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Walter D. Kamphoefner earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978 and has been at Texas A&M University since 1988. He is a professor in the Department of History, specializing in U.S. immigration history and the American Civil War. Kamphoefner has served in guest professorships in German universities and held Fulbright lectureships. He was the president of the Society for German-American Studies from 2015-2017 and received the Society's Distinguished Achievement Award in 2024. He has published extensively on immigration and ethnicity, with works appearing in both German and English, including his latest book, 'Germans in America: A Concise History' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), which surveys over 300 years of German-American experience. His German edition is expected to release in fall 2025. He also writes op-eds addressing historical and contemporary issues for local publications, including the Eagle, Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, Columbia Missourian, and the Washington Post.
Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.