Category: History

We are so proud of our graduates this semester — and year! The University of Texas at Dallas has produced a hub for finding all things related to Spring 2021 graduation. We decided it would be nice to put the spotlight on several of our students who were featured by the University as a whole. […]

Spring marks a particularly unusual milestone for University of Texas at Dallas students: This season’s graduates will be the second group of May graduates since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Although the pandemic affected nearly every aspect of life, including the university experience, UT Dallas students have persevered and embraced opportunities to create and achieve academic success. […]

A new book by Dr. David Channell, professor of Arts and Humanities, will be part of a series from Routledge publishing, called Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. The book, about George Wilson, a Scottish chemist, should be finished by this summer and published next year. According to Channell’s research, Wilson’s textbook […]

Dr. Kimberly Hill, assistant professor of history, recently presented the Stanton Sharp Lecture for the Southern Methodist University Clements Department of History. Dr. Hill’s theme of “Teaching Through a Pandemic” drew from current events; from her ongoing research on Christian activism; and from her first book, A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea […]

A new book by Dr. David Channell, Professor of Arts and Humanities, will be part of a series from Routledge publishing, called Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. The book, about George Wilson, a Scottish chemist, should be finished by this summer and published next year. According to Channell’s research, Wilson’s textbook […]

Dr. Kimberly Hill, assistant professor of history, recently presented the Stanton Sharp Lecture for the Southern Methodist University Clements Department of History. Hill’s theme of “Teaching Through a Pandemic” drew from current events; from her ongoing research on Christian activism; and from her first book, A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown […]

A senior history major has been awarded $500 and an opportunity to share his research as part of the Undergraduate Research Scholar Award program (URSA). Seth Ritchie, who is majoring in historical studies, minoring in Spanish, and on the pre-med track, has been working with Dr. Monica Rankin on her research into the Office of the Coordinator […]

Medical and ethics experts on a panel hosted recently by The University of Texas at Dallas acknowledged the fears that some people have about the COVID-19 vaccines, but urged individuals to seek out reliable, factual information. “There’s often an echo chamber effect where people raise their concerns among people in their community who are not […]

Dr. Ben Wright, assistant professor of history in the School of Arts and Humanities, is preparing to release a new book about how religion structured the possibilities and limitations of American abolitionism during the early years of the republic. The book, Bonds of Salvation: How Christianity Inspired and Limited American Abolitionism, will be available December […]

Dr. Natalie Ring, associate professor of history in the School of Arts and Humanities, has released a book that chronicles the history of white antebellum southern dissenters, the immediate consequences of emancipation, and the history of Reconstruction in the years prior to the Compromise of 1877. C. Vann Woodward was one of the most significant […]