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History professor to discuss 1960s desegregation in Little Rock schools

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:09:07 +0000

Dr. James Ross, history professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will hold a talk on 1960s-era desegregation in Little Rock schools. The lecture, “Some Degree of Separation: Education in Little Rock in the 1960s,‘” will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Ottenheimer Auditorium in the Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St. in downtown Little Rock. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., and the talk is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. The lecture involves an examination of the experiences of those directly involved in the situation, including a student, a civil rights leader, and a school board member. “After federal courts ordered the desegregation of Little Rock’s schools, a new generation of white leaders arose who accepted a small degree of desegregation if it saved the public schools and prevented more extreme policies,” Ross said. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University History Institute’s Evenings with History Series. For more information, contact the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock History Department at 501.569.3235 or Jess Porter at jcporter@ualr.edu.

��Vlog��ýLR history professor provides students with free textbooks

Jenny Lambert — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:20:18 +0000

Tuition and fees are constant expenses that college students encounter, along with room and board, books, transportation, and personal expenses.

Edward Anson, a history professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, found a way to eliminate one financial responsibility for students taking his classes – free textbooks. In his upper level course, all of the required texts were available online for no cost. The textbook required for students in his civilization courses was written by Anson and three other professors who no longer work for the university. “I did this because I could,” said Anson. “Not only do I have the copyright, but I wrote this for the students here to use for my civilization class.” Anson remembers that the original version of his book cost only $26. After checking the price at the bookstore a year ago, he found that the cost had gone up to $115. “The publisher has the ability to increase prices. Because I don’t see any royalties, I didn’t know the price was going up,” said Anson. Prior to making the decision to allow students to receive his textbook for free, Anson had established an account for a student to receive the book’s earnings. “I decided that instead of helping one student, I would do something to benefit all of my students,” said Anson. Many of his students were glad to receive the book for free electronically, while a few students thought it was in their best interest to purchase the book from the bookstore. “Out of 65 students, maybe three or four bought the book,” said Anson. “This generation is used to computers and iPads and maybe those few are like me who still need the physical book.” Anson and the history department hope to continue to find ways to make learning accessible and inexpensive for their future scholars.

Carl Moneyhon to give lecture on Reconstruction Era in Arkansas

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:14:55 +0000

Dr. Carl Moneyhon, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock history professor and Civil War expert, will give a lecture on the Reconstruction Era in Arkansas Monday, July 18, in Magnolia. The talk, “Reconstruction in Arkansas: The Failed Revolution,” will be presented to the SoWeAr Genealogical Society at 6:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Library. “Reconstruction after the American Civil War presented a difficult problem for the national government,” Moneyhon said. “First, there was the problem of recreating a democratic government in states where the political leadership had shown a desire not to be a part of the nation. Second, national authorities were forced to cope with the reality that some 3 million people, slaves, had taken their freedom during the war.” Arkansas was one of the first states to undergo Reconstruction. �ѴǲԱ��ǲ�’s lecture covers the Reconstruction Era from the fall of Little Rock in September 1863 until spring 1867. Moneyhon has published several books on the Reconstruction Era in Arkansas. He is working on a book on the connection of wartime experiences and the developed identity among Confederate soldiers. Moneyhon received the Arkansas Historical Association Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year. He joined ��Vlog��ýLR in 1973 and is a specialist in the history of the American Civil War and the South. He also is a faculty liaison with the University History Institute, an organization that develops closer ties between the department and the community, and a fellow of the Texas Historical Association. Moneyhon has served on the editorial boards of the Arkansas Historical Association’s journal, Arkansas Historical Quarterly, and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

History professor lands $50,000 NEH grant

Shanna Fitzgerald — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:53:24 +0000

Susanah Shaw Romney, assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received a $50,400 fellowship award from the to conduct research on the Dutch empire. Romney was awarded the maximum amount under the Fellowships for University Teachers category to pursue her project titled “Personal Interactions and Imperial Geographies in Early Modern Dutch Colonies.” In addition to Romney, the NEH awarded fellowships to 294 other projects, for a total of $21.8 million in grants. Only two projects from Arkansas received NEH funding in the category. “NEH provides support for projects across America that preserve our heritage, promote scholarly discoveries, and make the best of America’s humanities ideas available to all Americans,” said NEH Chairman William D. Adams. Romney, who plans to write a book based on her research, will conduct a comparative study of the early modern Dutch empire in North and South America, southern Africa, and southeast Asia. “This fellowship lets me do new research on people and places that I haven’t encountered before. It gives me a chance to read records about Munsee Indians in the Hudson Valley, Khoekhoe people of southern Africa, Dutch traders in Guyana, and South Asian slaves on Java,” said Romney. “I’ll be able to bring that new perspective to students in my classes at ��Vlog��ýLR and to the scholarly community through the book that I will write,” she added. �� �� �� Romney’s previous book on the Dutch empire, “New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth-Century America” garnered several awards, including the 2014 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize. For more information about recently awarded NEH grants, go to. About the National Endowment for the Humanities Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at.

Meet ��Vlog��ýLR’s new History Department chair

Shanna Fitzgerald — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:42:55 +0000

It’s a long road from Pullman, Washington, to Arkansas. Dr. Clea Hupp’s journey to the position of History Department chair for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was somewhat shorter. After the previous department chair, Dr. John Kirk, stepped down to become the director of the ��Vlog��ýLR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, members of the History Department chose Hupp to be his successor. The opportunity wasn’t unexpected, but the timing was. “I think it’s something that I certainly planned on doing eventually,” said Hupp, an associate professor of history, who previously served as the university’s coordinator of Middle Eastern studies. Hupp, originally from Washington state, arrived on the ��Vlog��ýLR campus in 2006. She speaks Arabic and French and is an expert in Middle Eastern history, an interest she developed after taking related courses as an undergraduate student. “I just found the area fascinating,” Hupp said. “The Middle East has such a rich cultural heritage that there’s no end to what you can learn about it. “There’s so much diversity.” Hupp’s talents also are diverse. Currently teaching world civilization and pre-modern Middle East courses at ��Vlog��ýLR, she recently won a best performance award in “Dancing with our Stars,” a benefit for the . She was new to ballroom dancing but is experienced in ballet, having performed in numerous productions, including the “Nutcracker.” Hupp also serves on the board of directors for Ballet Arkansas. A passion for fine arts runs in the family: Hupp’s husband, Bob, is the producing artistic director of the . Together, they have five adult children. Hupp said she’s looking forward to serving in her new role at ��Vlog��ýLR — an opportunity she called “exciting and challenging.”

��Vlog��ýLR history professor publishes book

Taylor Aldana — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:41:17 +0000

Internationally renowned scholar and University of Arkansas at Little Rock history professor Dr. Edward Anson had a second edition of his book, “Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek Among Macedonians,” released this summer. Published by Brill Academic, the book is extensively revised from his 2004 edition, with new cuneiform material and a bibliography that includes 80 new entries. “It has been a decade since the first edition, and much new research has been added since the original,” Anson said. Eumenes of Cardia was a royal secretary who became a major contender for power after the death of Alexander the Great and was close to securing control of the Asian remnants of Alexander’s empire. Anson’s book argues that, despite traditional telling, Eumenes’ defeat and death were not caused by the fact that he had Greek rather than Macedonian origins. The book may be purchased at Brill Academic and Barnes and Noble. The ��Vlog��ýLR Ottenheimer library also holds a copy. Additionally, Anson had three chapters published in books this summer:

• “Alexander at the Beas” in “East and West in the Empire of Alexander: Essays in Honour of Brian Bosworth” by Oxford University Press • “‘Shock and Awe’ à la Alexander the Great” in “The Many Faces of War” by Oxford University Press • “Counter-Insurgency: The Lessons of Alexander the Great” in “Greece, Macedon, and Persia: Studies in Social, Political and Military History, A Festschrift honoring Waldemar Heckel” by Oxbow Books

Anson has published more than 50 encyclopedia articles, 14 book chapters, and more than 30 peer-reviewed articles. His recently published books, “Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues” and “Alexander’s Heirs: The Age of the Diadochi,” was called “essential for all college and university libraries” by the American Library Association. Anson is renowned for his work and study of fourth century B.C. Greek history. He is acclaimed by scholars all over the world for his area of specialization in the era of Alexander the Great and his successors. His degrees include a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from Drake University.

��Vlog��ýLR history professor’s manuscript wins third award

Gloria King — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:58:46 +0000

A ��Vlog��ýLR history professor has won the prestigious 2014 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians’ first book prize. Dr. Susanah Shaw Romney’s book, “New Netherland Connected: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth-Century America,” was recently recognized by the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. The honor comes with a $1,000 award and a year’s complimentary membership in the organization. Through a highly competitive process each year, the organization selects the top books and articles across four categories. Romney’s award was for a first book that deals substantially with the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality. The award notification letter described Romney’s work as both “penetrating” and “insightful,” noting her skillful handling of Dutch, Native, and African populations to reframe the audience’s understanding of the ways women “created the foundations of empire from the ground up.” The book was published by University of North Carolina Press, which has earned national and international recognition for the quality of its publications. Romney’s work was published as part of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture series. Romney also received the 2013 Hendricks Award for the book and the 2013 Jamestown Prize by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Her research, which focuses on gender, race, and the fur trade in the 17th-century Dutch colony that later became New York, has taken her from the Huntington Library in California to the Gemeente Archief in Amsterdam and the New York State Archives in Albany. She completed her undergraduate work in history at University of California-Santa Cruz and received her doctorate from Cornell University. Romney offers courses in the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of History on the colonial period, slavery, the frontier, gender, and other topics.

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