Faculty Profile

Manny Grajales

Title
Lecturer
Department
History
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, Texas A&M University, 2022.
Major: History
Degree Specialization: Latinx History
Dissertation Title: Our Fight is Here: The Puerto Rican Anti-War Movement, 1940-1973
MA, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2015.
Major: History
Degree Specialization: U.S.-Latin America
Dissertation Title: Transnational Freedom Movements: A History of the American League for Puerto Rico Independence, 1944-1950
BA, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2012.
Major: History

Current Scheduled Teaching*

HIST 4260.001, Topics in History, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HIST 4260.501, Topics in History, Spring 2024
HIST 2620.501, United States History Since 1865, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HIST 2620.530, United States History Since 1865, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HIST 2610.032, United States History to 1865, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HIST 2610.033, United States History to 1865, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HIST 2610.750, United States History to 1865, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

HIST 4261.002, Topics in US History, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.033, United States History Since 1865, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.501, United States History Since 1865, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.031, United States History to 1865, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.001, United States History Since 1865, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.004, United States History Since 1865, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.530, United States History Since 1865, Spring 2023 Syllabus
HIST 2610.032, United States History to 1865, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.033, United States History to 1865, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 3150.001, Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican American Community, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2620.003, United States History Since 1865, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.031, United States History to 1865, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.033, United States History to 1865, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Review
Grajales, M. (2020). Review of Solidarity under Siege: The Salvadoran Labor Movement, 1970-1990 by Jeffrey L. Gould. H-LatAm, H-Net Review..
Encyclopedia Article
Grajales, M. (2018). “Alva Jo ‘Tex’ Fischer.” Handbook of Texas Online.
Grajales, M. (2018). “Emily Marie ‘Red’ Mahoney.” Handbook of Texas Online.
Grajales, M. (2018). “Ruth Elizabeth ‘Tex’ Lessing.” Handbook of Texas Online.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
Grajales, M., "Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship," Sponsored by Louisville Institute, National, $25000 Funded. (September 2021May 2022).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
%
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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