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 The
Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society in Fulbright College,
formed through a special appropriation from Congress, is dedicated
to the study of Southern politics, culture, history, and literature.
Substantial fellowships and assistantships for graduate study are
available through the Departments of English and History, both nationally
ranked programs led by faculty with superb records of teaching,
publication and scholarship.
The Center supports both student and faculty research projects,
national conferences on Southern politics, history, and literature,
a lecture series on American government and public policy, archival
collections, and interdisciplinary programs that bring together
scholars and students in various fields.
THE PROGRAM IN LITERATURE. The Department
of English offers the Diane Blair Graduate Fellowships for the
study of Southern literature. Fellowships, which include graduate
assistantships, normally are renewable for a total of three years,
and come with stipends of $14,800 for students with fewer than 30
hours of graduate credit and $15,200 for students with 30 hours
or more of graduate credit. Assistantships include tuition waivers
for both in-state and out-of-state students. Additional funds are
available for research and travel to conferences. The department
has very strong offerings in Southern literature and regional studies
and is focusing much of its future development in these areas. The
department also is the home of one of the nation's most distinguished
creative writing programs, and its faculty includes two of the South's
eminent writers, Ellen Gilchrist and Miller Williams.
THE PROGRAM IN HISTORY. Through the
Blair Center, the Department
of History offers graduate assistantships of $14,800 that are
renewable for three years. Assistantships also include tuition waivers
for both instate and out-of-state students. Additional funds are
available for research and travel to conferences. The Department
of History also awards the Willard B. Gatewood Doctoral Fellowship
to an outstanding graduate student pursuing an interest in Southern,
African American, or progressive era history. The fellowship includes
an assistantship of $14,800 that is renewable for three years. In
addition, tuition is waived for both in-state and out-of-state students
and funds are available for research and travel to conferences.
Doctoral students from the department have been phenomenally successful
on the job market in the last 10 years. They enjoy the benefit of
teaching their own courses rather than simply leading discussion
sections, they can work closely with a number of professors, and
they can choose from a rich variety of course offerings. The department
offers an outstanding concentration of faculty focusing on Southern
and regional studies. No fewer than nine faculty teach and conduct
research on some aspect of Southern or Southwestern history.
TO APPLY: Complete an application
for admission to the Graduate School. Send a separate statement
of one to two pages outlining your interest in studying the South
and your academic goals to the appropriate chair.
Jeannie Whayne
Chair, Department of History
416 Main
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
jwhayne@uark.edu
Phone: 479-575-3001
Robert Brinkmeyer
Chair, Department of English
333 Kimpel Hall
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
brinkm@uark.edu
Phone: 479-575-4301
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