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Welcome to the History Department at Kansas State University.
Our program offers students from any major a rewarding educational experience. As they seek to recover and interpret the past in all of its messy and fascinating manifestations, historians read a lot, write a lot, and speak a lot; and thus the critical thinking skills history majors develop allow them to pursue successful careers not only as historians, archivists, and curators/museum professionals but also as lawyers, entrepreneurs, government officials, and leaders in the nonprofit sector. Click here for more …
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News and Announcements
Chapman Center Celebrates First Anniversary with Open House and Reception
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies will celebrate our first anniversary in our new home in Leasure Hall on February 24, 2012. The Center will host an Open House from 9am to 5pm. A formal program will begin at 3pm with a poetry reading from Mary Swander, Poet Laureate of Iowa, followed by remarks from KSU President Schultz and Mr. Mark Chapman, a new film by alumni of the Center, and a cake reception. More for information please visit the Chapman Center’s webpage, its Facebook page, or Rural Telegraph, the Center’s blog. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
For more info on Mary Swander, please visit www.maryswander.com
Professor McCulloh to Deliver Plenary Address at Medieval Conference
On February 25, 2012, KSU will host the 36th Annual Mid-America Medieval Association Conference. This year’s theme, chosen to honor the career of our own Professor John McCulloh (who is retiring at the end of this academic year), will be “Encountering the Other.” Professor McCulloh will also deliver the plenary address on “St. William of Norwich as/and the Medieval Other.” This year’s theme inspired scholars from a variety of disciplines, including literary studies, history and religion, and the conference program includes over fifty papers in nineteen panels divided into three sessions. We hope that many of you can attend the conference, and you can read the conference program here.