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NEH Grant to Support History Research on South American Indigenous War and Mission Militias
Shawn Austin, associate professor of history, received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend — one of two recipients of NEH support in the state of Arkansas in the 2024 cycle — for his book project titled Guaraní Militias and the Politics of Defense...
New York High Schooler and U of A Professor Come Together in National Essay Writing Contest
The Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America have co-sponsored an essay contest calling for biographies of contemporary women in the fields of mathematics and statistics as they relate to academic, industrial and government careers; all this to raise...
University Professor Jeannie Whayne Recognized as April 2024 Cordes Chair
The April 2024 Cordes Chair recognized by the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center was Jeannie Whayne. Whayne is a University Professor of history at the U of A and author, coauthor or editor of 11 books. Her area of interest is in Arkansas history,...
‘Oxford Handbook of Agricultural History’ Published by U of A Historian
The Oxford Handbook of Agricultural History, edited by Jeannie Whayne of the U of A Department of History, was recently published. Whayne says that agricultural history has enjoyed a rebirth in recent years, in part because of the way the agricultural enterprise...
Cross-Campus Collaboration Culminates in New Outdoor Geological Installation
Those desiring to embark on a journey through time and Earth's geological wonders need go no further than the University of Arkansas campus. The GeoLab is a new outdoor installation in the lower tier courtyard of Gearhart Hall that features 26 geological samples from...