Author: Andrew Kutchka Major: History At the beginning of the Spring 2021 semester, I was approached by a friend and fellow history major Avery Hasten who asked if I would like to be part of a research team. I was quite hesitant as I was already stretched...
Researching the Peel Family: A New Narrative for the Peel Mansion and for Myself
Author: Emily Snyder Major: History, Latino and Latin American Studies Emily Snyder is a History and Latino and Latin American Studies major in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in museum...
Rewriting Fayetteville’s Perceptions of History
Author: Madison Whipple Major: History My name is Madison Whipple and I just graduated Magna Cum Laude from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in history and a minor in Spanish. My mentor is Dr. Louise Hancox,...
Meeting the Women of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, 100 Years On
My name is Madison Whipple and I am a senior in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a major in history and a minor in Spanish. My mentor is Louise Hancox, lecturer of history and Director of Career Innovation in the Honors College. I am in my...
Learning More than Expected
Author: Raiyan Syed Major: History, Economics Hi, my name is Raiyan Syed. I’m a History and Economics double major with a Spanish Minor. I spent part of my summer from July 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018, interning at Grameen Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. My internship was...
Research at the Seaside
History Alumnus Brock DeMark (BA 2019) recounts his research experience for his honors thesis: “Spatial Divides at the Victorian Seaside: Brighton, A Case Study, 1820-1860” supervised by Dr. Ren Pepitone.
Study into the Primitive Baptists
Author: Jacob Huneycutt Major: History During the Spring semester of 2020, I began my Honors Thesis research, directed by history professor Dr. Jim Gigantino, on the Primitive Baptists in the North Carolina Piedmont region during the early nineteenth century. Before...
Local Legends
Author: Elizabeth Cooper Major: History & Anthropology My research involves examining and exploring the interaction of spiritualism, race, class, and gender in early twentieth century Fayetteville, Arkansas through the life of Lessie Stringfellow Read. Born in...
Πάμε παρέα!
Author: Abby Werzenski Major: History, Anthropology Country: Greece Program: Honors Passport Greece “Πάμε παρέα!” (pronounced PAme paRAYa) means “let’s go together” and is an interesting Greek phase that I used many times during my month-long study tour earlier this...
Learning to Laugh with the People of Greece
Author: Emily Snyder Major: History Country: Greece Program: Honors Passport Greece Before my study abroad group left for Greece, our wonderful professors, Dr. Daniel Levine and George Paulson, gave each of us a Greek name. It was often the Greek equivalent of our...