2024-2025 Events Line-Up
The Department of History would like to highlight some events for this year which are free and open to the public. Always check our website as new events can be added throughout the year. You are always welcome to join us!
Fall 2024
Readers Meet the Author Series
Baylor University faculty are prolific writers, researchers, mentors, and teachers, and we welcome every opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments. Readers Meet the Author, presented by the Office of the President and Office of the Provost and hosted by the University Libraries, encourages opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and others to gather for shared reflection and collegial conversation about big ideas. This year two of our department’s faculty will be featured.
Dr. Elesha J. Coffman, Professor of History
Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith (Baker Academic, 2024)
October 22, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Schumacher Flex Commons | Moody Memorial Library
Dr. Kimberly R. Kellison, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Forging a Christian Order: South Carolina Baptists, Race, and Slavery, 1696-1860 (University of Tennessee Press, 2023)
November 19, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Schumacher Flex Commons | Moody Memorial Library
Homecoming Tea at Tidwell
Join us for Tea at Tidwell, a special event sponsored by the Departments of History, Religion, and Sociology! We invite alumni and friends of the departments to come together for an afternoon of nostalgia and camaraderie. Take a tour of the renovated building, reminiscing about your time here while discovering recent updates and improvements. Enjoy some refreshments as you catch up with old friends and make new connections. We look forward to welcoming you back and hope to see you there!
October 25, 2024 | 3: 00 – 4:00 pm | Main Foyer Tidwell Bible Building
Phi Alpha Theta Book Sale
We are excited to announce the upcoming Phi Alpha Theta Book Sale! Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society dedicated to promoting the study of history through research, teaching, publication, and exchange of learning among its members. The proceeds from this book sale will directly support our chapter’s programming initiatives and help fund student travel to academic conferences. These opportunities are invaluable for our members, allowing them to network and help serve our majors and minors. By participating in their book sale, you'll not only find great reads but also contribute to the development of our chapter. Please stop by!
November 15, 2024 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Front Steps of the Tidwell Bible Building
Spring 2025 | Sneak Peak
We want to give you a sneak peak at some events involving our faculty for the spring. Make sure to mark your calendar and tune back in to our website or follow us on social media for more details to these upcoming spring events and more.
Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920
January 30, 2024 | Exhibition Opening Reception | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Moody Memorial Library
The Department of History’s Black History Month Lecture
Featuring Dr. Ronald A. Johnson, Associate Professor of History, Baylor University
February 2025
The Jackson Family Chair Lecture
Featuring Dr. Ashanté Reese, Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, UT Austin
February 19, 2025
Charles Edmondson Historical Lecture Series
Featuring Dr. Ben Cowan, Professor of History, UC San Diego
April 2-3, 2025