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Dr. Brent Ruswick

Professor

College of Arts & Humanities - History

Bio

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Education

  • B.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1999
  • M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2001
  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2006