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Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and best-selling author Jon Meacham will hold a lecture on presidential politics and a book signing during a visit to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock April 5. “The university is fortunate to be able to bring Jon Meacham to Little Rock as the country faces the election of its next president,” … Pulitzer winner Jon Meacham to speak at UALR

The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture announced today the inaugural call for applications for the G. Thomas Eisele Research Fellowship. The award recognizes and acknowledges the role of the federal courts and judiciary in the state of Arkansas and promotes a better understanding of that role through scholarly study at the professional, graduate, … Eisele Research Fellowship now available

A nationally recognized Mexican-American scholar of rhetoric will present two lectures on the contributions of Mexican female journalists and writers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries Feb. 11-12 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  Dr. Cristina Ramirez, assistant professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, at the University of Arizona, … Nationally recognized Mexican-American scholar of rhetoric to visit Little Rock

This spring the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture has partnered with the UALR Department of International and Second Language Studies, UALR Department of English, UALR Office of Campus Life, and the Clinton School of Public Service to introduce a new series of events in the public program Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. Each illustrating the history of … New events announced for “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History”

The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) is now taking applications for a new interactive workshop, “Teaching a Web of Arkansas History.” Each workshop is limited to 10 participants. Please submit the participant application, along with a letter of support from your supervisor, to [email protected] by Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Led by CAHC archivist Shannon Lausch … Call for participants: interactive workshops

The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) is pleased to welcome Garret Kremer-Wright as the new Research and Scholarly Communications Archivist. A certified archivist, Kremer-Wright, whose background is in Historic Preservation and Public History, joined CAHC in mid-November 2015. “I enjoy the Civil War and researching genealogy.  I have cursory interest in environmental and … Center welcomes new archivist

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

Members of the public will have a chance to meet Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Jon Meacham during an upcoming visit to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Meacham will give a presentation, “The Art of Leadership: Lessons from the American Presidency,” starting at 4:30 p.m., April 5, 2016, at the UALR Center for … Save the date: Jon Meacham coming to UALR

For early 20th-century artist Frederick Tanqueray (“F.T.”) Anderson, it is hard to know what came first–his love of watercolors or his love of steamboats. Anderson found inspiration through memories of boyhood travels down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. In fact, many regarded him as the leading river scenes painter of all time, according to … Arts Center exhibit partners with steamboat symposium early November

Two archaeologists are among the contributors participating in a day-long symposium dedicated to exploring the steamboat’s influence on Arkansas. The presenters, Lindsay Scott, who has focused her research on nautical archaeology, and Skip Stewart-Abernathy, recently retired from the Arkansas Archaeological Survey, will present as part of the panel titled “Into the Water: The Sinking and … Steamboat symposium to feature archaeology experts