Past and Present
Three Wichita State history professors, Drs. Robin Henry, Robert Weems, and Jay Price, will talk about Wichita history, parallels between current events and historical happenings, and how historical events got us to where we are today.
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On today's Past & Present, commentator Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. compares Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” with previous U.S. government spending bills in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. -
On "Past and Present," Dr. Robin Henry looks at the circumstances behind the nation's first whistleblower protection law. -
Having recently celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, Jay Price invites us to think about exactly what event we’re marking. -
On Past and Present, Dr. Robert E. Weems Jr. explores the historical evolution of curriculum on college and university campuses. -
The current forced migration of Latinos has historic roots in previous federal policy. On today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry looks at similar actions that took place in the 1920s and 30s. -
On this week's Past and Present, Dr. Robert Weems says a recent order from Donald Trump undoes a long federal tradition of supporting nonwhite entrepreneurship. -
On today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry talks about the first immigration exclusion policy. -
Today on Past and Present, Jay Price reflects on how research and scholarship can be easy to find, until it's gone. -
On today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry looks at Women's History Month. -
On Past and Present, Jay Price explores how popular culture has imagined the future—and what lessons those movies and television shows might be teaching us.
