School of Humanities

School of Humanities

Study with us: explore complex ideas, universal concepts, and expression

The School of Humanities is comprised of the major disciplines of English, History, Philosophy and Religion. In other words, we are the school that examines and celebrates our capacity for expression, empathy, and critical evaluation. Offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees, our programs study the past, present and future of human culture in order to learn more about ourselves and our world. Thanks to the training they receive in our classes, students who major in the humanities go on to work in a diverse and exciting field of professional and academic careers. 

 

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Jessie H. Morrison Award 

Congratulations to Darcie Conrad, Assistant to the Director of the School of Humanities, for being awarded the 2026 Jessie H. Morrison Award!

The Jessie H. Morrison Award is the highest award that a staff member can receive. This award goes to an employee who has worked at Southern Miss for at least twenty years, who exhibits the highest standards of professionalism in their position, and who significantly contributes not only to the Southern Miss community but to the broader community. 

 

Meet our New Faculty!

Dr. Jen Andrella

Dr. Jen Andrella is an Assistant Professor of History and Digital Humanities. Her research focuses on the nineteenth-century American West, Native American history, and the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. She is also Co-Director of the Center for Digital Humanities, where she collaborates with faculty and students on the development of digital projects. Her Digital Humanities expertise includes digital mapping, digital cultural heritage, and DH pedagogy. She is currently working on her first book, When the War Raged On: Montana Territory, Native Nations, and the Struggle over Reconstruction in the West, which examines how westward territorial expansion fueled the politics and policies of the Reconstruction era. It is under contract with University of Nebraska Press.

Dr. Kevin McQueeney

Kevin McQueeney is an Assistant Professor of History and the coordinator for the Public History program. His research focuses on History of Medicine; African American History; History of Louisiana; and the History of Mass Incarceration. In 2023, UNC Press published his first book, A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Health Care Activism in New Orleans. Kevin has previously worked with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum; George Washington's Mount Vernon; and the National World WWII Museum. Prior to academia, Kevin worked as a full-time construction supervisor with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans and was a member of the AmeriCorps National Service program. He enjoys collecting jazz records; collaborative board games; and taking his dogs to the dog park.

 

Our Programs

The School of Humanities offers innovative and challenging undergraduate and graduate programs in our disciplines, including programs in secondary education in English and social studies/history.