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 Samford's First Latin American Studies Scholars Among May Graduates

 Samford's First Latin American Studies Scholars Among May Graduates

May 16, 2013

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History-WLAC Student One of 20 in U.S. Chosen for China Internship

History-WLAC Student One of 20 in U.S. Chosen for China Internship

April 23, 2013

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Samford Student, Alumna, Chosen for Fulbright Program

Samford Student, Alumna, Chosen for Fulbright Program

April 10, 2013

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History Professor Cha Speaks on North Korea

History Professor Cha Speaks on North Korea

April 9, 2013

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ABC 33/40 Turns to Cha for Insight on Growing North Korea Crisis

ABC 33/40 Turns to Cha for Insight on Growing North Korea Crisis

April 3, 2013

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Cha Discusses North Korean Nuclear Test

Cha Discusses North Korean Nuclear Test

February 15, 2013

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 Historian Taylor Branch challenges audience to apply lessons of Civil Rights era

 Historian Taylor Branch challenges audience to apply lessons of Civil Rights era

October 25, 2012

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Samford Mourns Former History Professor, Chair, Dean Hugh C. Bailey

Samford Mourns Former History Professor, Chair, Dean Hugh C. Bailey

October 8, 2012

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Instructor, Alumna Mauldin Publishes Book

Instructor, Alumna Mauldin Publishes Book

September 24, 2012

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King Biographer Taylor Branch To Present Davis Lecture Oct. 16 

King Biographer Taylor Branch To Present Davis Lecture Oct. 16 

September 24, 2012

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Large Chinese Contingent Among Record Number of International Students Coming to Samford

Large Chinese Contingent Among Record Number of International Students Coming to Samford

August 15, 2012

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Samford Mourns David M. Vess

Samford Mourns David M. Vess

June 15, 2012

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What To Expect When You're Expecting the Inquisition:Author Cullen Murphy Finds the Past in the Present

What To Expect When You're Expecting the Inquisition:
Author Cullen Murphy Finds the Past in the Present

May 8, 2012

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Frost, Ledgerwood Win Dean's Awards

Frost, Ledgerwood Win Dean's Awards

May 1, 2012

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Policinski to Speak on First Amendment April 24

Policinski to Speak on First Amendment April 24

April 17, 2012

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Old Howard 100 Bike Ride Set for April 21

Old Howard 100 Bike Ride Set for April 21

April 3, 2012

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Vanderbilt Prof To Explore Shifting Racial Identities in March 7 Talk

Vanderbilt Prof To Explore Shifting Racial Identities in March 7 Talk

February 27, 2012

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Doss Honored with First Alabama Bench and Bar Historical Society Fellowship

Doss Honored with First Alabama Bench and Bar Historical Society Fellowship

February 20, 2012

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Murphy to Speak on God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World Feb. 21

Murphy to Speak on God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World Feb. 21

February 20, 2012

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Students, Faculty, Friends Celebrate ASPIRE

Students, Faculty, Friends Celebrate ASPIRE

February 14, 2012

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Samford To Host National Classics Summer Program

Samford To Host National Classics Summer Program

January 31, 2012

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Dean Chapman on The Noble Lecture That's More Than a Speech (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Dean Chapman on The Noble Lecture That's More Than a Speech (Chronicle of Higher Education)

January 30, 2012

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Former dean Bailey Inducted Into Pi Gamma Mu Hall of Fame

Former dean Bailey Inducted Into Pi Gamma Mu Hall of Fame

January 9, 2012

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'The Lure of the Arena' Draws 1,000 to Wright Center

'The Lure of the Arena' Draws 1,000 to Wright Center

October 14, 2011

An unusually large audience of approximately 1,000 attended the 2011 J. Roderick Davis Lecture in Samford's Wright Center Oct. 13. Speaker Garret Fagan, Classics professor at Pennsylvania State University, alternately shocked and amused his audience as he described the world of ancient gladiators and revealed it to be unnervingly familiar. Read more...
HCAS alumna Stancombe, Law Team Win National Trial Advocacy Competition

HCAS alumna Stancombe, Law Team Win National Trial Advocacy Competition

October 4, 2011

Howard College of Arts and Sciences alumna Brittany Stancombe of Clarksville, Tenn. was a member of the Cumberland School of Law team that won the 12th annual National Trial Advocacy Competition hosted by the Michigan State University College of Law over 26 other teams Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Read more...
29 Enter Fifth-Year Alternative Masters in Secondary Education Program

29 Enter Fifth-Year Alternative Masters in Secondary Education Program

September 12, 2011

The first cohort of Samford's new Fifth Year Non-Traditional (FYNT) Masters degree in secondary education program began class this fall. Read more...
Passport Project Introduces College Freshmen to Area Cultural Resources 

Passport Project Introduces College Freshmen to Area Cultural Resources 

August 10, 2011

The Birmingham Consortium for Higher Education (BACHE) has created a "Cultural Passport" program designed to introduce local college freshmen to 12 of the region's great cultural resources.  Read more...
History Alumna O'Guin Makes Top Four in National Mock Trial Competition

History Alumna O'Guin Makes Top Four in National Mock Trial Competition

June 14, 2011

History Department and Cumberland School of Law alumna Shannon Cornman O’Guin `08/`11 took second place in the National Top Gun Mock Trial competition June 1-5. Read more...
Wells Fargo VP Named History Department Alumna of the Year

Wells Fargo VP Named History Department Alumna of the Year

June 10, 2011

Nancy Lipham, Senior Vice President - Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors in Anniston, has been honored as the History Department's 2011 Alumna of the Year. Read more...
Showcase To Highlight Research, Collaboration April 27-29  

Showcase To Highlight Research, Collaboration April 27-29  

April 26, 2011

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 History Majors Win 2011 Colonial Dames Awards

 History Majors Win 2011 Colonial Dames Awards

April 8, 2011

Six Samford students received cash awards for their papers on colonial American history from the Birmingham chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America March 31. Read more...
 WallaceHonored for Essay on Civility 

 WallaceHonored for Essay on Civility 

March 15, 2011

A contest essay by Samford University History professor Jason Wallace was one of six selected for publication in the Alabama Humanities Review. Read more...
Great Ideas Summer Institute Set June 19-25 for High Schoolers

Great Ideas Summer Institute Set June 19-25 for High Schoolers

March 1, 2011

Samford University will offer a new week-long academic experience to intellectually ambitious students who have completed at least two years of high school, beginning this summer. Read more...
Wallace Named Outstanding Teacher

Wallace Named Outstanding Teacher

February 17, 2011

History professor Jason Wallace was honored with the 2011 Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher award in February.  Read more...
Reynolds Earns Grant for Racial/Ethnic History Research

Reynolds Earns Grant for Racial/Ethnic History Research

February 11, 2011

History professor LeeAnn Reynolds has received a Racial/Ethnic History Research Grant of $1,715 from the United Methodist Church's General Commission on Archives and History. Read more...
Samford alumnus recognized at Barry University Law School

Samford alumnus recognized at Barry University Law School

December 10, 2010

Samford alumnus Michael Deen (2008) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He went on to pursue a career in law, attending law school at Barry University. Deen, along with some of his fellow students on Barry’s Trial Team, won the Michigan State University National Trial Advocacy Competition on Oct. 24, 2010. Read more...
Alabama Bench And Bar Historical Society Establishes History Scholarship

Alabama Bench And Bar Historical Society Establishes History Scholarship

June 22, 2010

The Alabama Bench and Bar Historical Society (ABBHS) has established a new scholarship in Samford's Department of History for 2010-2011. The scholarship is intended to support a Samford history student who has demonstrated a high level of academic achievement and who plans on attending law school after graduation. Read more...
History Professor Dr. Jason Wallace Selected to Participate in Lehrman American Studies Center

History Professor Dr. Jason Wallace Selected to Participate in Lehrman American Studies Center

May 13, 2010

History Professor Dr. Jason Wallace was selected to participate in the Lehrman American Studies Center and the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions this summer at Princeton University. The institute is part of a year-long fellowship that supports the development of research and courses dealing with United States history. Read more...
Video: Black History Month at Samford University

Video: Black History Month at Samford University

March 4, 2010

Throughout February, Samford University celebrated Black History Month in a variety of forms. Read more...
Samford Professor’s Book Nominated for Prestigious Lincoln Prize

Samford Professor’s Book Nominated for Prestigious Lincoln Prize

November 6, 2009

History professor Dr. John Mayfield was recently nominated for the prestigious Lincoln Prize for his book Counterfeit Gentlemen: Manhood and Humor in the Old South by the University Press of Florida. Read more...
History Alum wins top award

History Alum wins top award

May 8, 2009

Erin Stewart (History '07) won first place in the "Best Paper" competition at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Phi Alpha Theta for her paper, "Cleaning Up Washington: Canals, Cholera, and Temperance in Washington, D.C." Read more...
Frost Wins Major Fellowship From Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton

Frost Wins Major Fellowship From Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton

April 13, 2009

Samford University historian Ginger S. Frost has been accepted as a member at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton, N.J. The fellowship award will enable Dr. Frost to spend a sabbatical year at the Institute working on her latest book project, Strangers in Blood: Illegitimacy in England, 1860-1939. Read more...