Public History

Recently graduated CAHC graduate assistant, Cody Besett, has been recognized for his thesis work in the UA at Little Rock Master’s of Arts in Public History program. The topic on the history of the Arkansas Highway Police was of particular interest to Besett as both his father and grandfather were AHP officers. To learn more … Former CAHC Graduate Assistant, Cody Besett, recognized for his work

  The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) and the UALR Department of History have collaborated for years through the Graduate Assistantship program, which provides current graduate students in the Public History program the opportunity to gain real-world experience working in an archive. The CAHC aims to support the education of the Graduate Assistants … Former CAHC Graduate Assistant, Crystal Shurley, Recognized for Her Work

Giving voice to the people and events of the past is one of graduate student Nicolette Talley’s greatest joys. “With the help of the public history program, I will be able to do this for the rest of my life,” said Talley, who is scheduled to graduate in December from the University of Arkansas at … Graduate student presents research to last living child of Carl Bailey