History at Mizzou

Congrats to Prof. Jerry Frank on being recognized for his work with https://figs.missouri.edu/ at today's state of the university address. Not too shabby!

Mark your calendars!

Pictures from our Fall Picnic!

Our first public event of the fall semester!
Don't miss out!

Pictures from our event yesterday. Thanks to everyone who braved the heat to come learn with us, and big-time kudos to our student presenters!

A sponsored golf hole? That's right! Our very own Prof. John Wi**er recently gave a talk at a charity tournament hosted by American Airlines retirees in Chicago, and we absolutely love how they chose to recognize him, us, and Mizzou College of Arts & Science!

We've got a great event lined up for ! Lots of excellent student research on display! Hope to see you there!

Check it out! Featuring our very own Jeff Pasley and Rob Fletcher! Shout out to the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy!

Check out this new article featuring our very own Prof. Rob Fletcher!

‘Westralia shall be free!’ How Western Australia’s secessionists stoked British fears the Empire was at risk While Western Australia’s secession movement foundered, it sparked a series of debates around London’s obligations to overseas Britons, Britannic identity, and the future of imperial relations.

Congratulations to senior Logan Carter on the successful defense of his Honors thesis, "The Kiel Sailors Revolt and Reclaiming the Past." Another round of applause!

Pictures from our Spring Reception! Congratulations to all of our grad students, faculty, and staff on another year of hard work and tremendous accomplishments!

Many thanks to the Mizzou College of Arts & Science for featuring Jeff Stevens' upcoming study abroad trip to Italy in the most recent undergraduate newsletter.

For more on the program, see the image below or run a search at Mizzou Study Abroad!

Congratulations to senior CJ Scott on the successful defense of his Honors thesis, "Belisarius: The Sword of Byzantium."

Round of applause please!

More congrats!

Check out this new digital archive featuring letters donated by our emeritus colleague Kerby Miller! https://imirce.universityofgalway.ie

For press info, click the link below.

Archive of Irish emigrant letters goes online The University of Galway has created Imirce, a new free website of historic letters by Irish emigrants in the USA and elsewhere

Pictures from our Undergraduate Recognition Party. Congratulations to all our award winners and graduating seniors!

Congrats to History PhD candidate Michael Limmer and SEC Emerging Scholar Postdoc Carey Kelley, both of whom were recently honored big-time by the Mizzou Graduate School.

Michael won a John D. Bies International Discovery Fellowship as well as a Robert N. Epsten Scholarship in International Studies, and Carey won the Distinguished Dissertation Award (as in, the best dissertation across the entire grad school).

Talk about making us look good! Well done!

We are thrilled to announce that Dennis Trout, was awarded the Andrew Heiskell/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Rome Prize for his project "Reimagining Rome: Emperors, Popes, and the Cult of the Saints." The Rome Prize was presented in person yesterday during the Janet & Arthur Ross Rome Prize Ceremony and Concert, taking place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. Congratulations, Dr. Trout!

https://www.aarome.org/news/features/announcing-2024-25-rome-prize-winners

The Santa Fe Trail podcast is now complete and available on all streaming platforms. Click below to listen on Spotify.
Internet: prepare to be broken!

Wheels Across the West: History and Legacy of the Santa Fe Trail Listen to Wheels Across the West: History and Legacy of the Santa Fe Trail on Spotify. "Wheels Across the West: History and Legacy of the Santa Fe Trail" invites listeners on a fun and fact-filled adventure across time and territory to make sense of an oft-overlooked overland trail. Created, written...

We're thrilled to announce that PhD candidate Scott Anderson has successfully defended his dissertation! Click the link below to learn about his research. Congratulations, Dr. Anderson! https://history.missouri.edu/people/anderson

Many thanks to Dr. Alexis Dudden (History, UConn) for taking the time to meet with our grad students during her campus visit this week. Shout out to Mizzou Tsgpa as well!

Honors History major Ben Graves discussing his research on African Americans in World War II, which draws on new evidence from The American Soldier Transcribe-a-Thon. Ben was one of 5 undergraduates chosen to present at the Humanities Symposium for Show Me Research Week. Thanks to the MU Office of Undergraduate Research!

We're super excited to be hosting Sara Forsdyke for this year's Mitchel Lecture Series! Check out the flyer below for our full line-up of events, and don't miss out if you're interested! We know that Mizzou: Classics, Archaeology, and Religion is definitely on board. Many thanks to the Mizzou College of Arts & Science too!