Raised in Brownsville, Texas, Jim Mills has always had a passion for local history. A graduate of the University of Texas at Brownsville, Mills holds an M.A.I.S. in history and enjoys researching the US/Mexico War, Fort Brown, the American Civil War along the Rio Grande River. He passes his passion for those subjects on to his students. He has taught both sections of US History, Texas History, the Emergence of Modern America, the History of Spain, and the American History Senior Seminar.
His publications include “Mayor and Commissioner Henry Gonzalez,” “A Brief Look at the Political Career of Ygnacio Garza,” and “Jim Mills: from West Texas farmer to South Texas Mayor.” Most recently, Mills has edited a collection of primary sources entitled “Documenting the American Past,” for use in survey courses.
Mills is the advisor for history education majors, the facilitator for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES), and is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Brownsville Historical Association.
He is the recipient of the ASPIRE teaching award, and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award.
Office: South 305
Phone: 956.882.3860
Email: james.mills@utb.edu
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Mr. Jim Mills