More About the Department of History
Public Engagement
Making sense of uncertain times
Our faculty stay connected to the larger university community and the broader public
because history provides us with a better understanding of our present. Check out
some of our faculty's recent engagements below.
Faculty Publications
"Why It Matters: Talks on the American Past"
In the past year, history department faculty published five new books. To celebrate
the authors and share their expertise with the public, the department launched a five-part
public program series called, "Why It Matters: Talks on the American Past." Check
out each of the talks below as well as a complete list of faculty book publications.
News
Dr. Sarah Griswold Center for the Humanities 2023-2024 Research Group Fellows Presentation
On Wednesday, April 17, Dr. Sarah Griswold and her co-fellows shared their proposals
for their collaborative projects as part of the Center for the Humanities 2023-2024
Research Group Fellows presentations. Focused on Non-violence and peace humanities,
Dr. Griswold’s group presentation “No Justice, No Peace (in Oklahoma)” “emerged as
the themes of war, violence, punishment, resistance, and campus activism slowly coalesced
during the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 academic year.”
To learn more about the Center for Humanities group fellowships, future events, and Dr. Griswold’s project, visit the Center for the Humanities or Research Group Fellowships pages.
Get to Know Us
Faculty
With a broad range of thematic and regional expertise, our faculty work closely with students to pursue their interests.
Staff
Department of History staff are ready to help you navigate study at OSU.
Alumni Spotlight
Patricia Loughlin
Our M.A. and Ph.D. graduates have been placed at a variety of academic, public and
private institutions and organizations across the country.
“I am a proud graduate of the Ph.D. program in history at Oklahoma State University.
The faculty members in the department emphasized scholarship, professional development
and teaching experiences for graduate students. My writing skills improved in rigorous
graduate seminars and dissertation work. Oklahoma State was the best place for me
to study the American west.”Dr. Patricia Loughlin
Professor of History, University of Central Oklahoma
Patti Loughlin, professor of history at the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma Historical Society board member, received her Ph.D. in history from Oklahoma State in 2000. She has co-edited with Sarah Eppler Janda"This Land is Herland: Gendered Activism in Oklahoma from the 1870s to the 2010s" (University of Oklahoma Press, 2021), featuring thirteen scholars of Oklahoma history writing about thirteen women activists from the territorial period to the present. In partnership with the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center and Oklahoma Humanities, This Land is Herland Program Series was held online in the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19. The series marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment extending voting rights to women and women’s activism in Oklahoma more broadly. Currently, Loughlin and Janda are writing an Oklahoma history textbook for high school students for statewide adoption in 2025-26.
Loughlin is the author of "Hidden Treasures of the American West" (University of New Mexico Press, 2005), "Building Traditions, Educating Generations: A History of the University of Central Oklahoma" with Bob Burke (Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2007), "Main Street Oklahoma" co-edited with Linda Reese (University of Oklahoma Press, 2013) and "Angie Debo, Daughter of the Prairie" (Oklahoma Hall of Fame, 2017).
