Dr. John Kirk

Kirk to Speak about Civil Rights Movement Following Central High Desegregation Crisis

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, will be one of the featured speakers in a series aimed at fostering awareness and dialogue about equality, justice, and human rights at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Continue reading “Kirk to Speak about Civil Rights Movement Following Central High Desegregation Crisis”

Dr. John Kirk

Kirk Receives Booker Worthen Literary Prize for Winthrop Rockefeller Biography

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, has received the 2024 Booker Worthen Literary Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System for his 2022 biography, “Winthrop Rockefeller: From New Yorker to Arkansawyer, 1912-1956.” Continue reading “Kirk Receives Booker Worthen Literary Prize for Winthrop Rockefeller Biography”

Dr. John Kirk and Scott Bradshaw, a public history student at UA Little Rock, show off their awards from the Arkansas Historical Association.

Honoring Civil Rights Heritage: Public History Class and Professor Recognized for Preserving Arkansas History

In a thorough and rigorous investigation of the rich tapestry of Arkansas’s past, a public history class and their esteemed professor have been honored with awards for their exceptional efforts in preserving and promoting state history.

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Dr. John Kirk

Kirk to Give Talk on Little Rock Nine at Eisenhower Presidential Library

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, will give a virtual presentation on the Little Rock Nine at the Dwight D. Eisenhower President Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home on Tuesday, June 13. Continue reading “Kirk to Give Talk on Little Rock Nine at Eisenhower Presidential Library”

UA Little Rock students Dora Bradley, Emily Housdam, and Revis Edmonds receive the Gingles Award from the Arkansas Historical Association.

UA Little Rock Historians Win Gingles Award

A group of historians from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won the Gingles Award from the Arkansas Historical Association for their exploration of the criminal case of two African American Arkansans who were executed for the alleged rape of a white woman in the 1930s. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Historians Win Gingles Award”

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Drs. Robert Lytle, Rebecca Glazier, Stephen Grace, Mark Baillie, and John Kirk as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.

UA Little Rock Honors Lytle, Glazier, Grace, Baillie, Kirk as 2023 Faculty Excellence Winners

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Drs. Robert Lytle, Rebecca Glazier, Stephen Grace, Mark Baillie, and John Kirk as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.
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