News and Events
In September 2025, faculty member Dr. Richard Steigmann-Gall sat down with our most recent addition to the department’s faculty, Dr. Nick Ostrum, to ask him about his career path and how he became an historian. Dr. Ostrum is a specialist in German History after WWII. He obtained…
On Saturday, 12 April 2025, the Department of History hosted the first North East Ohio Regional Meeting of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary, since COVID. Held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of History, the conference provided an…
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In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of…
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Matthew Vajda, a doctoral student in the Department of History at Kent State University, has been selected as one of only two recipients of a coveted $15,000 fellowship stipend from the U.S. Army Center of Military History for the academic…
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Western Reserve Historical Society and Kent State have announced a cooperation agreement enabling unique access and real-world experiences for students and faculty in the Department of History. Kent State students will gain access to archival research materials for research…
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The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at Kent State University - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.
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Have you ever wondered how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory? What inspired Hemingway’s writings while in Paris? How has Wonder Woman impacted comics, feminism, and pop culture over the past 80 years? The diverse faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have you…
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Kent State University Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor has authored a perspective piece on racial equality that is featured in the July 15 Washington Post column, “Made by History.”
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It is sad to report the passing of Dr. Lawrence Kaplan at the age of 95. Larry passed away in Florida on April 10, 2020. Everyone who knew Larry will be able to cherish and celebrate his legacy and contributions to our lives and the department. Many Alumni and colleagues will…