Welcome! Building on more than a century of distinguished scholarship and teaching, our faculty and staff serve over 400 undergraduate majors and nearly 250 certificate students, along with many other students passionate about history. We are also home to a vibrant community of more than 100 graduate students in both History and the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
Department News
Marla Ramírez Receives 2025 Mentor Award
July 10, 2025
Day of the Badger 2025
March 20, 2025
Ashley Brown Continues to Receive Book Awards
February 20, 2025
Emily Callaci Publishes Book Wages for House Work
February 14, 2025- More History News posts
Upcoming Events
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Mar19
2026 Doria Dee Johnson Lecture: "Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, White Rage, and the Long Reach of the Reagan 80s" Heather Ann Thompson @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Mar23
"Survival at Treblinka: Geography, Gender, and Social Networks of Jewish Resistance" Chad S.A. Gibbs @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Zoom
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Apr10
History of Science Medicine and Technology Colloquium with Dr. Mary Fissell Mary Fissell (Johns Hopkins University) @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Curti Lounge
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Apr15
2026 Karpat Lecture: “Managing Byzantine Heritage in the Modern World: The Development of Byzantine Studies in Turkey” Koray Durak (Boğaziçi University) @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Curti Lounge
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Apr16
2026 Petrovich Lecture Norman Naimark (Stanford University)
Madison History Club
The Madison History Club brings UW–Madison alumni together with people across Madison who are curious about the past and eager to learn and discuss history with others.
Faculty Bookshelf
Listing of books written or edited by current History Department faculty.
Department Newsletter
The 2024-25 History Department newsletter, “The Past In The Present” is available now!
Courses
The History Department offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate courses under two subject headings: "History" and "History of Science". Many of our undergraduate courses are open to Senior Guest Auditors.
The History Lab
Attention Students! Let us help you with your paper or research project, no matter your stage in the process.
The History of The History Department
Highlights benchmarks in the department’s institutional history and key changes in its curriculum, faculty, and students.