Rate My Professor Greg Brueck

California State University, East Bay

Modern History Cultural History American Studies Indigenous Studies

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5.08/20/2025

Makes even the toughest topics accessible.

5.03/31/2025

Encourages critical thinking and analysis.

4.02/27/2025

Makes complex topics easy to understand.

5.02/4/2025

Your dedication to your students’ success is inspiring. Thank you for going above and beyond to ensure we understood the material.

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About Greg

Gregory Brueck is a Lecturer in the Department of History at California State University, East Bay, where he joined the faculty in 2011. He holds a B.A. from Reed College, an M.A. from San Francisco State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, completed in 2012. His doctoral dissertation, titled "Breaking the Plains: Indians, Settlers, and Reformers in the Oklahoma Land Rush," addresses key aspects of his scholarly focus on conflicting Indigenous and settler land uses in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century United States. As a specialist in these areas, Brueck teaches a broad array of courses supporting both the history major degree and General Education programs. His current instructional emphasis lies in modern U.S. history and western history, prominently featuring HIST 380, "The American West," and HIST 388, "U.S. and California Environmental History." He has earned Quality Matters certification for online and hybrid courses, including History of California in 2017.