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Kyle Harper

( University Of Oklahoma Alumni )

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Kyle Harper is an American historian and classicist who specializes in ancient history, particularly that of ancient Rome. He is a professor of classics and letters at the University of Oklahoma (OU), and holds the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty. Harper was provost of OU from 2014 to 2020.

Early life and education

Kyle Harper was born on December 29, 1979, in Norman, Oklahoma. In 2001 he graduated from the University of Oklahoma (OU) with a bachelor's degree in letters. In his final year of college Harper was named one of Oklahoma's two finalists for a Rhodes Scholarship. He went on to earn a MA (2003) and PhD (2007) from Harvard University.

Career

Upon graduating from Harvard, Harper was hired as an assistant professor at OU. In 2009 he was named the founding director of OU's Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage. He was promoted to be a full professor of classics and letters in 2014.

Harper also worked in university administration and was provost of the university from 2014 to 2020. After stepping down as provost, he returned to the university's academic faculty. In 2021, Harper was named the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty.

Harper's four books are: Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275-425 (2011),Reviews include: