Dr. Jeremy Neely’s new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Missouri’s Civil War, begins Oct. 19. Neely will address military, political and social history, and focus on Missouri due to the number of engagements that took place within the state.
Dr. Jamaine Abidogun has been studying the interaction of culture and education in African nations – specifically Nigeria – for the last quarter of a century.
This year, two Missouri State professors were awarded fellowships through the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
In 2010, “Winter’s Bone” turned attention to one slice of Ozarks life – a gritty, rural subculture infested with methamphetamines. According to Dr. Brooks Blevins, professor of Ozarks studies at Missouri State University, the Ozarks has much more to be famous for within its unique and diverse history. He will begin a free online course entitled Ozarks History: Examining an American Culture Sept. 8.
Dr. Eric Nelson, professor of history, recently published a new book which examines the process of restoring peace and establishing religious tolerance after major conflicts.