History

Hilliard awarded Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship

Dr. Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor of history, was awarded the 2017-2018 Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, Its Origins, and Consequences. Awarded jointly by the Boston Athenaeum and Massachusetts Historical Society, this will enable Dr. Hilliard to conduct research at both institutions. The…

April 7, 2017

Kathleen Hilliard’s “Bushels of Corn, Tubs of Trouble: Measuring Honor at the Pendleton Farmers’ Society, 1823-24” published

Kathleen Hilliard’s “Bushels of Corn, Tubs of Trouble: Measuring Honor at the Pendleton Farmers’ Society, 1823-1824” has been published in The Field of Honor: Essays on Southern Character and American Identity (University of South Carolina Press, 2017). Hilliard is an associate professor of history. Read it here.

March 22, 2017

“German Iowa and the Global Midwest” examines lasting influence of immigrants in Iowa

If history helps connect people, enlightening people to their own immigrant past might promote some understanding for today's contemporary debates.

March 8, 2017

Unseen role of the first lady is why the position remains important today

“First ladies essentially grease the wheels of state. People who say we should do away with the Office of the First Lady don’t understand its historical significance,” says Stacy Cordery, professor of history.

January 17, 2017