Department of History
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Department of History
@kuhistorydept.bsky.social
Here for the history. 📜📚💫

https://history.ku.edu/
📰 Prof. Jonathan Hagel has been featured in KU Today for his role as a plaintiff in the case against the state of New Jersey about the handling of the Charles Lindbergh archive.🛩️🧬

Learn more about the steps Hagel is taking to ensure history remains accurate & truthful: bit.ly/KUNewsHagel
June 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We’re thrilled to relay that Dr. Andrew Denning has been promoted to Full Professor effective 2025-26. Please join our department in congratulating and celebrating Denning for reaching this significant career milestone! Congratulations, Dr. Denning! 🎉
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Hayden Nelson! Hayden successfully defended his dissertation this afternoon. Our department is extremely proud of Hayden’s hard work, dedication, and success. Congratulations to Dr. Nelson on being officially #PhDone! 👏🎉🥳
April 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congratulations to Sheyda Jahanbani, Kent Blansett, Abigail Grace Scott, Ridwan Muhammed, and Han Mao for earning awards from the @hallcenter.bsky.social which will allow them to continue their groundbreaking humanities research.

Our department is so proud of these scholars! 👏📚📜🎉

🔗bit.ly/3R83YXc
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Last Friday we asked our department “What’s one good thing that happened to you this week?” Our colleagues did not disappoint. 📰✨

What’s one good that happened to you this week?
March 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🎉🥳 This month marks the one-year anniversary of the audio book release of Sheyda Jahanbani's, “Poverty of the World: Rediscovering the Poor at Home and Abroad, 1941-1968."

Celebrate by snagging your copy at 70% off: bit.ly/4kgiREa
February 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happy Douglass Day!!!

Happening now in Watson Library until 2:00 pm. Bring your laptop and let's make some history together.
@douglassday.bsky.social #Douglassday2025
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM