Middle West US
Exploring Midwest History and Culture
Midwest Journey: Historian as AI Consultant
June 3, 2026
As an early career teacher in California, Rob Voss and his family took the plunge and moved to the Midwest where he would attend graduate school for history. Since receiving his PhD and securing a position as a professor of history at North West Missouri State University, Rob’s career has taken another turn. He recently launched his own AI consulting company, Voss AI Consulting where he helps clients figure out how to best utilize AI tools and keep current on newest developments in the field.
Dr. Voss and Middle West US Editor Jacob K. Friefeld discuss his Midwest Journey. You can listen to the AI portion of their conversation on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. For their full conversation about Rob’s journey from California teacher to Midwestern professor and AI specialist, visit us on Patreon.
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“Here on the prairies of Illinois and the Middle West we can see a long way in many directions…Here there are no barriers, no defenses, to ideas and aspirations. We want none; we want no shackles on the mind or the spirit, no rigid patterns of thought, no iron conformity.”
-Adlai Stevenson