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Next Evenings with History Lecture to Explore the Effect of Railroads and Reconstruction in Arkansas

October 29, 2021

UA Little Rock’s next Evenings with History lecture will discuss the importance of the Reconstruction period and its effect on Arkansas.

Four UA Little Rock Faculty Members Named Distinguished Professors

August 19, 2021

Four faculty members are among the inaugural cohort to receive the title of distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. 

Mitchell Selected for Phillis Wheatley Book Award for Graphic History Novel

June 7, 2021

Dr. Brian Mitchell, associate professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the Phillis Wheatley Book Award for his nonfiction graphic history on May 21. 

UA Little Rock Receives $40,000 Donation to Create Dr. Moira Maguire Student Support Fund for History Students

May 19, 2021

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $40,000 donation to create a student support fund in honor of Dr. Moira Maguire, a history professor who worked at … UA Little Rock Receives $40,000 Donation to Create Dr. Moira Maguire Student Support Fund for History Students

UA Little Rock receives $325,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

April 26, 2021

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $325,043 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create a rich collection of digitized material integrated into … UA Little Rock receives $325,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

Briscoe, MacFarlane, and Anson receive Faculty Excellence Awards from CHASSE

March 19, 2021

The UA Little Rock College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) has selected Drs. David Briscoe, Bronwyn MacFarlane, and Ed Anson as its 2021 Faculty Excellence winners.

UA Little Rock Choirs to hold March 14 performance celebrating Women’s History Month

March 4, 2021

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a live-streamed performance celebrating Women’s History Month at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14.

A Monumental Achievement: UA Little Rock Professor Authors First Graphic History Book

February 24, 2021

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has taken his research into Reconstruction history to new heights with the launch of a graphic history book that he hopes will … A Monumental Achievement: UA Little Rock Professor Authors First Graphic History Book

Kirk Edits Landmark New Book on Civil Rights Movement

February 22, 2021

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has edited a new book on the civil rights movement that uses primary sources to highlight its important themes, issues, and figures.

Professor Emeritus Bolton wins 2020 Booker Worthen Literacy Prize

February 18, 2021

Dr. Charles Bolton, a professor emeritus of history at UA Little Rock, has won the 2020 Booker Worthen Literary Prize for his book, “Fugitivism: Escaping Slavery in the Lower Mississippi … Professor Emeritus Bolton wins 2020 Booker Worthen Literacy Prize

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