Jan. 28 Transition to Virtual Operations, Campus Closed

Bowie State University will be transitioning to virtual operations for all classes and office operations on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus on Jan. 28. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather.

Department of History & Government

Faculty and Staff

Chairperson

 Dr. Karen Cook-Bell
Professor of History — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380H
301-860-3615
kcookbell@bowiestate.edu

Margo Buck-Hurley
Program Administrative Specialist — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380N
301-860-3600
mbuckhurley@bowiestate.edu

Professors

Dr. Benjamin O. Arah, Ph.D. Dr. Benjamin O. Arah
Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380C
301-860-3611
barah@bowiestate.edu
Dr. Tamara Brown Dr. Tamara L. Brown
Professor — Department of History & Government
Coordinator of History Program
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380P
301-860-3612
tlbrown@bowiestate.edu
 Dr. Karen Cook-Bell
Professor of History — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380H
301-860-3615
kcookbell@bowiestate.edu
Dr. Weldon Jackson Dr. Weldon Jackson
Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380E
(301) 860-3606
wjackson@bowiestate.edu
M. Sammye Miller, Ph.D. Dr. M. Sammye Miller
Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380G
301-860-3664
smiller@bowiestate.edu
Frederick B. Mills, Ph.D. Dr. Frederick B. Mills
Professor —Department of History & Government
Coordinator of Philosophy Minor
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380K
301-860-3605
fmills@bowiestate.edu

Associate Professors

 Dr. Festus Cole
Associate Professor - Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380D
301-860-3608
fcole@bowiestate.edu
 Dr. Roger Davidson, Jr
Associate Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380M
(301) 860-3739
rdavidson@bowiestate.edu
D. Osei Robertson, Ph.D. Dr. Diarra Osei Robertson
Associate Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2380L
301-860-3613
drobertson@bowiestate.edu
Dr. John Shook Dr. John R. Shook
Associate Professor of Philosophy - Department of History
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2340B
301-860-3697
jrshook@bowiestate.edu
 Dr. Carmen Walker
Associate Professor -- Department of History & Government
Coordinator of Government Program
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2340F
301-860-4431
cwalker@bowiestate.edu

Assistant Professors

Dr. William Allen
Assistant Professor of Philosophy — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2344B
301-860-3616

wallen@bowiestate.edu

Robert Birt, Ph.D. Dr. Robert Birt
Assistant Professor — Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2340C
301-860-3646
rbirt@bowiestate.edu

Daniel P. Graham
Assistant Professor - Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342E
301-860-3604
dpgraham@bowiestate.edu

Dr. Sumanth Reddy Dr. Sumanth Reddy
Assistant Professor -- Department of History & Government
Coordinator of Geography Minor
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2340D
301-860-3614
sreddy@bowiestate.edu
David Leon Reed, Ph.D. Dr. David Leon Reed
Assistant Professor — Department of History & Government
Coordinator of History Education Program
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2340E
301-860-3893
dreed@bowiestate.edu

Lecturer

Dr. Holly Fisher-Hickman
Lecturer -- Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342D
301-860-5122
hfisherhickman@bowie.edu

Adjunct Professors

Dr. Matthews Lopez
Adjunct Professor -- Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342B
301-860-3617
lmatthews@bowiestate.edu

Dr. Petronella Muraya
Adjunct Professor -- Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342A
301-860-3617
pmuraya@bowiestate.edu

Dr. George Reid
Adjunct Professor -- Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342B
301- 860-3617
greid@bowiestate.edu

Judge Herman Dawson
Adjunct Professor -- Department of History & Government
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2342A
301-860-3617

Emeritus Faculty

 Dr. William B. Lewis
Professor — Department of History & Government
Coordinator of Government Program
wlewis@bowiestate.edu

WEB DuBois Center

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Room 2344A