Miguel Angel Chavez
Historian of Science, Exploration, and Empire
Teaching Experience
Through my time in academia, I have had the privilege to teach at a variety of institutions as an adjunct, teaching assistant, and as a professor.
I am currently an Assistant Professor of History at Cumberland University. Since 2022, I have taught a 4-4 course load, generally teaching three survey courses and one upper-level course. While Cumberland University's history program is small, it is nonetheless vibrant and filled with great students.
Below is a list of courses that I have taught, from most recent to latest and from upper-level to lower-level. I will provide a syllabus copy as a reference to those who are eager to know how I structure my classes. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!
Updated: 1 February 2026
Cumberland University
Assistant Professor, 2022-Present| Course Name | Course Number | Years Taught | Syllabus (if available) |
|---|---|---|---|
| African History | HIST 326 | Fall 2025 & 2023 | |
| History of Science | HIST 495 | Spring 2025 | |
| World War II | HIST 238 | Fall 2024 & 2022 | |
| Historical Geography | HIST 302 | Spring 2026 & 2024 | |
| World Regional Geography | GEOG 200 | 2025 | |
| World Civilization I | HIST 191 | 2022-Present | |
| World Civilization II | HIST 192 | 2025 | |
| Western Civ. I | HIST 111 | 2022-2025 | |
| US History I | HIST 201 | 2022-2024 |
Vanderbilt University
Teaching Assistant, 2018-2021 I served as a teaching assistant for four classes during my time at Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt History Department required Ph.D. students to TA for four classes, two during the student's 3rd year and two during the student's 5th year in the program.
Unlike the courses listed above, no syllabi are posted here as they are not mine to post. You are free to reach out to the professors below if you are so curious to see those documents.
| Course Name | Course Number | Semester | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global History of Waste | HIST 2413 | Spring 2021 | Tasha Rijke-Epstein |
| Global History: 1453-2020 | HIST 1039 | Fall 2020 | Helmut Walser Smith |
| History of Modern Science & Society | HIST 1500 | Spring 2019 | Ole Molvig |
| The History of Western Warfare | HIST 1700 | Fall 2018 | Peter Lorge |
North Central Texas College
Adjunct Instructor, 2015-16I served as an Adjunct Instructor of History at North Central Texas College for one year, right after receiving my Master's in History from North Texas in 2015. I had never taught a class up to this point and it was a valuable learning experience.
I taught two courses per semester, both dual-credit classes on location at local high schools. The classes were both halves of the US History unit.
| Course Name | Course Number | Semester | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| US History I | HIST 1301 | Fall 2015 | Krum HS & Little Elm HS |
| US History II | HIST 1302 | Spring 2016 | Little Elm HS & Ponder HS |