Published on Show Me Mizzou Dec. 17, 2025
Through the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy’s master's degree in Atlantic History and Politics, students explore the connections and conflicts that shaped the Atlantic basin, including the Americas, Africa and Europe. The one-year program opens with four weeks at Oxford University, then continues on campus.
“This program gave me a deeper understanding of the forces that connect us across continents, which has been invaluable now that I live and work on the other side of the Atlantic,” says Quinn Sheppard, BA ’24, MA ’25.
For Travis Fitzwater, MA ’22, the experience was transformative. “Earning my master’s degree while running for office was meaningful. Taking my young family to Oxford for a month of study was especially memorable,” he says.
The Kinder Institute also supports graduate students through programs that foster research and professional growth, leading to fellowships, awards, publications and doctoral placements at universities worldwide.
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