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Author David Oshinsky discussed his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story. read more >
Posted October 2007
The Department of History and the Summersell Center for the Study of the South at the University of Alabama are soliciting papers for the sixth biennial Race & Place in the American South Conference. The conference will be held on the University of Alabama campus, April 10-12, 2008. read more >
Posted September 2007
The Department of History garnered a record five Graduate Council Regular Fellowships for incoming students for the 2007-2008 school year. read more >
Posted April 2007
Congratulations to Christian McWhirter, who was awarded research fellowships by the Virginia Historical Society and the Filson Society. read more >
Posted April 2007
Three history graduate students, Charity Rakestraw, Donna Cox, and Christopher Swindle, will present papers at the upcoming meeting of the Alabama Historical Association in Opelika. read more >
Posted March 2007
Doctoral students Charity Rakestraw and Angela Jill Cooley received Graduate Council Dissertation Fellowships to support their dissertation research during the 2007-2008 academic year. read more >
Posted March 2007
Three graduate students researching and writing dissertations on the history of the American South, Matthew Downs, Daniel Menestres, and Joe Danielson, received research and travel support from the University of Alabama Graduate School. The Summersell Center will provide matching funds. read more >
Posted March 2007
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