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Dr. Garrett-Scott Interviewed on MPB Think Radio

  Shennette Garrett-Scott, Associate Professor of History & African American Studies was recently interviewed by Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Think Radio. You can catch her
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Mississippi Historian David Sansing Leaves Historical Legacy

UM staple passes away at 86 following storied career David G. Sansing, professor emeritus of history at the University of Mississippi and author of the definitive history of the university,
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Andrew Mellon Foundation Recognizes Invisible Histories Project

IHP-Mississippi satellite project lauded for oral history research The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has recognized the work of several University of Mississippi partners through a $300,000 grant
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UM Master’s Student Katelyn Frazer wins Fulbright Award

University of Mississippi student Katelyn Frazer in the Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, has been selected for a Fulbright Award to Spain. The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing
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Peter Thilly Wins Luce/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship

Peter Thilly, Assistant Professor of History, has received a postdoctoral fellowship for the 2019-20 academic year from the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies to work
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