History News & Events
News
5/4/2011
Mother's Day Is Graduation Day for Two Sets of Mothers and Daughters
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4/19/2011
UK Student Awarded NSCS Scholarship to China
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4/3/2011
Gaines Center Names Newest Class of Fellows
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4/1/2011
Three A&S Students Earn Scholarship for Study Abroad in South Africa
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3/22/2011
Former Black Panther Visits UK
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3/8/2011
Holocaust Survivor, UK Opera Stage 'Brundibár'
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2/8/2011
Who Does Tim McGraw Think He Is?
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11/29/2010
'You Are All Free' reviewed in Wall Street Journal
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11/29/2010
Harvard Professor's Talk: 'Marriage on Trial'
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11/28/2010
Francie Chassen-López Featured on Mexican TV
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11/8/2010
Kentucky Book Fair Features A&S Connections
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11/3/2010
Kentucky's Community of Experts
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10/12/2010
Haiti's Politics of Catastrophe
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9/29/2010
UK Partners with SLU for Digital Research on Medieval Manuscripts
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9/26/2010
James Albisetti on "UK at the Half"
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7/26/2010
In Memoriam: History Professor Robert D Warth Passes Away
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7/15/2010
A&S Professor Brings Founding Father Back to Life
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7/11/2010
Kathi Kern Named Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
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6/30/2010
Scholarly Editions Grant Awarded for John Dickinson Writings Project
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6/24/2010
UK Press has Fresh Selections for Summer
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6/7/2010
University Debunks Holocaust E-mail Rumor
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5/16/2010
Graduating Senior Named Madison Fellow
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5/3/2010
Intellectual Achievement Medallion Goes to Historian
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4/29/2010
UK, PBS Tell Appalachia's Ecological Story
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4/20/2010
Jim Albisetti and Karen Petrone's Latest Publications
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3/30/2010
Nine A&S Students Named Gaines Scholars
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3/29/2010
Inspirational A&S Student is 2010 Adelstein Award Recipient
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2/8/2010
Book Deals Abound in Department of History
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2/3/2010
Robert Olson's Newest Book Translated Into Turkish
Seven of Olson’s books have been translated 11 times into five languages.more »
1/18/2010
Alumnus' Book on W.E.B. Du Bois Recognized by the Council of Graduate Schools
Edward Blum has earned the Gustav Arlt Award for best book in the humanities from the Council of Graduate Schools. more »
10/22/2009
Very Recent History: News From The Department
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10/11/2009
Robert Olson Has Ninth Book Published
New book is titled "Blood, Beliefs and Ballots: The Management of Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey, 2007-2009."more »
6/7/2009
College of Arts and Sciences Names New Dean
Mark Kornbluh will take the reins of the UK College of Arts and Sciences at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year. more »
5/6/2009
Eller Recognized Again for Work in Appalachia
Eller was presented with the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation’s annual “private individual” award. more »
4/21/2009
Ron Eller's Book Earns Weatherford Award
The award recognizes published works that "best illuminate the challenges, personalities, and unique qualities of the Appalachian South...more »
3/5/2009
Maryjean Wall to be Inducted into The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Pioneering sports journalist covered horse racing at the Herald-Leader for 35 years.more »
2/15/2009
Mark Summers Honored as a 2009 Great Teacher Award Recipient
Six University of Kentucky professors have been recognized for their excellence in the classroom as recipients of the UK Alumni Association&...more »
2/11/2009
Ron Eller Discusses Poverty in Appalachia on ABC's "20/20"
Diane Sawyer's special on children and poverty will air Friday, February 13 at 10:00 pm.more »
11/22/2008
Professor Emeritus George Herring's New Book on Diplomatic History
Herring's new book, 'From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776,' is featured in the Nov. 28 Chronicle of High...more »
11/5/2008
A&S Alumna Elected First Female Governor of North Carolina
Beverly Eaves Perdue, who had previously served as lieutenant governor of the state, won the gubernatorial election held Nov. 4, defeating C...more »
9/28/2008
A&S Alum Named Kentucky History Teacher of the Year
Keely Green now in the running for National History Teacher of the Yeard Award. more »
9/28/2008
Historian Klotter Honored as Outstanding Alumnus
Klotter has published more than 18 scholarly historical works about Kentucky history, including the award-winning textbook, "Faces of K...more »
9/7/2008
History Professor Popkin to Lecture at Collège de France
Popkin, a specialist in the history of the French Revolution, has been invited to speak on “The Press in the Revolutionary Era.”more »
8/13/2008
Abigail Firey's "Carolingian Canon Law Project" Receives $49,000 Grant
History Professor lands a Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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5/6/2008
Francie Chassen-Lopez Named 2008-09 A&S Distinguished Professor
Department of History professor becomes the sixth female in the college's history to earn the prestigious award.more »
4/28/2008
Registrar Announces Paperless Schedule of Classes Starting Spring 2009
The decision to not print a traditional schedule book will bring both environmental and economic benefits to the university. more »
4/13/2008
A&S Alumni Receives Teacher of the Year Honors from the History Channel
A&S alumni Paul Newman (M.A. '93 - Ph.D '96) is the recipient of the History Channel's 2008 "Save Our History" Tea...more »
3/23/2008
In Memoriam: MCL Faculty Member Passes Away
The College of Arts & Sciences and the University of Kentucky lost a colleague, teacher and friend, as Allen Ross Scaife passed March 15...more »
3/18/2008
Oxford Professor Lectures on Irish History
Wednesday, March 19, in the Niles Gallery, Roy Foster will deliver a lecture on "The Strange Death of Romantic Ireland" more »
Events
Exhibit Opening and Lecture to Commemorate Civil War Sesquicentennial
UK Englishmore »
Documentary Screening: Bhutto
Film screening at Lexington Public Librarymore »
Two Perspectives on Haiti since the Earthquake
A&S Interdisciplinary Eventmore »
Decoding the Disciplines
Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT): Decoding the Disciplines Workshop
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Forum on Japan Earthquake
Presented by UK Japan Studies & UK Asia Centermore »
Up close and Personal: A Conversation with Professors Ericka Huggins and Jakobi Williams
Sponsored by UK Historymore »
Why the Vietnam Antiwar Uprising?: The Confluence of Scholastic Meritocracy and Cold War Mobilization in a New Student Class
Open to the public, reception to followmore »
“The State of the Union: What Does the 2010 Election Mean for American Politics?”
Sponsored by History and Political Sciencemore »
Campus Forum on "The United States, The University of Kentucky and the Crisis in Haiti"
Sponsored by the UK Council of Endowed Professors and Chairsmore »
Haiti in the Aftermath of the Earthquake: The Politics of Catastrophe
Sponsored by the Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences, International Studies Program, Patterson School of Diplomacy, Departme...more »
Potomitan Kreyòl: The Language of Liberty in Haiti, from Colony to Post-Quake
Sponsored by: Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences, International Studies Program, French Division/Modern and Classical Langu...more »
One Step Ahead of Hitler: A Jewish Child’s Journey Through Wartime France
Tuesday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.more »
Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
Monday, March 29, 5:00 p.m. in the W.T. Young Library Auditoriummore »
The End of the Cold War
Thursday, March 25, 4:00 p.m. - 18th Floor Patterson Office Tower more »
A Critical Appreciation of Ronald D. Eller’s "Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945"
Thursday, March 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m. - President's Room in the Singletary Center for the Performing Artsmore »
19th Annual Bluegrass Regional Graduate Student Conference in History
Dr. David Armitage, Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address on Friday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Singletary Center for th...more »
The Struggle Against Oppression Everywhere: The United States and the Global Politics of Palestinian Liberation
Monday, February 8, 4:00 p.m. - Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Librarymore »
Native Vassals: Chinos, Indigenous Identity, and Legal Protection in Early Modern Spain
Wednesday, February 3, 3:30 p.m. in the Niles Gallerymore »
Marijuana and the Mexican Origins of the War on Drugs in North America
Friday, January 29, 4:30 p.m. West End Room, 18th Floor Patterson Office Towermore »
Backdrop to the Haitian Crisis - Panel Discussion
Thursday, January 28, 4:00 p.m. in room 201 of the UK Student Centermore »
The Discovery of Mexico by Mexicans: Cultural Revolution 1920-1950
Francie Chassen-Lopez will present at the Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series Friday December 4, 3:30 p.m. in the Niles Gallery
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Sarah Hutton on the Political Thought of Margaret Cavendish
Professor of English at University of Wales, Aberstwyth will speak on Friday, December 4, at 4:00 p.m. - West End Boardroom, 18th Floor POT more »
Mark Selden Lecture
Wednesday, November 11, 4 p.m., Lexmark Public Roommore »
Vincent Carretta Lecture
Vincent Carretta will be giving a talk at the Niles Gallery on Tuesday, November 10th, at 4:30 p.m. The title of his lecture is "The Ch...more »
Bureaucracy, Order, and Discipline: Russell Weigley's The American Way of War Revisited
Thursday, November 5, 4:30 p.m. - Niles Gallery, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Librarymore »
U.S. Naval Academy's Wayne Hsieh Visits
Thursday, November 5, 4:30 p.m., Niles Gallery, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Librarymore »
Perspectives of Jesus the Christ from the Gospel of Mark to the Gospel of Mel Gibson
Tuesday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. - Classroom Building 102more »
LBJ and Kentucky: An Inside Account
Monday, October 19, 3:00 p.m., William T. Young Library Auditorium
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Science, Humanities & Culture in the Wake of Darwin
The 2009 Bale Boone Symposium - Friday, October 16 through Thursday, October 22 - All talks begin at 6:00 p.m.more »
Benjamin Franklin Lecturer Visits UK
Carla Mulford is the Founding President of the Society of Early Americanists, and she teaches early modern, early American, and Native Ameri...more »
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