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Official account for the Department of History at Kansas State University, www.k-state.edu/history. We seek to recover and reinterpret the past in all its messy, fascinating manifestations. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, @kstatehistory!

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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 3h
Alums and other interested parties, this is a great opportunity to shape the field of Kansas history!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join us on October 13, Tuesday, from 12-1pm in Calvin 206 to learn about careers for history majors. Panelists will share advice on how to locate jobs in academia, public history, and government, and what employers want to see in your application. Open to all students. A Zoom option is available.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Current students! We want to help you prepare for the new semester, with a giveaway filled with department swag, pens, highlighters, a planner, notebooks, and more! To enter, comment on this skeet with the name of the class you are most looking forward to this fall. Entries close on September 1. 💜
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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Come be my colleague! American University's History Department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of science, tech and society. I am chair of the search and pleased to answer any questions either on here or email (grao at american) american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
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American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11/08/2026
#OtD 11 Aug 1958 young African Americans in Wichita, Kansas won a key early sit-in protest against segregated lunch counters at Dockums Drug Store. They confronted bosses, police and racists for 23 days until they won. More info in this short history: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8272...
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 11/08/2026
We are now accepting applications for the third and final meeting of our “Framing the Study of Japan” professionalization workshop for early Ph.D. students in Southeast Asia, made possible by generous support from the Japan Foundation. Apply by September 15! bit.ly/3Sus8zw
Call for applications for a Professionalization Workshop on framing the study of Japan, targeting early Ph.D. Southeast Asian students.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Check this out, alums!
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ASEEES is seeking volunteers with recent in-region research experience to serve as moderators of these informal conversations on doing research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The moderator’s role is to facilitate the discussion among the participants in your breakout room aseees.org/programs/res...
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Are you studying, researching or teaching military histories? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
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Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
You never know where you’ll cross paths with a Wildcat. Dr. Krysko is pictured here with Patrick O’Neill, Class of 1984, after they ran into each other at the National Archives. Patrick is also from a multi-generational Wildcat family. It’s a small world indeed! @kstate.bsky.social
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Our faculty are hitting the archives this summer! Dr. Michael Krysko has spent time at “Archives II,” the National Archives repository in Maryland. Such a great place to research, especially at opening when the sun is saturating the space! #histocats
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H-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How can educators navigate controversial topics and foster constructive discussions in classrooms? 🏫 The World History Bulletin is seeking contributions that address questions like these in their issue on “Teaching World History in the Postmodern Classroom.” networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/06/2026
Looking for materials you can use in your teaching or research? The AHA Resource Library includes syllabi, primary sources, teaching tools, and disciplinary guidelines—all developed or vetted by historians. Whether you’re building a course, revising a lecture, or exploring new topics, start here:
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AHA Resource Library - AHA
Explore All Resources Search Resource Type Thematic AHA Topics Geographic K-12 Education Undergraduate Education Graduate Education Professional & Career Resources Academic Department Resources Histor...
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Strongly endorse this advice!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Grad students seeking employment outside academia, this thread has excellent advice.
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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 01/06/2026
The deadline to register for the summer session of Instructor-Led Online Courses is June 8. Don't delay—courses are starting to fill. You can still register for Introduction to Financial Management, Basics of Archives, and Caring for Museum Collections. Register at learn.aaslh.org/upcoming-events.
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Hayden L. Nelson 🌲🐺🦫🔥🪵 @haydenlnelson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Call for Proposals! I’m co-editing a collection on “The Extractive Midwest” with @brianleechphd.bsky.social, Jeff Schramm, and Sarah Mittlefehldt. We seek 300-500 word abstracts for book chapters between 6,000-8,000 words (not including notes). Send us your submissions before August 30, 2026!
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The Extractive Midwest CFP
The Extractive Midwest Call for Proposals for Edited Volume Description: Typically defined as a fertile, renewable, and nurturing region, the Midwest has also experienced a long history of extractio...
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Last week, Dr. Epps participated in a panel discussion and live listening of the latest Per Aspera podcast, about John Brown’s last trip to Kansas. Listen wherever you consume podcasts or at www.perasperapodcast.com.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Congratulations to the undergraduate history majors who received scholarships for next year! Winners pictured here with members of the awards committee. Students, be sure you apply when the application goes out next April!
Pictures of each winner receiving their certificate and a picture of a man and a woman reading off names.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Don't forget to join us on Thursday to learn the ropes for archival research! Open to history students as well as those in other departments.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Congratulations to all of our graduate students who won funding awards! Pictured here with the members of the Graduate Awards Committee. 👏 👏 👏
Group of three professors and seven students, with students holding their award certificates.
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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 15/05/2026
If your institution holds clothing, quilts, flags, uniforms, or other textiles, AASLH's upcoming workshop is for you. It's led by expert instructor Karen DePauw. The workshop takes place June 22 – 23 in Hartford, CT. Save $50 on registration before May 22. Register at tinyurl.com/yvk2webh.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Graduate School graduates! From top left to right: Allison Taylor, MA, with Dr. Marjorie Galelli; Lisa Highsmith and Paxton Stover. Bottom left to right: Lisa Highsmith, PhD with Dr. Heather McCrea; Dr. Andrew Orr with his student, Paxton Stover,PhD. 🎓 🥳 💜
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Please join us for our next "History How To," on best practices for conducting archival research. This coming Thursday, May 21, 12-1pm in Calvin 317. Please RSVP to Dr. Epps and let us know if you'd like the Zoom link. We hope you'll join us!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Please join the History Department as we celebrate our undergraduate scholarship and graduate award recipients, and our recent graduates! Thursday, May 14 3:30-5:00 PM Calvin 306 Light refreshments and a short program announcing scholarships will occur. Family and friends are welcome to join!
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 07/05/2026
Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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“PAY OR LEAK”: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yesterday Prof. Eric Brandom gave a talk in Wichita at the Museum of World Treasures, titled "Enlightenment and Revolution in the Atlantic World.” Our faculty take our commitment to public outreach seriously! #histocats
Photo of a man with glasses and beard standing in front of a screen with a slide showing part of the Declaration of Independence.
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The JER Pano @thejerpano.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The #JERPano's next Demystifying the Doctorate piece is live! Kevin Marsh's “The Road to Success”: The Project of a PhD, suggests advancement depends less on being a “good writer” and more on the ability to reconceptualize the dissertation as project: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/05/06/t...
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“The Road to Success:” The Project of a PhD
In reframing a dissertation as a project, Kevin Marsh offers suggestions to help graduate students navigate the thorny process of writing.
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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 05/05/2026
Made By Us is an organization with expertise in connecting younger generations with history and civics. Executive Director Caroline Klibanoff will share concrete methods for building relationships with youth audiences during our webinar tomorrow. Register at tinyurl.com/3ve5zdks.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Eva Naab, who recently presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, has won the Grand Prize in the Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award competition for the paper "Consistent with the Public Interest?: Ordinary Americans and the Unraveling of the Embargo of 1807." Congratulations! 🥳 🤩
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 05/05/2026
CFP: "Business History and Political Economy," 2027 Annual Meeting of the Business History Conference, March 18-20 in Mexico City. Submit paper and panel proposals by October 16 for consideration. thebhc.org/2027-bhc-call-papers
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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 25/04/2026
Our Project Management for History Professionals Online Course will share introductory aspects of Project Management that can best be applied to history organizations for everything from exhibit design to collections inventories. Register at tinyurl.com/8kw28mmf.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
One of our PhD students, D.J. Schaefer, is leading the mission to recover and identify MIA WWII service members, and this work was recently the focus of an article published by the KSU Foundation. ksufoundation.org/impact/campu...
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Recovering the fallen - Kansas State University Foundation
K-State Ph.D. student is leading the mission to recover and identify MIA WWII service members.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to Damon Penner, who passed his prelims last week and is now ABD!
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thinking about publishing your first academic book? 📚 Join us at K-State for “The Ins & Outs of Academic Publishing”—an inside look at the publishing process. #AcademicPublishing #HigherEd #KState #UniversityPress #ScholarlyPublishing #UPKansas
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Join us on Zoom for "An Evening with Frank Oznowicz," Tuesday, March 31, 6pm (CST). Topics of discussion include what it felt like to be a refugee from World War II, going to a foreign country and joining the Princess Irene Brigade to fight against the Germans. events.k-state.edu/event/an-eve...
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An Evening with Frank Oznowicz
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Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
ONLINE DISCUSSION: This year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US. On 3/31 scholars will critically assess the place of migration in the creation and early history of the United States. RSVP: z.umn.edu/USandImmHistory @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @oah.org
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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#WomensHistoryMonth offers a chance to look beyond familiar narratives. The Onna-bugeisha, female samurai warriors of Japan, challenged assumptions about who belongs on the battlefield, fighting alongside men in conflicts. Read more from @jstordaily.bsky.social: bit.ly/4bDDYwT
A 19th-century Japanese illustration shows a female samurai in patterned robes raising a sword as she strikes a fallen opponent. The scene is dynamic, with the warrior’s hair flowing and her body angled forward, while the defeated figure lies beneath her amid crossed blades and vivid textiles.
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Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
In 1776, just days after the British took NYC, fire tore through the city. Who started it? Rebels? Redcoats? In Ep. 395, Benjamin Carp digs into the mystery and consequences of the Great Fire. 🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/395 #VastEarlyAmerica #History #NYC #USHistory #AmericanRevolution
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395 Benjamin Carp, The Great New York Fire of 1776
When we think about the American Revolution, textbooks, documentaries, and historic sites have trained most of us to think about American triumphs in battles or events when American revolutionaries overcame moments of despair, when all seemed lost, t
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Congrats to Dr. Brandom on this forthcoming book! 🥳
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Students, check out this online event, March 26th!
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Tristan Brown @tristangbrown.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
A reminder that the deadline for nominations to our book prize in Chinese law (any era, any subject) is coming up. We are open to both books about law & books that use legal cases to talk about broader issues. China Mainland/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore focused studies all welcome!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the Kren Research Award, Dr. McCrea and Dr. Krysko, for projects connected to cultural and/or intellectual history. 👏 👏 👏
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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 14/03/2026
AASLH has published hundreds of books that cover all aspects of running a history organization and interpreting history for public audiences. We're highlighting titles about women's history for Women's History Month. See our titles and order at tinyurl.com/3wyr449b.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 15/03/2026
#OtD 15 Mar 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated as revolution swept Russia in the February revolution (named according to the Julian calendar). The revolution began with a mass demo of working-class women now commemorated on International Women's Day stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8700...
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Don’t forget about this event tomorrow!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This resource looks amazing!
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Join us for our next "History How To" professionalization workshop! Learn more about how to present at conferences and in governmental contexts, led by Dr. Defries and Dr. Oweidat. Held Tuesday, February 24, 11:30am, in Calvin 317 and on Zoom. Please join us! #histocats
Hand drawn image of a presenter, with the event's date and title, and text that says: "the whys and wherefores, do's and don'ts of attending, presenting and networking. Meeting ID is 93020386121.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Today we celebrate Kansas Day, when our great state joined the Union! 🎉
Cartoon bison wearing a party hat, standing on grass with a banner above, and the text says: Today is Kansas Day! Kansas joined the Union as a free state on January 29, 1861.
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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
It *is* possible to have a wonderful career as a history major!
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