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Jeffrey R. Watt Named Distinguished Professor

Jeffrey R. Watt, the Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Professor of History was named as a Distinguished Professor on Friday (May 12) during the 2023 spring faculty meeting in Fulton Chapel
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Ashleen Williams and Blake Adams

Two History Alums Honored as Frist Student Service Awards

Ashleen Williams and Blake Adams named recipients of annual Frist Awards Ashleen Williams, assistant professor and senior Barksdale fellow in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, is this
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Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life

Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life by Theresa Levitt (April 2023)   A story of alchemy in Bohemian Paris, where two scientific outcasts
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Brutal Campaign

Brutal Campaign: How the 1988 Election Set the Stage for Twenty-First-Century American Politics

Earlier this month, Dr. Robert L. Fleegler published his second book Brutal Campaign: How the 1988 Election Set the Stage for Twenty-First-Century American Politics through the University of North
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History Students Participate in Forum of Race and Ethnicity

Over 70 University of Mississippi faculty and graduate students shared their research on race and ethnicity in a Feb. 27 forum. This event began with breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and the
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