University History Institute

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a lecture about life on absentee plantations in the Mississippi River on Nov. 5. 

Dr. Katrina Yeaw, assistant professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will give the talk, “Beyond Benghazi: A Brief History of Modern Libya,” at … Libya to be subject of next ‘Evenings with History’ lecture series

The first Evenings with History lecture series discussion of the new year will cover new research discovered about the Elaine Massacre. 

The first Evenings with History lecture of the 2018-19 year will explore perjury, forgery, and other forms of deception in early medieval Europe. 

When the Great Depression struck in the 1930s, hunger, unemployment, and misery swept the nation. President Franklin Roosevelt responded to the terror by establishing the New Deal, a plan that … History lecture to discuss women in leadership during Great Depression

After the 1957 desegregation of Central High School, a coalition of blacks and whites banned together to elect school board members who would comply with federal court orders and work … History professor to discuss 1967 Little Rock School Board crisis

When the Great Depression struck in the 1930s, hunger, unemployment, and misery swept the nation. President Franklin Roosevelt responded to the terror by establishing the New Deal, a plan that … History lecture to discuss women in leadership during Great Depression

The next Evenings with History series will explore King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette’s daring attempt to escape from France in the midst of the French Revolution.

In ancient Greece, an oracle was considered the bridge between the gods and goddesses and the mortals who worshipped them. 

Dr. John Kirk, director of the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will present a lecture on the 60th anniversary of the … John Kirk to reflect on 60th anniversary of desegregation of Central High School