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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We’re excited to highlight Dr. Bracy Hill and the work he does as part of the Baylor History Department. From teaching to sharing his passion for history, we’re grateful to have him as a member of our Baylor History family! 💚💛 #BaylorHistory #BaylorUniversity #BaylorProud

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Time is running out! Apply by Tuesday September 8. 👉🏿History of Medicine 👉🏾Assistant Professor 👉🏽Tenure-Track 👉🏻Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/188253 #academiccareers #historyfaculty #baylor

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Don’t miss the deadline to apply for this position! 👉🏽We’re hiring! 👉🏿History of Medicine 👉🏾Assistant Professor 👉🏻Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/188253 #academiccareers #historyfaculty #baylor #

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Listen to Dr. Philip Jenkins discuss his new book, “American Empire, American Faith”: www.podbean.com/media/share/...

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

👏Congratulations Dr. Stephen Sloan on being Honored as a 2026 Piper Professor for the State of Texas!! #academicawards #achievment #teaching #history

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

👉🏽We’re hiring! 👉🏿History of Medicine 👉🏾Assistant Professor 👉🏻Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/188253 #academiccareers #historyfaculty #baylor #bayloruniversity #

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Congratulations Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson on winning the Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for his book Entangled Alliances: Racialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution.

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Congratulations Dr. James Howard on successfully defending his dissertation! We are so proud of him and look forward to seeing him walk the stage! #dr#academic#happynews#baylorhistory#soproud

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It’s Graduate Student Appreciation week! We are so grateful for our hardworking graduate students who share their curiosity, work ethic, and skills with the History Department. If you see a Graduate Student who has impacted your Baylor experience, give them an extra ‘thank you’ this week! 💚

A banner in green and gold that says “Thank You! Graduate Students”

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Congratulations to David Wilke on defending his Master’s Thesis! 🥳

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

📚 Join us in welcoming the History Department’s new Assistant Professor, Misa Nguyen! 🎉 We’re excited to have her in our community in the Fall of 2026!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Congratulations to Elise Choi and Griffin O’Neill 👏 We’re very proud of you!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Big round of applause to Dr. Johnson for being named Outstanding Faculty for Tenured Teaching in the Humanities 👏 Well deserved!

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I’m excited that *Entangled Alliances* (@cornellupress.bsky.social) received the Honor Award for Most Significant Scholarly Book from the Texas Institute of Letters! 📚

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📚Calling Baylor History grads and faculty! See if you can be considered for the Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship. 🏆 $1,000 prize + departmental recognition 🗓️ Submissions due May 1, 2026 🔗 history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thank you to Dr. Nana Osei-Opare for visiting campus last week and sharing his research on Black & Soviet entanglements in Ghana’s Cold War. We’re grateful for the opportunity to engage in such meaningful conversations! 📚✨ #BlackHistoryMonth #Lecture #BaylorHistory

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Charles Edmonson Historical Lecture Series has been postponed due to the winter storm. Stay tuned for new dates!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Here’s the updated January calendar! Stay warm out there! ❄️

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Congratulations to History Major Bianca Shah on the publication of her paper “Through His Eyes: The Life of American POWs in Germany and Ben Phelper’s Diary” !⭐️📝 Read Ms. Shah’s paper here: digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcont...

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🚨 Big lecture alert! 🚨 Come hear one of the top finalists for the Cherry Award! An inspiring lecturer + a powerful topic = a can’t miss event. Bring your friends and join the convo! 🗯️✨

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

A proud moment for Baylor History! 🎓 Dr. Paul E. Putz, a Baylor History Ph.D. alumnus, continues to make an impact through his scholarship with his new book, “The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity in Big-Time Sports.” Read more at the link below: truettseminary.baylor.edu/news/story/2...

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

✨Biographies in Bold✨ Join this talk from award-winning authors Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers and Dr. Alison Parker. 🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd ⏰ 3:30-5:00pm 📍Moody Memorial Library, Schumacher Flex Commons Book signing to follow!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

👏Congratulations to Dr. Robert Elder, awarded the prestigious NEH Public Scholars Grant in support of his new book, The Crisis: Nullification and the Making of American Democracy. 📚

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Big round of applause for Dr. Lopez on publishing her article, “The Voting Rights Act is a Lesson in Overcoming Setbacks,” in TIME! 👏

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

👉🏾Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/169126 👉🏽Medieval History (Global) 👉🏿Assistant Professor 👉Join our phenomenal team! #academiccareers#hiringnow#historyfaculty#baylor#baylorbears#medievalhistory#hiringalert#historylovers#assistantprofessor

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Guess who successfully defended her dissertation?! DR. Allie Lopez! We are so excited and proud of her and can’t wait to see her walk across the stage in August to make it officially official. #DRAllieLopez #yesyesyes #academic #happynews #shedidthat #yay #soproud #baylorhistory

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Congratulations to Rebecca Blemur, the first ever Baylor grad student to win the Boren Award, and Mike Ermis, winner of the Critical Language Scholarship! We are so proud!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Huge congrats to Charlie Taylor for successfully defending his thesis, “Medicine and Imperial Ambition in Colonial Kenya.” 👏 So proud of all your hard work! 📚

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Some moments from our Student Showcase yesterday!✨ Huge thank you to the Toliver Chapel Church family, Pastor Dr. Jimmy Hunter, and our sponsors for making it happen!💚💛

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Toliver Chapel is getting ready for the Toliver-Baylor History Student Showcase next Wednesday, April 30 at 7pm! See you there!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Join us April 30th at 7pm for an insightful discussion on African American history — with free food from Sascee’s! You can’t miss it!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Who’s that on the NYT Bestseller’s List? 👀 None other than @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social !!

Becoming The Pastor’s Wife
by Beth Allison Barr
The Baylor University history professor looks at patterns in Christian women’s leadership.

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Baylor University @baylor.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

* Why study women's history? * What kinds of unusual sources are used? * How did higher ed change as more women enrolled? Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth: youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4

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Baylor Profs Talk Women's History for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Jug, recipient of the 2025 “Betsy” award for excellence in mentoring undergraduates!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Amadi Amaitsa (Baylor PhD ‘24) who recently accepted a position at Oklahoma Baptist University beginning in fall 2025.

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It Means What It Means Podcast @itmeanswhatitmeans.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It truly was a pleasure to sit down with Elesha Coffman from @baylorhistory.bsky.social to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History. Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! The episode will be available in May. youtube.com/shorts/MQ6-6...

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Elesha Coffman discusses the 4 Cs of historical studies. #history #americanhistory #podcast

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We have a NEW Baylor History PhD! Join us in congratulating DR. Heidi Campbell on a successful dissertation defense under the direction of @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social . 👏👏👏

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

ATTN: Baylor History alumni, applications for the 2024 Guittard Book Award are open now through April 21st. history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...

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Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship

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David Nanninga @davidwanninga.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

In a co-written essay, I looked at the growth of religious horror in the 2020s and what that says about America with my Baylor history colleague and dear friend, Aaron Ramos. Give it a read, even if horror isn’t your thing! (There are no jump scares, I promise😂) www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

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Exorcists, Omens, and Heretics: Religion Horror in the 2020s

As a genre, horror cinema has always spoken to the broader fears and values of cultures and societies at particular moments in time. During the 1950s, the As a genre, horror cinema has always spoken t...

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

ICYMI in 2024, catch up with Baylor History PhD @paulputz.bsky.social ‘s Spirit of the Game in 2025

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Beth Allison Barr, PhD @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Just scheduled my 10th podcast for #BecomingThePastorsWife —pace is picking up fast! Don’t forget you can request early review on Net Galley. @brazospress.bsky.social

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🚨 My book with @cornellupress.bsky.social has a title! 👇🏾 Cover design & pre-order info coming in the new year. Stay tuned! 📚

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The white elephant book exchange is one of our most beloved graduate program traditions. Here were some of this year’s most coveted titles:

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Congratulations on passing Comprehensive Exams @savflanagan.bsky.social ! We love the cake!!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Want more History? Follow our Baylor Historians Starter Pack! 🗃️👥 go.bsky.app/4rX7HEg

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Our own Dr. Elmore’s latest article is out with JAH now! 🗃️

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Adina Kelley @ahistory.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Congrats to @baylorhistory.bsky.social ‘s Elesha Coffman on being named a finalist!

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

👋 Hello, we’re Baylor History! Follow us for news & updates on Baylor History’s Faculty, Graduate (MA, PhD), and Undergraduate (BA) Programs. Learn more: history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu

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