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Alkimi University Academics

Department of History

Dr. Manuel Ibarra

Professor of History; Chair of the Department of History

Faculty profile

About Dr. Manuel Ibarra

Portrait of Dr. Manuel Ibarra

Manuel Ibarra serves as chair of the Department of History and teaches United States History to 1877 as well as Senior Seminar and Capstone in History. His research focuses on borderlands diplomacy, agrarian reform, and trade relations between the United States and northern Mexico during the nineteenth century. He has authored two acclaimed monographs on southwestern border disputes.

Dr. Manuel Ibarra is a member of the Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Areas of expertise

  • Borderlands history
  • U.S.-Mexico relations
  • Nineteenth-century diplomacy
  • Agrarian reform

Contact

Office
Lovell Hall 205
Building
Lovell Hall

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Fall 2026 office hours

Dr. Manuel Ibarra isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.

2026–27

Teaching

Dr. Manuel Ibarra has no undergraduate teaching assignment in the 2026–27 catalog. For the department's courses, see the Department of History.

Meeting with faculty

At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.