FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — J. Laurence Hare, associate professor of history in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has been named director of the International Studies program at the University of Arkansas.

"The International Studies program, formerly known as International Relations, has a long history in Fulbright College," Hare said. "I'm excited to carry on the tradition set by former directors to support the college's international mission and reinforce the Fulbright legacy of peace through education."

Hare specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of modern Europe. His research focuses on the development of nationalist movements in Germany and Scandinavia and explores how visions of nations move across borders.

His first book, Excavating Nations: Archaeology, Museums, and the German-Danish Borderlands (University of Toronto Press, 2015), treats these themes by tracing the emergence of archaeology in the embattled Schleswig-Holstein border region to reveal how overlapping claims to prehistoric sites and artifacts shaped notions of German and Scandinavian identity. The project was supported by a German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation and recognized with the Aurora Borealis Prize from the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study.

Hare teaches courses on the history of modern Europe, historiography and historical methods. He is affiliated with the Fulbright College Honors Program and the Honors College and leads two honors colloquia: Intellectual Origins of National Socialism and Opera, Nations and Empires.

He holds a bachelor of arts in history and anthropology from the Univeristy of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He eared a master of arts and a doctorate in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About the Program: The International Studies program (formerly known as International Relations) encompasses exploration of the world and its peoples, including its politics, economics, cultures, societies and environment. It uses such varied subjects as international security, international economics, foreign relations, history, political science, geography, sociology, anthropology and foreign languages and draws on the resources and expertise of many academic departments across campus. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in study abroad as part of their degree program. The program is housed in Fulbright College, serving as a vital component in the fulfillment of Senator Fulbright's vision.