Spring 2008

Conference Presentation and Participation
"Bishops and Grants of Pensions quousque beneficium providerimus in Thirteenth-Century England"
Dr. Michael Burger
International Conference of Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, MI)
May 5-11
Dr. Burger is also organizing two panels for the conference: "Bishops and Their Men" and "Bishops as Patrons in High- and Late-Medieval England," featuring scholars from the U.S. and the U.K.

Conference Presentation
"Expanding Possibilities: The New Woman as Foreign Missionary in Spain, 1892-1903"
Dr. Carol Grigas
Organization of American Historians (New York City)
March 28-31

Conference Presentation
"Institutional Racism and Diversity Management"
Dr. James Ward
American Society for Public Administration (Dallas)
March 7-11

Conference Presentation
"Exploring Institutional Racism, Diversity and Public Administration"
Dr. James Ward
Conference of Minority Public Administrators (Hamilton, Bermuda)
February 13-17

Campus presentations & film viewings
2007-2008 International Series: "Indigenous Peoples of the World"
Dr. Tom Velek, Director

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Fall 2007

Conference Presentation
"Meeting the Diversity Challenge: Hispanic Students in Mississippi"
Dr. Pat Dennis
Mississippi Council for the Social Studies (Jackson)
October 15-16

Presentation
"American Federalism and National-State Relations"
Dr. James Ward
Constitution Day Presentation (MUW)
September 17

Spring 2007

Conference Participation
Dr. Michael Burger will chair a panel on "Bishops and Their Men," featuring scholars from the U.S., Canada and Norway
International Conference of Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, MI)
May 10-13

Conference Presentation
"Dual Defection: Liberating Party Factions in American Politics"
Dr. Brian Anderson
Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago)
April 12-15

Conference Presentation
"A 'Two-Plus' Party System in the United States"
Dr. Brian Anderson
Mississippi Political Science Association (Hattiesburg)
March 2-3

Conference Presentation
"Strong Mayor Reform in a Council-Manager System: The Case of Cincinnati, Ohio"
Dr. James Ward
Conference of Minority Public Administrators (Memphis)
February 23

Fall 2006

Presentation
"Catesby Jones, the Selma Foundry, and New Perspectives on Confederate Industrialization"
Dr. Edwin Combs
Selma-Dallas County Historical Society (Selma, AL)
November 30

Conference presentation
"Frustrated Patrons in Thirteenth-Century England"
Dr. Michael Burger
Southern National Conference on British Studies (Birmingham, AL)
November 16-18

Conference Presentation
"New England 'New Women' in Spain: American Domestic Discourse and a Missionary Project, 1892-1903"
Dr. Carol Grigas
New England Historical Association (Univ. of Massachusetts @ Dartmouth)
October 14

Presentation
"George Washington: Spymaster"
Dr. Carol Grigas
Sons of the American Revolution (Lowndes County)
September 25

Presentation
"Israel v. Hezbollah: What Lies Behind the Conflict"
Dr. Brian Anderson
Golden Triangle Celts (Starkville)
August 24

Spring 2006

Conference Presentation
"Expanding Possibilities: The New Woman and the Role of the Foreign Missionary"
Dr. Carol Grigas
Competing Kingdoms Conference (Oxford, England (U.K.))
April 27-29

Fall 2005

“Counter-Terrorism: Security v. Liberty”
Dr. Brian Anderson
Honors College Forum - Constitution Day
September 15, 2005