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About Shawn Fisher, Ph.D.

I teach traditions, our mistakes, our victories and our values in light of God’s sovereignty in this world because it is the most important thing any human can do. By making the past accessible, you make the present meaningful, and the future possible.

Positions

August 2021 - Present Chairman, Harding University ‐ Department of History & Political Science
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Present Associate Professor of History and Political Science, Harding University ‐ Department of History & Political Science
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2020 - Present Arkansas History Commission, Commissioner
2014 - 2018 Arkansas WWII Centennial Commemoration Committee, Chair
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Honors and Awards

  • James L. Foster and Billy W. Beason Award for Best Dissertation in Arkansas history, from the Arkansas Historical Association, 2013.
  • Best Prospectus Award for “An Epitaph for Dixie: Southern Soldiers, Southern Manhood, and the Little Rock Central High Crisis.” University of MemphisEndowment Committee, 2010.
  • Ruth and Harry Woodbury Fellowship in Southern History, University of Memphis, 2008.
  • Major L. Wilson Graduate Paper Prize, University of Memphis, 2008.
  • Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society, 2006.

Courses

  • Western Civilization
  • Arkansas History
  • Emergence of Modern US
  • US Military History
  • US History Survey

Education

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2007 - 2013 PhD, University of Memphis ‐ History
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2001 - 2006 M.Ed, Harding University
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1991 - 1997 B.A., Harding University ‐ Department of History & Political Science
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Recent Works (3)