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Hyrum Lewis

Faculty
343 RIG
Phone number: 208-496-4236

Hyrum Lewis graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He followed up with a second bachelor's degree in history from Boise State University. His graduate studies took him to the University of Southern California where he earned a master's degree and doctorate degree in history.

Dr. Lewis taught history courses at Skidmore College in New York and was a visiting scholar at Stanford University. He currently serves in the Department of History, Geography, and Political Science, at BYU-Idaho.

In addition to writing American history textbooks for BYU-Idaho general education courses, Dr. Lewis has published articles for the Wall Street Journal, Quillette, RealClearPolitics, and The Washington Examiner. He also co-authored the book, The Myth of Left and Right, at Oxford University Press in 2023.

Education

  • B.S., Accounting, BYU, 2000
  • M.A., International and Area Studies, BYU, 2001
  • B.A., History, Boise State University, 2003
  • M.A., History, University of Southern California, 2005
  • Ph.D., History, University of Southern California, 2007

Interests

  • Early U.S.
  • Modern China
  • American Intellectual History
  • History of American Culture and Film

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