Dr. Mark Lawrence

Professor

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Biography

Mark Atwood Lawrence is a Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1999 and has been part of the UT Austin History Department since 2000. His research expertise includes U.S. Foreign Relations, Presidential History, the Vietnam War, International History, and Decolonization. In addition to teaching courses such as 'Vietnam Wars' and 'American Foreign Relations', Professor Lawrence has authored and edited several notable publications, including significant works on the Vietnam War and international diplomacy during the Cold War. He has received multiple honors for his teaching and research, including the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award and the Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize from the Historians of American Foreign Relations.

Research Interests

Experience

Director

2020-01-01 — 2024-01-01

LBJ Presidential Library Museum • Austin, TX

Served as Director at the LBJ Presidential Library Museum.

Lecturer

1999-01-01 — 2000-01-01

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Taught as a lecturer in history before joining UT Austin.

Awards

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Stanley Kaplan Visiting Professor

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George Louis Beer Prize

2006-01-01
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President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award

2005-01-01
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Silver Spurs Centennial Teaching Fellowship

2019-01-01
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Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize

2022-01-01
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Tonous Warda Johns Family Book Award

2022-01-01

Courses

United States 1865 Vietnam Wars American Foreign Relations Cold War 1960s Nuclear Age Johnson Years Lessons Legacies Vietnam War America 1941

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.