We offer BA, MA, and PhD degrees. We are located in Dale Hall Tower, room 403A. Knowing the past enhances our capacity to imagine the future.
The study of History has always claimed a place at the center of a liberal arts education, and for good reason. By understanding the experiences of women and men who lived in the near and distant past, students gain a far sharper perspective on their own place in the world. History also sharpens our research and writing skills and hones our ability to think both critically and imaginatively. Our f
05/08/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Roberta Magnusson on the publication of her book, Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience (John’s Hopkins University Press)! In addition, Dr. Magnusson was recently promoted to the rank of professor. Great work, Roberta!
Dr. Du Fei has been awarded a Manuscript Development Workshop from OU’s Arts and Humanities Forum for the book project, "Local Women, Global Histories: Gendering Economic Life, Law, and Islam in Early Modern Transregional India.” In addition, Dr. Fei's article, “Fatima’s Inheritance: Law, Islam, and Gendered Archive-Making in India’s Early Modern Global Connections,” in Past & Present, won the Jane Burbank Global Legal History Article Prize from the American Association for Legal History. Great work!
Congratulations to recent alum Dr. Taylor Cozzens, who has been awarded the Provost’s Doctoral Dissertation Prize for 2025-2026! His dissertation, “Andean Laboratories: Agrarian Reform, Agricultural Innovation, and Armed Conflict in Peru? 1940-2005,” was supervised by Dr. Sarah Hines. Great work, Dr. Cozzens!
04/14/2026
There’s still time to make an impact. ⏳
As the University of Oklahoma Giving Day comes to the final hours, we invite you to support the David W. Levy Fund and help continue a legacy that has shaped generations of scholars and students. 📚
It’s never too late to be part of something meaningful—every gift helps us preserve the past while investing in the future of HISTORY.
Make your gift today and join us in making HISTORY.
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Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Duval, whose chapter, “Legacies of the Revolution’s Domestic Warfare,” has been published in the edited volume The American Revolution at 250 from the University of Virginia Press.
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Tracy and Dr. Ben Keppel, who were each awarded a Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences Senior Faculty Fellowship for their current book projects. Dr. Tracy is completing a project titled “World as Laboratory — The Life and Science of Ancel Keys.” Dr. Keppel is working on a project titled “Intimate Violence, the Public, and the Police in the United States.”
Congratulations to PhD candidate Leah Cargin, who has been awarded a Bullard Dissertation Completion Fellowship! Her dissertation, “Bleeding, Birthing, and Bathing in Imaginary Peripheries of Mexico City,” is directed by Dr. Sarah Hines.
Congratulations to PhD candidate Bryce Jones, who has received the 2025-2026 Provost’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for the Humanities/Fine Arts. He will be recognized at the Graduate College Awards Ceremony later this month. Great work, Bryce!
Don’t forget to vote today, fellow Normanites and other Oklahomans!
Congratulations to our grad students who received awards from the American Society for Environmental History at its recent conference! Zach Nora received the Equity Graduate Student Fellowship, and Ariel Schnee received the Early Career Research Grant. Fantastic work!