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America in the Sixties, can ‘ya dig it Part III 

In this third part of our look at the 1960s, we’ll wrap up the counterculture and explore the student protest movement, the Space Race, and the moon l ...  View More

Class Section Number: 263SHIS2802A

Start date: 01/14/26

End date: 02/18/26

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  244

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America’s War on Terror Part I 

This lecture/discussion course examines America’s war on terror, both domestic and foreign, from the early 1800s to the present. Topics include Jeffer ...  View More

Class Section Number: 271SHIS2803A

Start date: 07/15/26

End date: 08/19/26

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  123

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America’s War on Terror Part II 

This lecture/discussion course continues the study of America’s war on terror from 1978 to the present. Topics include the Unabomber, the roots of 9/1 ...  View More

Class Section Number: 272SHIS2804A

Start date: 10/14/26

End date: 11/18/26

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  123

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Anzio to Rome January - June 1944 

The stalemate at Cassino and Volturno is broken, a landing to outflank the German defenses at Anzio- Nettuno. Once again, a combined American- British ...  View More

Class Section Number: 264SHIS2793A

Start date: 04/01/26

End date: 05/06/26

Fee: $79.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  123

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Beyond Rosie: Women of World War II 

The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter symbolizes the ways American women contributed to the war effort during World War II. This course goes beyond Ro ...  View More

Class Section Number: 263SHIS2806A

Start date: 03/02/26

End date: 03/30/26

Fee: $79.00

5 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  174

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Capturing Genocide: Photography of the Holocaust 

This course examines the role of photography in documenting the Holocaust from multiple perspectives, including those of perpetrators, victims, bystan ...  View More

Class Section Number: 264SHIS2805A

Start date: 04/06/26

End date: 05/18/26

Fee: $109.00

7 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
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Room :  174

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Doing History in the 21st century: Diving into the Digital Archives 

Improvements in digitizing and uploading centuries-old documents have afforded more researchers than ever the ability to dig into mysteries of the pas ...  View More

Class Section Number: 264SHIS2796A

Start date: 06/09/26

End date: 06/09/26

Fee: $49.00

1 session

Location: KSU Center Location : 
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Room :  119

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History of Food in America 

North America has a varied climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture. The people who settled the continent starting 15000 years ago found a varie ...  View More

Class Section Number: 263SHIS2801A

Start date: 01/14/26

End date: 03/04/26

Fee: $99.00

8 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  182

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Metamorphosis: The Wonder of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) 

How, why, and to what end did a single German mother traverse the Atlantic to study and paint insects? This session examines the life and times of sev ...  View More

Class Section Number: 264SHIS2797A

Start date: 06/23/26

End date: 06/23/26

Fee: $49.00

1 session

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  119

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Not Going Dutch: the 17th-Century Battle for Brazil 

In 1640, as Dutch ships rounded into the Salvador’s Bay of All Saints, a lone priest railed at God for abandoning the Portuguese. By now, the Netherla ...  View More

Class Section Number: 263SHIS2795A

Start date: 03/19/26

End date: 03/19/26

Fee: $49.00

1 session

Location: KSU Center Location : 
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Room :  123

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Submarine War in World War II: Part 2 - Battle of the Atlantic 

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, spanning from 1939 to 1945. This vital struggle determined wh ...  View More

Class Section Number: 263SHIS2794A

Start date: 01/13/26

End date: 03/03/26

Fee: $99.00

8 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  123

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The American Revolution 

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this lecture/discussion class explores the American Revolution. Topics inc ...  View More

Class Section Number: 264SHIS2798A

Start date: 04/15/26

End date: 05/20/26

Fee: $89.00

6 sessions.

Location: KSU Center Location : 
  KSU Center.

Room :  103

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