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Culturally Competent. Civically Engaged. Ready to Lead.

The School of American and Global Studies, also known as AGS, provides students with unparalleled opportunities to learn about and help solve the grand challenges of an ever-changing and interconnected world. Our students work and learn alongside award-winning faculty both in and out of the classroom. Through faculty-led study abroad programs and several research and outreach centers housed in the School, our students gain hands-on research and job skills that will advance their future careers or graduate studies. Our graduates are Rhodes scholars, Harvard law students and U.S. Department of State interns, just to name a few examples!

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Graham Wrightson, an associate professor of history, has published two new books recently.

Three School of American and Global Studies faculty publish books

New publications are worth recognizing, but four publications in a year for an academic unit calls for a special celebration. Three faculty in the South Dakota State University School of American and Global Studies, Molly Krueger Enz, Luz Angélica Kirschner and Graham Wrightson, have published books in the last year, making it a record for the school.

Plowman receives Marcus Boesen award

Laura Plowman, professional academic advisor in the South Dakota State University School of American and Global Studies, is the 2024 recipient of the South Dakota Higher Education Association Marcus Boesen Memorial Award.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ recognized with Gladys Pyle Award for voter registration

South Dakota State University received the Gladys Pyle Award for efforts in young voter registration from South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson on Sept. 30. The award reflects voter registration efforts by many on campus including the School of American and Global Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Accessibility and the Diversity in Athletics Council.