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Faculty Profiles
William Svelmoe
Professor
Department Chair
History
230W Spes Unica Hall
Phone
Education
PhD, University of Notre Dame
MA, University of Notre Dame
MDiv, Talbot Theological Seminary
BA, University of California, Irvine
Research Interests
- American religious history
- The history of Protestant fundamentalism and evangelicalism
- The history of Protestant foreign missions
Courses Recently Taught
- HIST 201: U.S. history to 1865
- HIST 202: U.S. history since 1865
- HIST 321: The American west
- HIST 397: Independent study
- HIST 416: History of religion in America
- HIST 998: Advanced writing proficiency
- HIST 999: Senior comprehensive
- HIST 201W: U.S. history to 1865