Welcome! Building on more than a century of distinguished scholarship and teaching, our faculty and staff serve over 400 undergraduate majors along with many other students passionate about history. We are also home to a vibrant community of some 130 graduate students in both History and the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
Spring Courses
More than 75 Graduate and Undergraduate Courses in History and History of Science will be offered in Spring 2020. Click here to find out more!
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. More here…
Undergraduate Video Contest
Undergraduate students are eligible to win $500 for a short video on the subject “why take history?” More here…
Department News
Department of History launches the Madison History Club
In keeping with the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the Department recently created the Madison History Club, which brings together people who are curious about the past and eager to discuss history with others. The …
Alumna Anna Zeide Receives 2019 James Beard Award
Anna Zeide (Ph.D. 2014) an alumna and current Assistant Professor of History at Oklahoma State University has received the 2019 award for best Reference, History and Scholarship book from the James Beard Foundation! Zeide won …
Professor Hennessy Writes About Galapagos Conservation in Washington Post
Professor Elizabeth Hennessy has written an article for the Washington Post titled “We’re trying to keep the Galapagos pristine. That might destroy them.” The piece talks about recent efforts to preserve biodiversity in the Galapagos, …
Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz Published in the Journal Rethinking History
Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz (Ph.D. 2016), has published an article in the journal Rethinking History. The article rereads French philosopher Jacques Derrida’s 1988 Critical Inquiry essay on literary critic and literary theorist Paul de Man’s collaborationist articles and …
Professor Patrick Iber Publishes a Review in The New Republic
Professor Patrick Iber has published a review essay of historian Alexander Zevin’s new book Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist in The New Republic. Professor Iber is a contributing editor for that magazine, and …
History Alumn Writes About the Humanities in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Alumna Karen Spierling (Ph.D. 2001), an Associate Professor of History at Denison University, has written a piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education titled “The Humanities Must Go on the Offensive.” In the article, Spierling …
- More History News posts
Upcoming Events
Follow Us
Featured Events
Lecture: Darren Dochuk - "Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America"
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
History of Science Brown Bag - Joshua Doyle-Raso
Friday, February 21, 2020
History Department Colloquium
Monday, February 24, 2020
Noteworthy
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.
The History Lab
Attention Students! Let us help you with your paper or research project, no matter your stage in the process.
Department Newsletter
Chair’s Welcome, History Welcomes New Members, ARCHIVE in NYC, The Digital City, Migration, and You, Faculty/Staff/Emeritus News, and more…
Merle Curti Lecture Series
The annual Merle Curti Lectures commemorate our late colleague Merle Curti, a pioneer in the practice of American intellectual and cultural history, as well as a beloved member of our department for nearly half a century until his death in 1996.
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.
Faculty Bookshelf
Listing of books written or edited by current History Department faculty.