Congratulations to McNair Scholar Alumni Saul Bautista! Saul has accepted to the Washington State University Master of Arts in History Program with full funding. Their program follows these instructions:
One hundred years ago when SCW President Bryan turned over the courses for the Economic Science and Department of History to Walter Beach, he gave him these instructions: “You will teach your students how to think and find the truth and will be concerned with that chiefly and with the methods of research.” The dedicated and award-winning faculty of the Department of History continues to live up to those instructions and to attract graduate students who share their passion for history.
Matt Sutton, Chair of WSU Department of History
Saul Bautista graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2023 with a BA in History. He earned his AA degree at Spokane Falls Community College. He has concentrated his studies in the historical socio-political climate of Latinoamerica’s diverse cultures. For his research project in the summer of 2022, he worked under the mentorship of Dr. Joseph Lenti. Using well-rounded sources, Saul researched the history of the multiple governments of Central America, focusing on how the educational system of Honduras actively tries to undermine the presence of the native Americans in the history of the country, and the treatment of the indigenous people in the region by the Honduran government. He plans to obtain a PhD in History.
Saul presented this research at the McNair Research Symposium and EWU’s Symposium (2022). An updated presentation, Honduran Tribes and their Historical Erosion, was given at EWU Symposium (2023) with mentor Joseph Lenti. This research project prepared Saul for graduate level work. Saul presented his paper, A Different View of the Rising Sun, at the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) in Asheville, North Carolina (2023) and at the Phi Alpha Theta Conference (2024).
