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The UWL College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities’ Capstone is published online in March and November, for more than 8,000 alumni and friends of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

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Gita Pai

Gita Pai, History, authored the chapter "Activist Authors, Duty-Bound Arjuna, and Selfless Action in Early Indian Nationalism" in Mythologizing in South Asian Traditions: Myth, Gender, Power, and Politics published on May 1 by Palgrave Macmillan.

Submitted on: May 5

Penelope Hardy

Penelope Hardy, History, presented "Writing Your Cover Letter" at HSS/ASEH Virtual Workshop: Job Market Documents on Monday, April 21 online. This workshop explored what makes a compelling job application portfolio for academic jobs in the history of science, environmental history, and allied fields. Hardy focused on one of six job application components and then took questions from the audience. The workshop was a virtual event co-hosted by the Graduate and Early Career Caucus of the History of Science Society (HSS) and the Early Career Caucus of the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH).

Submitted on: April 21

Jennifer Trost

Jennifer Trost, History, was elected to the La Crosse City Council. Trost was re-elected by residents in District 10 on April 1 for a second, four-year term to the city council. Since 2021, she has addressed the availability and affordability of different types of housing by re-drafting regulations and mandates. She will continue working for housing reform during the update to city-wide zoning codes.

Submitted on: April 7

Dean Vesperman

Dean Vesperman, History, presented "Bring Current Events Alive! " at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies on March 15 in Madison. Vesperman presented with undergraduates McKylie Green, Terra Clark, Audrey Langworthy, Shelby Schultz, Youssef Zahid, Zach Powley, and Chase Brown on how teachers can use high-impact practices such as whip-arounds, 3-2-1 Discussions, Triangle-Square-Circle reflections, and Four Corner discussions to actively engage students in examining current events. The presenters used various current events to help participants model these literacy and discussion techniques including the recent measles outbreak and proposed cuts to the National Parks Service.

Submitted on: Mar. 16

Kenneth Shonk

Kenneth Shonk, History, presented ""Never Mind the Bullocks . . .": Futurist Visions of Ireland in the Fianna Fáil Bulletin, 1935-1938" at The Annual Meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies on Feb. 24 in Savannah, Georgia.

Submitted on: Mar. 3