News and Events
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Oct. 15, 2026
The Department of History is extremely pleased to announce the establishment of the Beer Research Award, named in honor of the late Barrett L. Beer, our long-time departmental colleague and specialist in the history of Tudor England. After completing his Ph.D.
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Oct. 15, 2026
Our PhD student, Jacob Harver, has had a busy year. Having successfully passed his prospectus defense, he’s teaching American History survey courses for the department and is writing his dissertation on Northeast Ohio economic history. But more than that, he is also a part of…
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Oct. 12, 2026
The Department is happy to report that we’ve been deeply engaged with Kent State’s SURE Program, which gives undergraduate students the opportunity to work one-on-one with professors on bespoke projects that amplify and enhance their advanced degree engagement. We spoke to two…
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May 5, 2026
The Kent State Student Center was filled with celebration and pride as the College of Sciences and Humanities at Kent State University recognized its top student leaders, along with one distinguished faculty member and advisor, at the annual Dean’s Undergraduate Student…
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April 17, 2026
Dr. Lindsay Starkey, a specialist in European history who teaches our French Revolution course, this semester had her students devise special in-class presentations that tied in with the History Department's commemoration of the United States' Semiquincentennial. They were video…
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April 13, 2026
As a research department, we also put tremendous effort into the quality of our classroom instruction. Here we highlight some innovations from Dr. Liz Smith-Pryor (LSP), on her semester projects for undergraduates, as well as Dr. Kim Gruenwald (KG) and her classroom role-playing…
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March 25, 2026
Kent State University wasn’t just where alumna Julia Ryan went to school; it was part of her life growing up in Northeast Ohio with her father, Frank X. Ryan, Ph.D., associate…
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March 23, 2026
In his continuing series of interviews with his departmental colleagues, Professor Steigmann-Gall this semester interviews Professor Kim Gruenwald, about her book that came out last Fall, Philadelphia Merchants on Western Waters, and – as our resident specialist on Colonial…
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Oct. 20, 2025
Kent State University celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) with the annual Three-…
