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Professor April Holm’s New Book
A Kingdom Divided: Evangelicals, Loyalty, and Sectionalism in the Civil War Era Louisiana State University Press, 2017 A Kingdom Divided uncovers how evangelical Christians in the border states
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Ph.D. Candidate Phil Baltuskonis Wins Two Outside Fellowships
Arch Dalrymple III Department of History Ph.D. candidate Phil Baltuskonis has won two external grants that will fund research on his dissertation, which explores the role of ideas in shaping
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Elizabeth Payne Receives Lifetime Merit Award
At the 2017 meeting of the Southern Historical Association, Professor Elizabeth Payne was recognized with an award for “extraordinary service” to the Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH).
Read MoreMarc Lerner Named 2017 Humanities Teacher of the Year
Marc Lerner, associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi, will give the 2017 Humanities Teacher of the Year Lecture on a popular figure in folklore at 7 p.m. November 6
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Jessica Wilkerson Wins Article Prize
The Southern Association for Women Historians has awarded Jessica Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of History and Southern Studies, the 2017 A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize, which is given annually for the
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