Biography
Dr. Steven Andrews taught history at Penn State Altoona for nearly three decades. Prior to his appointment as a full-time instructor in 2008, he held the position of adjunct lecturer for thirteen years. He received his doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University in 1995. Over the following years he taught a wide variety of courses including Western Civilization, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval History, the Crusades, the History of the Family, Women’s History, the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Communism, World War II, Tudor/Stuart England, the History of Absolutism, Eastern Europe, World War I, the History of Witchcraft and Magic, American Military History, and Pennsylvania History. Dr. Andrews was nominated for the university's prestigious Schreyer Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011. In his final years of full-time service to the campus, he acted as co-coordinator of the History program. Andrews retired in 2024. As an emeritus faculty member, he still remains engaged with the campus community and welcomes former students to stay in touch with him.