University of Arkansas Department of History

University of Arkansas Department of History The UARK HIST page highlights news about our fabulous alumni and publicizes important events for our current students. Two, J. Another, Martin R. Marine Corps.

The Department of History at the University of Arkansas has been host to many a first. Phi Alpha Theta, the largest college honor society devoted to a single discipline with 820 chapters in the U.S. and three other countries, was founded on the University of Arkansas campus on March 17, 1921. In addition, department alumni are to be found in most every remunerative profession, at least all the res

pectable ones. Many teach history at the college or high school level. Some, like Elizabeth Jacoway, Nan Woodruff, Ralph Turner, Bobby Lovett, C. Calvin Smith, and Charles King, are well-known and widely published scholars. Many others have distinguished themselves in fields outside academe. William Fulbright (BA 1925) and Mark Pryor (BA 1985), have represented Arkansas in the United State Senate, Senator Pryor telling us “I use the education I received at the University of Arkansas Department of History every day.” A considerable number are attorneys. A few became judges, including Henry Woods, Steele Hays, and Morris Arnold. Steele (BA 1974), has served his country as a top-ranking general in the U.S. We also count as proud products of our department bankers, medical doctors, librarians, journalists, museum directors, poets, park rangers, software entrepreneurs, helicopter pilots, cheerleaders, the mayor of Fort Smith, and a gadfly whose letters to the editor are unusually well-informed.

Congratulations, Stephanie Caley on being selected as a 2025-2026 Employee of the Year! Stephanie, representing the Busi...
08/31/2026

Congratulations, Stephanie Caley on being selected as a 2025-2026 Employee of the Year! Stephanie, representing the Business & Organizational Operations category, is one of only staff members across campus to receive this recognition for this year. In addition, Stephanie will be recognized at the Staff Appreciation Banquet hosted by Human Resources, where her contributions will be celebrated alongside fellow honorees.

As part of this recognition, she is now invited to serve on the panel for the next cycle of Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year awards.

The department staff members have received this honor four times. Jeanne Short, Brenda Foster-Beal, Melinda Adams, and now Stephanie Caley! If you see Stephanie on campus please let her know how much we appreciate the work she does to help keep this department on track.

University of Arkansas students, faculty, staff, and alumni — Start your semester off with an exciting night with the Un...
08/12/2026

University of Arkansas students, faculty, staff, and alumni — Start your semester off with an exciting night with the University of Arkansas Museum collections open house this Saturday, August 15th from 6-8 pm! From meteorites and dinosaurs to ancient Roman coins and first computers, the Museum houses a wide array of materials across time and space. Explore the collections, join a scavenger hunt to earn prizes, learn about other campus resources, and grab some snacks! Registration is very much appreciated, but not required and does not reserve anything at the event.

Former UARK History undergrad has op-ed in yesterday's NYT: "Gibbon’s singular insight was that the whole point of readi...
07/16/2026

Former UARK History undergrad has op-ed in yesterday's NYT: "Gibbon’s singular insight was that the whole point of reading a history book — or writing one — is not to come away with one big truth. The stealthy purpose of studying history is to get you comfortable with changing your mind."

In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.

Former UARK History undergrad has op-ed in today's NYT: "Gibbon’s singular insight was that the whole point of reading a...
07/15/2026

Former UARK History undergrad has op-ed in today's NYT: "Gibbon’s singular insight was that the whole point of reading a history book — or writing one — is not to come away with one big truth. The stealthy purpose of studying history is to get you comfortable with changing your mind."

In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.

Check out this great video from the American Historical Association! Historians at Work: Career Pathways for History PhD...
05/05/2026

Check out this great video from the American Historical Association!

Historians at Work: Career Pathways for History PhDs

2 likes. "Historians at Work: Career Pathways for History PhDs"

TODAY!
04/24/2026

TODAY!

04/17/2026
04/17/2026

History Awards Cookout TODAY FROM 3-5pm. Find a duck (not the big one) win a prize!

TODAY!!! We hope to see you there!
04/17/2026

TODAY!!! We hope to see you there!

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