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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.
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
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
Hey Normaniacs! Early voting for our municipal elections on Feb. 11 is Feb. 6 (tomorrow!) and Feb. 7. If you live in Wards 1, 3, 5, or 7 you get to vote for your city council member, and everyone gets to vote for mayor! Find election info here: www.clevelandcountyelectionboard.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Hey Normaniacs! Early voting for our municipal elections on Feb. 11 is Feb. 6 (tomorrow!) and Feb. 7. If you live in Wards 1, 3, 5, or 7 you get to vote for your city council member, and everyone gets to vote for mayor! Find election info here: www.clevelandcountyelectionboard.com
Congratulations to PhD student Ariel Schnee, who has been awarded the Relais de Camont Creative Residency. This will allow her to spend two weeks in a “haven of quiet productivity” at a 300-year-old restored farmhouse in the French countryside. 1/2
December 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Ariel Schnee, who has been awarded the Relais de Camont Creative Residency. This will allow her to spend two weeks in a “haven of quiet productivity” at a 300-year-old restored farmhouse in the French countryside. 1/2
A wonderful time was had by all at the Department of History breakfast yesterday! A big thanks to Danni McCutchen for organizing and decorating!
December 6, 2024 at 3:45 PM
A wonderful time was had by all at the Department of History breakfast yesterday! A big thanks to Danni McCutchen for organizing and decorating!
Dr. W. David Baird, OU History alumnus and the author of numerous books on Oklahoma history, passed away last week. Please read this tribute by his former student, Dr. Patricia Laughlin.
November 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Dr. W. David Baird, OU History alumnus and the author of numerous books on Oklahoma history, passed away last week. Please read this tribute by his former student, Dr. Patricia Laughlin.
Congratulations to Drs. Anne Hyde and Alexander Finkelstein (a 2022 PhD alum of ours) for the publication of their edited volume, Reconsidering Regions in an Era of New Nationalism, with University of Nebraska Press!
November 16, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Congratulations to Drs. Anne Hyde and Alexander Finkelstein (a 2022 PhD alum of ours) for the publication of their edited volume, Reconsidering Regions in an Era of New Nationalism, with University of Nebraska Press!
Please join us on Nov. 1 at 7:30 PM in Gaylord Auditorium for a talk by journalist Victor Luckerson on his new book about the Tulsa Race Massacre, Built from the Fire. We hope to see you all there!
October 11, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Please join us on Nov. 1 at 7:30 PM in Gaylord Auditorium for a talk by journalist Victor Luckerson on his new book about the Tulsa Race Massacre, Built from the Fire. We hope to see you all there!