Bounds has qualified for the Paralympic Games this summer in Paris, France! The only Arkansan to secure a spot on Team USA's Paralympic track and field team, Bounds will compete as distance runner. We're cheering for you from Witherspoon Hall, Kaitlin!
The Arkansas Tech University Pre-Law Society announced five of its members have been accepted to attend law school beginning in fall 2024.
Bethany Frazier of Ozark, Grant Smith of Russellville, Cameron Swaim of Rose Bud, Lauren Blankenship of Ardmore, Okla., and Nicholas Doerhoff of Little Rock have achieved that distinction after completing their undergraduate degrees at ATU. Frazier is a 2023 ATU graduate. The others are all members of the ATU Class of 2024.
Frazier and Doerhoff will attend the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Smith and Swaim will attend the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville. Blankenship will attend the Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Did you check out the 2024 Who’s Who List? Who’s Who selection is based upon academic achievement, service to the community while enrolled at ATU, leadership and involvement in co-curricular activities and the potential for continued success. Out of 41 students, four HPS majors received this honor!
The schedule for next semester is out! From Geography of Asia to Digital History, Latin American Politics to the Philosophy of Law, this schedule has something for everyone! We’ve compiled a list of HPS electives to help you find that perfect class!
Associate professor of history, Dr. Kelly Houston Jones is one of 23 scholars selected as George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon research fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.
On this trip, Jones’ research will focus on the sometimes violent response of slave owners and other whites when enslaved people in America resisted or escaped during the 1700s and 1800s. She noted that exploring this at Mount Vernon inevitably brings up the complex relationship between the founding fathers’ stated goal of building a nation rooted in freedom while some of them were slave owners.
As an award recipient, she will receive housing, stipends and travel reimbursement. The fellowship also provides the resources housed in the George Washington Presidential Library and the support of trained staff. Fellows reside in a shared residence, the Richard and Helen DeVos House, located on the grounds of the library.
“They do a good job at Mount Vernon of interpreting the role of slavery and the legacy of slavery,” said Jones. “They are fearless about that. So, it’s a good model for how to intellectually be part of this while also remembering the weight of it. They do a good job of threading that.”
In addition to her research, Jones plans to gather content at Mount Vernon that she can integrate into her classes at Arkansas Tech when she returns to the classroom in spring 2025.
GEOG 3413Geography |
HIST 3243Archive & Manuscript Management |
HIST 3323Modern |
HIST 3623History |
HIST 4143Native American History |
HIST 4203Women in |
HIST 4503History of |
HIST 4983Corpses: |
POLS 4033Principles |
POLS 4983History of |
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Dr. Michael Rogers, professor of political science, and 16 ATU students taught a U.S. Constitution lesson to every eighth-grade history class at Russellville Junior High School on Friday, Sept. 15.
Meanwhile, Dr. Kelsey Utne, assistant professor of history, and approximately two dozen ATU students spoke to third and fourth grade students at Dwight Elementary School about the document that established the United States of America.
The observance continued on Saturday, Sept. 16, with a public reading of the U.S. Constitution during Party at the Plaza tailgating in advance of ATU’s home football game that evening. Russellville Mayor Fred Teague was among the dignitaries who joined ATU students, faculty and staff in taking turns reading portions of the document. Dr. Jeff Pearson, associate professor of history, coordinated the public reading.
A group of Political Science students got the opportunity to participate in an internship
in D.C. last week, learning how our government works and got to take an inside look into issues that are being discussed
in the government. These students got the opportunity to tour the State Capitol building and meet with
AR Representative Rick Crawford to discuss how they can get involved in Arkansas politics.
The ATU History and Political Science Department has many opportunities like this
for all students. We will be posting information about them on our instagram, facebook
and around Witherspoon! If you would like more information, send us an email, message
us or find us in our office on the 2nd floor of Witherspoon.
See more images and posts about this trip on the department's Instagram page.
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ATU students and faculty in History and Political Science visited Dwight Elementary School and Russellville Junior High to teach students a lesson on the Constitution and its significance as part of National Constitution Day celebrations.
Alumnus Stephen Bell has been accepted into the Master's program at the University of Pavia in Italy. Bell graduated from the History and Political Science department and the Honors Program in 2019 and entered the U.S. Army as an officer and has continued to serve through the present.
We would like to congratulate Dr. Kelly Jones, whose book A Weary Land: Slavery on the Ground in Arkansas won the John William Graves Award. The Graves Award was established in 2015 and is presented biennially for the best book-length historical non-fiction study that focuses on any aspect of the history of race relations in Arkansas or of the history of African Americans in Arkansas. The honor includes a prize of $1,000 and a certificate presented at the annual conference of the Arkansas Historical Association. Dr. Jones's book is the first in 60 years to study slavery in Arkansas in this manner. Read more about her book A Weary Land: Slavery on the Ground in Arkansas .
