Richard W. Etulain, UNM professor emeritus of history, recently returned from a short-term Fulbright teaching award in Ukraine. As a senior specialist in the Fulbright Program, Etulain provided an overview of United States history and literature for advanced English Language students at the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University in eastern Ukraine.
In addition to his more than 20 lectures in American studies, Etulain met with numerous student and teaching groups to discuss recent events in the US.
Etulain, the author or editor of more than 40 books, is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar of American cultural history, especially that related to the American West.
While at UNM he edited the "New Mexico Historical Review" and directed the Center for the American West in the UNM History Department.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920