Knut Oyangen received a Masters Degree in History from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1998, and a second Masters Degree in Political Science from Wichita State Universities in Kansas in 2000. He has been a graduate instructor at Iowa State University, where he is currently pursuing his PhD in Agricultural History and Rural Studies.

His fellowship at the Center will focus on immigrant communities in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, specifically on how immigrants defined themselves within the greater community. Knut's work at the Center will result in dissertation chapters and conference presentations. He plans to complete his dissertation in the spring of 2006.

Public Presentation: Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:00-1:00 IL 214.