abroad Read

Gita V. Pai and Gerald S. Iguchi

On being Asian American in La Crosse Posted 3:26 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 A look at history, population growth, and a critical examination of the model minority myth Read Story from Currents

For UWL's Michael Quintero Bungert, who will graduate Sunday with a bachelor's degree in social studies education, college has been a time of self-reflection and self-exploration. “Coming from a small town in Minnesota, it was hard for me to fully develop or express my identity as both Mexican and American,

Finding himself Posted 1:56 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 UWL helped December grad explore his identity, prepare for his future Read

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