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12/03/2018
Abra USM’s Nominee for Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year
11/13/2018
Cookbooks: More than just recipes - clues to Mississippi's history
10/22/2018
Wiest to Present on New Book at Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Oct. 25
10/17/2018
History Professor to Present Lecture on Beauvoir Oct. 18
10/04/2018
Haley to Present Program on Food Ways of the South Oct. 4
08/09/2018
Wiest Teaching Dual Enrollment History Course at Local High School
05/04/2018
Stur Earns Prestigious Award from Alma Mater
04/18/2018
History Professor Gives Lecture on Vietnam War to Simpson Academy Students
02/23/2018
Ural Named to Editorial Board of Prestigious Civil War Journal
01/22/2018
Wiest to Present Vietnam War Lecture Jan. 29 at Gulf Park Campus
11/06/2017
USM Launches Learning Assistants Program to Aid in Student Success
10/25/2017
10/19/2017
Professors Co-Edit Book Offering Perspectives on Race, Gender, Sexuality and War
10/03/2017
Petraeus: Commitment, Strategic Planning Keys to Advancing Global Stability
10/03/2017
Son Honors Mother, a 1920 USM Graduate, with Donation of Extensive Cookbook Collection
09/26/2017
Wiest Chosen to Serve on Department of Army Historical Advisory Subcommittee
09/19/2017
Southern Miss History Licensure Program Earns National Recognition
08/15/2017
Faculty Members, Alums Contribute to New York Times Series ‘Vietnam ‘67’
05/25/2017
Faculty Recognized for Achievements at Awards Recognition Ceremony
05/24/2017
USM Names Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professorship Recipients for 2017-18
05/15/2017
Book on Integration of U.S. Military Focus of May 18 Roundtable Discussion
05/11/2017
College of Arts and Letters announces annual Faculty and Staff Awards
04/04/2017
04/04/2017
Southern Miss Hosts National History Day March 25
04/03/2017
03/21/2017
Oral History Project Collaboration between USM, Hattiesburg High Students
03/01/2017
Southern Miss Women's History Month Programming Scheduled through March
02/28/2017
Inaugural Clyde Kennard Lecture Series begins March 23
02/15/2017
History Lecture to Reveal New Dimensions of Slavery and Abolition in the 19th Century
02/15/2017
Civil Rights Movement Hero Dorie Ladner Discusses Her Activism at Documentary Screening
02/14/2017
Civil Rights Icon Dorie Ladner Visiting USM Feb. 14 for Documentary Screening
02/14/2017
02/10/2017
Southern Miss History Professor to Share Findings in Beauvoir Veteran Research
01/26/2017
Faculty Participate in Social Justice 'Teach-In' Program Jan. 25
12/12/2016
USM Faculty Members Complete Inaugural Development Institute
11/22/2016
CATCHING UP WITH DR. WESTLEY "LEE" FOLLETT
11/14/2016
Wiest Presents Veterans Day Program to Simpson County VFW
11/09/2016
History Professor 2016 Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year
11/04/2016
Homeland Security Focus of Nov. 15 University Forum
10/28/2016
Southern Miss Faculty, Students Present at Regional History Conference
10/27/2016
Homecoming 2016: Students, Alums, Faculty and Staff Celebrate USM
10/20/2016
USM Launches Faculty Development Program to Aid in Student Success
10/19/2016
"How Do Bodies Perform" set for Oct. 27 at Southern Miss Gulf Park
10/19/2016
Southern Miss to Host National History Day Workshop in Jackson
10/13/2016
Oct. 18 University Forum to Feature Renowned Criminal Justice Reform Advocate
10/05/2016
Southern Miss to Host National History Day Workshop at Gulf Park Campus
09/28/2016
University Libraries to Present Cookbook Lecture
09/27/2016
USM Dale Center Anonymous Gift Provides Graduate Assistantship
09/22/2016
Historian Uncovers New Information About Alleged Last American Slave
09/09/2016
Sept. 13 University Forum to Feature “Free State of Jones” Author
08/30/2016
New University Investments, Institutional Diversity Committee Supporting USM Inclusivity Goal
08/22/2016
Southern Miss to Host National History Day Workshop in Jackson
08/19/2016
University Forum, Armstrong-Branch Lecture Series set for 2016-17
08/02/2016
Southern Miss Experts Offer Analysis/Opinion on Presidential Election
06/24/2016
Faculty, Students Witness British European Union Exit Vote during Study Abroad
06/21/2016
“Free State of Jones” Author First Speaker for fall 2016 University Forum
06/09/2016
Brownlee Wins History Award at Southern Miss Undergraduate Symposium
05/17/2016
C-SPAN Programs Featuring Southern Miss, Hattiesburg to air May 21-22
05/12/2016
College of Arts and Letters Presents Annual Faculty and Staff Awards
05/11/2016
College of Arts and Letters Recognizes Excellence in Academics
05/10/2016
Southern Miss Faculty Honored with Awards, Grants
04/15/2016
Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage Hosts Reception for Launch of NEH Project
04/13/2016
Mississippi Delta African-American Women’s History, Culture Focus of April 21 Program
04/12/2016
National History Day in Mississippi held at Southern Miss
04/11/2016
Southern Miss Alumna Receives Award from Mississippi Historical Society
04/11/2016
Professor Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Honor
04/08/2016
Oral History and Cultural Heritage Hosting Launch of NEH Project April 12
04/06/2016
Art of War Event Highlights Social Transitions between Eras
03/28/2016
C-SPAN Visiting Southern Miss, Hattiesburg
03/28/2016
CATCHING UP WITH DR. ANDREW WIEST
03/16/2016
Professor’s Book Featured in Syndicated Comic Strip
02/25/2016
Internationally Recognized Rhetoric Expert to speak at Southern Miss
02/18/2016
Southern Miss Professor Greene Honored by IHL as Part of Black History Month
02/15/2016
Holocaust Survivor to Speak at Documentary Screening Feb. 23
02/02/2016
Southern Miss Spring 2016 University Forum Begins Feb. 16
01/29/2016
Black History Month 2016 to be Celebrated at Southern Miss
01/11/2016
01/11/2016
Southern Miss History Professor Earns Prestigious Humanities Scholar Award
12/18/2015
11/23/2015
Southern Miss Civil War Historian Earns Distinguished Professorship
11/17/2015
History Professor Named Teacher of the Year by Mississippi Humanities Council
11/11/2015
World War II Division’s Archives, Website Has New Home at Southern Miss
11/06/2015
Lead Attorney in Landmark Supreme Case Nov. 10 University Forum Speaker
10/21/2015
Telling Project Gives Voice and Stage to Veterans
10/16/2015
Southern Miss Professor Receives Hispanex Program Grant
10/15/2015
Wiest Serving as Grand Marshal for 2015 Homecoming Parade
10/12/2015
Southern Miss Speaker to Present “Race and Racism in Contemporary Cuba” Oct. 15
10/07/2015
09/29/2015
Swope Awarded Blount Professorship in Military History
09/28/2015
Professor to Discuss Cultural Importance of Cookbooks over Potluck Meal
09/18/2015
Emmy-Nominated Brothers in War Screening Held on Hattiesburg Campus
09/18/2015
Sept. 22 University Forum to Feature Acclaimed Author Rick Bragg
09/08/2015
09/03/2015
Fall 2015 Eagle Scholars Recognized by Center for Undergraduate Research
08/13/2015
USM Foundation Exceeds Goal for Dale Center Campaign
07/24/2015
Documentary Inspired by USM Professor’s Book Nominated for Emmy
06/22/2015
Walton Presents on History of Holiday Inn
06/19/2015
Nuwer Named Associate Dean of Gulf Park College of Arts and Letters
06/19/2015
New Directors Named for Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
05/12/2015
Southern Miss College of Arts and Letters Recognizes Excellence in Academics, Service
05/05/2015
Service, Research, Teaching Recognized at 2015 Faculty Awards Ceremony
04/27/2015
Southern Miss to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965
04/24/2015
Forty years on, the Vietnamese in America
04/20/2015
Dale Center to Host Events Commemorating End of Vietnam War
04/17/2015
Center for Oral History Oil Spill Interviews on MPB Radio Starting April 27
04/16/2015
National History Day at Southern Miss Attracts Students From Across the State
04/10/2015
Dale Center at Southern Miss Welcomes Australian Expert on Military History
03/24/2015
02/27/2015
Southern Miss Celebrates African American History Year-round
02/20/2015
Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage captures the story of Mississippi
02/16/2015
Dale Center Event set for Feb. 21 at Mississippi Museum of Art
02/03/2015
Mississippi Moments Brings History Alive With Expanded Broadcast Schedule
01/15/2015
Cuban Studies Program set for May 9-24
01/08/2015
Books, Dialogue and Discussion: War and Society Roundtable Begins Jan. 13
12/19/2014
Which way forward for the U.S. and Cuba?
12/12/2014
Wiest: Graduates Equipped with Education to Tackle Problems of the World
12/05/2014
Professor, Graduate Student Attend NEH Workshop for Military History
12/03/2014
Loyd, McCarty Honored with Scholarship Endowments at Southern Miss
11/26/2014
Distinguished Alumnus-Professor to Give Fall 2014 Commencement Address
11/18/2014
Panel of Judges for Pillsbury Recipe Contest Includes Southern Miss Professor
11/17/2014
War and Society Roundtable set for Nov. 18
10/27/2014
Southern Miss Food Research Group Series Continues Oct. 29
10/16/2014
Southern Miss Department of History to Present Lecture by Kyle Longley
10/13/2014
Military History Expert Presenter for Oct. 14 University Forum
10/03/2014
First Female U.S. Reporter Killed Covering War Focus of Oct. 6 McCarthy Lecture
09/29/2014
USM Alumnus, Iraq War Hero to Present McCarthy Series Lecture Sept. 29
09/24/2014
Mississippi Culinary History Lecture set for Oct. 9 at Cook Library
09/08/2014
War and Society Roundtable Series to Focus on Villains and Scapegoats in History
08/08/2014
University Libraries Receives Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Grant
07/03/2014
Southern Miss to Provide Access to Oral Histories from Civil Rights Era
06/18/2014
Southern Miss Leading the Way in Preserving Oral Histories from Civil Rights Movement
06/06/2014
Southern Miss Holds D-Day Commemoration
05/09/2014
Dale Center for the Study of War & Society to Present Roundtable Discussion
04/16/2014
Aquila Digital Community at Southern Miss Marks 100,000th Download
04/16/2014
Southern Miss History Professor Publishes Book About China’s Ming Dynasty
04/07/2014
Grammy-Nominated Recording Artist to Perform at Southern Miss
03/14/2014
Center for Oral History Wins Award from Mississippi Historical Society
03/12/2014
Center for the Study of the Gulf South to host presentation on Guantanamo Bay
03/10/2014
02/24/2014
Southern Miss Gulf Coast to Host Roundtable Discussion on Mississippi History
02/20/2014
Bristol’s Book Serves as Featured Reference for Article on the American Beard
02/10/2014
Bristol to Discuss African Americans and World War II at Bay St. Louis Library
02/07/2014
USM Foundation Launches Campaign to Support Dale Center
02/06/2014
Former Defense Secretary Gates Discusses Book, Career in Southern Miss Lecture Series
02/04/2014
Created Equal Film Lectures to Address America’s Civil Rights History
01/23/2014
Hattiesburg Civil Rights Movement Remembered, Celebrated in Freedom Day Reenactment March
01/09/2014
History Professor’s Book Includes Personal Accounts of Impact of Civil War
11/27/2013
Bristol Serves as Panel Chair, Presenter at Seminar on Armed Forces Meeting
11/27/2013
Oral History Project Documenting Oil Spill Impact Funded with Grant from NOAA
11/14/2013
Kennedy’s Impact Still Felt Today in American Media, Politics, Policy and Culture
11/11/2013
McCarthy Series Lecture to focus on British Military and Shell Shock during WWI
10/28/2013
Professors Selected for National Endowment for the Humanities Competition
10/17/2013
Ural First Recipient of Blount Professorship in Military History
09/25/2013
Bristol Named Southern Miss Finalist for Summer Stipend
09/24/2013
College of Arts and Letters Welcomes New Department Chairs
09/11/2013
Muslim Journeys Lecture Series begins Sept. 18
08/30/2013
Zelner Leading Southern Miss Department of History
08/28/2013
Civil War 150 Lecture Series Begins Sept. 3 on Hattiesburg Campus
06/26/2013
Kyriakoudes Presents at International Conference in Helsinki
06/14/2013
Southern Miss Gulf Coast College of Arts & Letters News Briefs
05/09/2013
History Student’s Fellowship to Focus on Missing American Soldiers
03/25/2013
Lecture on Labor, Agriculture in Brazil’s Sugarcane Industry set for March 28
03/13/2013
Author, Civil Rights Activist Sojourner to Speak at Southern Miss March 18
03/13/2013
Professor Emeritus McCarty Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
03/12/2013
Center for Study of War and Society hosting National Military History Conference
03/05/2013
National History Day in Mississippi Competition Hosted by History Department
02/28/2013
Stur Awarded Prestigious Fulbright to Study in Vietnam
02/19/2013
'Miracle on 34th Avenue:' Southern Miss Engaged in Storm Recovery
02/14/2013
History Professor to be Featured in Military Channel Series
02/01/2013
Expert on Civil Rights Movement in Germany to Speak at Southern Miss
11/28/2012
Mississippi Delta Trip Enlightening, Inspiring for Students, Faculty
11/19/2012
New Orleans African American Museum to Exhibit Labat Project
11/12/2012
Southern Miss Faculty Present Work at 2012 Research Day Program
11/09/2012
Master’s in American History Available to Southern Miss Gulf Coast Students
10/16/2012
Master’s in American History Available to Southern Miss Gulf Coast Students
09/28/2012
Wiest to Discuss New Book, “The Boys of ’67,” Oct. 3 at Gulf Park Campus
09/25/2012
Oral Historian to Discuss Book on Mississippi Delta Today
09/24/2012
Hattiesburg Library to Host War and Society Book Discussion Oct. 9
09/07/2012
Audio Interviews with Icons of Southern Miss Athletics Available from Oral History
09/05/2012
Soldiers Featured in Professor’s Vietnam War Book Speaking on Campus Sept. 10
06/22/2012
History Department Sponsors National History Day Competition Students
05/30/2012
Stur Awarded First Nina Bell Suggs Professorship at Southern Miss
05/15/2012
Professor Earns Prestigious Beard Award for Book on American Cuisine Culture
05/14/2012
Kyriakoudes Gives Keynote Lecture at Global American South Symposium
05/03/2012
Runaway Slave Advertisements Focus of Historical Research Project
05/01/2012
College of Arts and Letters Recognizes Students, Faculty and Staff
04/25/2012
Southern Miss’ Bristol Gives Presentation on Book in Charlotte, N.C.
04/20/2012
Center for Oral History Documents Impact of 2010 Oil Spill on Gulf
04/09/2012
Roots Reunion Live Radio Music Show Returns to Saenger Theater April 14
04/03/2012
Open Forum on Academic Publishing April 20 at Hattiesburg Campus
04/03/2012
History Professor to Discuss New Book, Sign Copies at Gulf Coast Library
04/03/2012
Students, Faculty, Staff Honored During Annual Founders’ Day Ceremony
03/13/2012
Southern Miss HEADWAE Winners Masters, Wiest Honored at State Capitol
03/01/2012
C-SPAN Broadcast of Southern Miss History Class Lecture set for March 3-4
02/21/2012
Southern Miss Gulf Coast SGA to Host Mississippi Black History Lecture Feb. 22
02/14/2012
Office of Provost Names Faculty Recipients of Research Support, Honors
01/19/2012
Southern Miss Gulf Coast to Present Traveling Exhibition “The Labat Project”
01/18/2012
Gender Roles, Race Attitudes Focus of Professor’s Book on Vietnam War Era
11/22/2011
Roots Reunion Fall Show Returns to Saenger Theater Dec. 3
11/15/2011
C-SPAN to Cover Southern Miss History Class
10/25/2011
Humanities Council Teacher of Year to Discuss Mississippi Cuisine
10/21/2011
Southern Miss Professor Lead Historian for History Channel's Vietnam Documentary
10/14/2011
Southern Miss Alumni Association Induct Seven into Alumni Hall of Fame
09/28/2011
History Professor to Give Talk, Hold Book Signing in Hattiesburg Oct. 1
09/26/2011
Southern Quarterly Celebrates Tennessee Williams Centennial
09/08/2011
McCarthy Lecture Series, War and Society Roundtable Schedule Set
08/30/2011
College of Arts & Letters to Present Research Awards Showcase on Sept. 1
08/30/2011
College of Arts & Letters to Present Research Awards Showcase on Sept. 1
07/25/2011
06/27/2011
Katrina Research Center Recognizes Edgewater Cleaners for T-shirt Project
05/17/2011
University Press Plans to Publish Two Volumes of Southern Quarterly in 2012
04/15/2011
Live Radio Show of South Mississippi Music Returns to Saenger Theatre
04/01/2011
Faculty, Staff Recognized for Service, Research, Teaching at Founders’ Day
03/31/2011
Alum to exhibit 21st Century KKK photos at Southern Miss April 18-May 30
03/30/2011
Southern Miss Honors Gulf Park Campus Employees for Founders’ Day
03/28/2011
Conference Highlights Southern Women’s Political Experience March 31 – April 2
02/25/2011
Expert on History of Cotton Industry to Present at University Forum
02/18/2011
McCarthy Lecture Series Features Three Top Military History Scholars
11/29/2010
Roots Reunion Radio Show Preserves South Mississippi Musical Traditions
11/15/2010
Southern Miss to Host Conference Nov. 19 on Effects of Gulf Coast Oil Disaster
10/12/2010
Conference Spotlights Civil Rights Movement in Hattiesburg, Southern Miss
10/07/2010
Wiest Named Moorman Distinguished Alumni Professor in Humanities
09/28/2010
The Big Read Returns to Hattiesburg with 'The Maltese Falcon' on Oct. 8
08/13/2010
Achievements/recognition by Southern Miss faculty and staff
06/22/2010