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The History Club is hosting the very first event of the semester on October 22! Join us for Flash Talks - a five minute presentation on any history-related topic!
Calvin 217, 4:00 PM
Questions? Contact Professor Maner at [email protected].
K-State MIA Recovery and Identification Project attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison Recovery Innovation Technology Summit, September 22-24. Students presented on current and completed MIA projects.
Students: Would you like to understand what is happening in the Middle East? Take Professor Oweidat’s class on the history of the Middle East, HIST301-A (15863). In addition to her academic experience, Dr. Oweidat was a senior strategist with the U.S. Government.
Cottonwood Connections episodes on the Great Depression & Dust Bowl hosted by Smoky Hills PBS and also aired on PBS Topeka KTWU. Professors Suzanne Orr and Andrew Orr talk about the Great Depression and Dust Bowl in Kansas, and the New Deal.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Depression and Dust: Episode 7 (Dirty 30's Part II)
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Building to Rebuild: Episode 8 (Dirty 30's Part III)
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Head out to A&H Farms on June 19 and June 26 to hear Dr. Breen speak about the early history of the American republic!
events.k-state.edu/event/his…
Congratulations again to all our undergraduate scholarship recipients, and to all our graduate award recipients! Kudos to you all!
Thanks to the Scholarship Committees for your dedication!
Congrats to our Spring 2026 graduates! L-R: Allison Taylor, MA, with Major Professor Marjorie Galelli, Lisa Highsmith, PhD & Paxton Stover, PhD. Lisa Highsmith, PhD with Major Professor Heather McCrea, Major Professor Andrew Orr with his student, Paxton Stover, PhD.
Please join the History Department as we celebrate our undergraduate scholarship and graduate award recipients, and our recent graduates!
Thursday, May 14
3:30-5:00 PM
Calvin 306
Light refreshments will be served. Family & friends are welcome to join!
Two History students, Eva Naab & Zeonix Crew, presented at the Undergraduate Research Seminar on April 23. Eva Naab presented "Consistent With Public Interest?" and Zeonix Crew presented "Black History Versus Government Historical Narratives". Congratulations, Zeonix and Eva!
One of our PhD students, D.J. Schaefer, is leading the mission to recover and identify MIA WWII service members, and this work was recently the focus of an article published by the KSU Foundation. Read the original article here: ksufoundation.org/.../camp..…
Three History graduate students defended this semester! Lisa Caitlin Highsmith (PhD), Allison Taylor (MA) and Paxton Stover. All three successfully defended and are set to graduate in May 2026.
Lisa Caitlin Highsmith -"Ghost in the Media Machine: Frances Ann Conant, the Banner of Light, and the Manufacture of the Spiritualist Celebrity".
This event is tonight!
Join us on Zoom for "An Evening with Frank Oznowicz", Tuesday, March 31, 6:00-7:30 PM (CST), to talk about his family's escape from Nazi persecution during World War II. More information, including the Zoom information: events.k-state.edu/.../an-ev…
Join us on Zoom for "An Evening with Frank Oznowicz", Tuesday, March 31, 6:00-7:30 PM (CST), to talk about his family's escape from Nazi persecution during World War II. More information, including the Zoom information: events.k-state.edu/.../an-ev…
