History at USM

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There are many great history departments throughout the country. It is a great place to learn. We offer bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs.

Award-winning faculty, committed to student mentorship │ diverse course offerings │ The Dale Center for the Study of War and Society │ Center for the Study of the Gulf South │ Minor in Public and Applied History What makes the Department of History at The University of Southern Mississippi unique is the breadth of our course offerings, our nationally recognized programs, and our committed faculty. We are big enough to offer quality programs, yet personal enough to give both undergraduate and graduate students individual attention. The Department of History's faculty include award-winning authors and teachers -- nationally acknowledged experts in their fields. Students in the Department of History have the opportunity to explore the histories of North America (with a special emphasis on the American South), Africa, and Europe. We are a leading institution for the study of war and society, are a regional leader in preparing students to teach history, and have an excellent oral history center with outstanding collections on the civil rights movement and other topics. Undergraduate students may choose either a traditional history degree, a history degree with teaching licensure in social studies, or a degree in international studies. You can learn more about us by exploring this website, and we will be happy to answer any specific questions if you contact us at [email protected].

10/31/2026

Hello, History Students. Come and play with us, History Students. Forever… and ever… and ever…

10/31/2026

Y'all, you do NOT want to miss this incredible local history event, next Saturday! Like an "Antiques Roadshow," but for your own family's or community's artifacts: bring us a historical item to share and archive. (More details in the link below.)

The "Hattiesburg History Harvest" was developed by USM History Prof. Jen Andrella and the Center for Digital Humanities - USM, and hosted by our good friends at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute-OLLI at Southern Miss.

10/29/2026

USM History Prof. Rebecca Tuuri: “First and foremost, we really hope that with this book people learn who [Kennard] was as a person,” Tuuri said. “They come to appreciate his own writings–which we’ve included in the back of this book. They learned about him, not as just a martyr and a victim, which she was, but they learn about him in the totality of the great things that he did and they don’t focus just on the tragedy of what happened to him, but instead the power of what he did in his lifetime.”

"'We’re looking at Kennard as an intellectual, as a man, as a human being, and although his story was a tragic one obviously, he was more than that.'”

Read more at https://sm2media.com/39328/news/on-campus/authors-discuss-clyde-kennards-legacy-at-usm-lecture/

10/29/2026

USM Prison Education Event on Friday, Nov. 13:

Friends, the Mississippi Prison Arts and Education Project (housed in the USM School of Humanities) is hosting a panel conversation with instructors and students, and a keynote pedagogy session with longtime prison educator Kyes Stevens, on Friday Nov. 13. Curious about what studying poetry, history, meditation, and more looks like for scholars who are incarcerated? Make time for this important conversation. Light refreshments will be provided.

This event is co-sponsored by the USM Center for the Study of the Gulf South.

10/28/2026

USM History 🤝 USM Honors College: all about learning outside the classroom.

10/28/2026

USM History Alum (and current USM History graduate student) Benjamin Ogden is a Teacher of the Month at Oak Grove High School! Congratulations, Ben!!!

Did you know that the USM History Program offers a Social Studies Education License along with the History BA, training outstanding teachers not only in educational methods but also in deep historical research skills and content? Email [email protected] for more info.

10/26/2026

TONIGHT, the History Club gets scary!!!

History students and friends of our history students: Come on out for our historical Halloween celebration this coming Monday evening!

10/26/2026

USM History Prof (and Director of the School of Humanities) Dr. LaPierre has been teaching his vitally relevant and immensely popular course on Putin's Russia at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute-OLLI at Southern Miss! Follow OLLI for more details on when this course will be offered again.

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