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Join us in congratulating Ronnie A. Grinberg, whose book Write Like a Man was named an NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in the Religion Nonfiction Category!
Explore this book here: hubs.ly/Q03LztL00
Explore this book here: hubs.ly/Q03LztL00
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us in congratulating Ronnie A. Grinberg, whose book Write Like a Man was named an NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in the Religion Nonfiction Category!
Explore this book here: hubs.ly/Q03LztL00
Explore this book here: hubs.ly/Q03LztL00
Congratulations to Dr. Du Fei for having been selected as one of five participants for the biennial Wallace Johnson First Book Program offered through the American Society for Legal History. 1/4
October 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Du Fei for having been selected as one of five participants for the biennial Wallace Johnson First Book Program offered through the American Society for Legal History. 1/4
Congratulations to PhD candidate Justin Stuart, who has received the American Historical Association’s Albert J. Beveridge Grant, which supports research in the Western hemisphere! 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Congratulations to PhD candidate Justin Stuart, who has received the American Historical Association’s Albert J. Beveridge Grant, which supports research in the Western hemisphere! 1/2
DISTRIBUTE SYLLABI LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY
August 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
DISTRIBUTE SYLLABI LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY
The Department of History is sad to share that Professor Emeritus David Levy passed away last week surrounded by his family.
August 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Department of History is sad to share that Professor Emeritus David Levy passed away last week surrounded by his family.
Hey OU students! Looking for another class for fall? We have some great ones with seats remaining. HIST 3993 Evolution of Martyrdom with Dr. Shepkaru and HIST 4003 with Dr. Schapkow are both Western Culture GenEds! 1/3
August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hey OU students! Looking for another class for fall? We have some great ones with seats remaining. HIST 3993 Evolution of Martyrdom with Dr. Shepkaru and HIST 4003 with Dr. Schapkow are both Western Culture GenEds! 1/3
Congratulations to Dr. Ronnie Grinberg, who has been selected for the Faculty Investment Program by OU’s Research Council! This will aid her next project, “No More Nice Girls: Women’s Liberation, Cosmopolitan Jews, and the Remaking of American Intellectual Life.” 1/2
June 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ronnie Grinberg, who has been selected for the Faculty Investment Program by OU’s Research Council! This will aid her next project, “No More Nice Girls: Women’s Liberation, Cosmopolitan Jews, and the Remaking of American Intellectual Life.” 1/2
Congratulations to history major Mikayla Taylor, whose paper, “Maria Izquierdo and the Woman’s Role in Mexico,” won first prize in the 2025 Latin America and the Caribbean Paper Award from the Center for the Americas in the Boren College of International Studies. Great work!
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Congratulations to history major Mikayla Taylor, whose paper, “Maria Izquierdo and the Woman’s Role in Mexico,” won first prize in the 2025 Latin America and the Caribbean Paper Award from the Center for the Americas in the Boren College of International Studies. Great work!
Congratulations to all of our graduate students who completed their degrees this semester! First up: our five newly minted Masters of Arts: 1/10
May 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to all of our graduate students who completed their degrees this semester! First up: our five newly minted Masters of Arts: 1/10
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Grennan Browning, who has been awarded the OU Arts and Humanities Forum Public Fellowship for 2025-2026! 1/4
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Grennan Browning, who has been awarded the OU Arts and Humanities Forum Public Fellowship for 2025-2026! 1/4
Congratulations to Master’s student Hope Cunningham and PhD candidate Zane Brown, who have been selected as Jack Haley Fellows at OU’s Western History Collections for Summer 2025! 1/3
April 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Congratulations to Master’s student Hope Cunningham and PhD candidate Zane Brown, who have been selected as Jack Haley Fellows at OU’s Western History Collections for Summer 2025! 1/3
Congratulations to our PhD candidate Tom Kahle, who has been named the Merrick-OU Press Graduate Publishing Fellow for 2025-2027. He will work with the editorial staff of the Press during the fellowship.
April 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Congratulations to our PhD candidate Tom Kahle, who has been named the Merrick-OU Press Graduate Publishing Fellow for 2025-2027. He will work with the editorial staff of the Press during the fellowship.
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Stockdale, who has been awarded the Franklin Grant from the American Philosophical Society. She will use the grant to conduct research on her current book project, Monumentally Divided.
April 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Stockdale, who has been awarded the Franklin Grant from the American Philosophical Society. She will use the grant to conduct research on her current book project, Monumentally Divided.
Congratulations to Drs. Du Fei and Jennifer Holland, who have both been awarded Arts and Humanities Faculty Fellowships through the OU Arts and Humanities Forum! 1/3
March 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Congratulations to Drs. Du Fei and Jennifer Holland, who have both been awarded Arts and Humanities Faculty Fellowships through the OU Arts and Humanities Forum! 1/3
On this, the first day of spring, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all of you to rotate your mattresses. Every six months is optimal.
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
On this, the first day of spring, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all of you to rotate your mattresses. Every six months is optimal.
Congratulations to Dr. Lewis Eliot, who has been awarded a Junior Faculty Fellowship through the Research Council for work on his second book project, “The Forgotten Slave Port: Cape Town and the Slave Trade, 1795-1910.”
March 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Lewis Eliot, who has been awarded a Junior Faculty Fellowship through the Research Council for work on his second book project, “The Forgotten Slave Port: Cape Town and the Slave Trade, 1795-1910.”
Congratulations to Dr. Kathleen Brosnan, who is the recipient of the inaugural Provost’s Manuscript Finishing Fellowship, awarded through the OU Arts & Humanities Forum. 1/2
March 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Kathleen Brosnan, who is the recipient of the inaugural Provost’s Manuscript Finishing Fellowship, awarded through the OU Arts & Humanities Forum. 1/2
Congratulations to all OU History students who participated in the recent Oklahoma regional Phi Alpha Theta conference at Southwestern Oklahoma State University! Pictured: OU undergrads Will Alvey and Izzy Wilson with two conference judges. 1/4
March 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Congratulations to all OU History students who participated in the recent Oklahoma regional Phi Alpha Theta conference at Southwestern Oklahoma State University! Pictured: OU undergrads Will Alvey and Izzy Wilson with two conference judges. 1/4
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda (OU PhD ‘02), who is being inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame at the Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Banquet this month! 1/3
March 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda (OU PhD ‘02), who is being inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame at the Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Banquet this month! 1/3
Graduate student Taylor Cozzens published an article, “Workers in the Field and Lawyers in the Court: Environmental Justice, Poverty Law, and the California Rural Legal Assistance,” in the Winter 2025 Pacific Historical Review. Great work, Taylor! online.ucpress.edu/phr
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February 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Graduate student Taylor Cozzens published an article, “Workers in the Field and Lawyers in the Court: Environmental Justice, Poverty Law, and the California Rural Legal Assistance,” in the Winter 2025 Pacific Historical Review. Great work, Taylor! online.ucpress.edu/phr
Congratulations to history major Sofia Givens, who has been awarded a grant from OU’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program for her capstone project, “A Comparative Look at the Memorialization of the Arctic Convoys,” under the direction of Dr. Melissa Stockdale. 1/2
February 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Congratulations to history major Sofia Givens, who has been awarded a grant from OU’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program for her capstone project, “A Comparative Look at the Memorialization of the Arctic Convoys,” under the direction of Dr. Melissa Stockdale. 1/2
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Hines, who published the article “Ecology and Energy in Latin America” with the Latin American Research Review. You can find it at this link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Ecology and Energy in Latin America | Latin American Research Review | Cambridge Core
Ecology and Energy in Latin America
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February 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Hines, who published the article “Ecology and Energy in Latin America” with the Latin American Research Review. You can find it at this link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The OU Department of History presents the Fred Harris Lecture featuring Princeton historian Professor Liz Ellis. Professor Ellis is Peewaalia and an enrolled citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. 1/3
February 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The OU Department of History presents the Fred Harris Lecture featuring Princeton historian Professor Liz Ellis. Professor Ellis is Peewaalia and an enrolled citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. 1/3
Congratulations to graduate students Jim Bland, Winn Carroll, and Adam Krečí, who had book reviews published in an issue of Civil War Book Review! repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol26/iss…
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February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Congratulations to graduate students Jim Bland, Winn Carroll, and Adam Krečí, who had book reviews published in an issue of Civil War Book Review! repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol26/iss…
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Nations, a former Norman city council member, mayor, and state representative. He received a degree in history from OU. www.oudaily.com/news/norman-...
‘He never lost his passion or his belief of service’: Former Norman Mayor Bill Nations dies at 82
Former Norman Mayor and Oklahoma Rep. Bill Nations died at 82 on Feb. 4 after battling cancer.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Nations, a former Norman city council member, mayor, and state representative. He received a degree in history from OU. www.oudaily.com/news/norman-...