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
Day of the Badger 2026
March 11, 2026
Brandon Bloch Earns 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award
February 1, 2026
UW-Madison Puerto Rican Studies Hub Launches
December 1, 2025
Louise Young Receives WARF Named Professorship
November 30, 2025
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Upcoming Events
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Mar13
"Byzantium, Historical Nostalgia, and Digital Extremism" BERKE ÇETİNKAYA (UW-Madison, Department of History) @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Memorial Union & Zoom
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Mar18
"A Blueprint for Worker Solidarity: Class Politics and Community" Naomi Williams (Rutgers University), in conversation with Heather Ann Thompson (University of Michigan) @ 4:00 pm Memorial Union Room 126
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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 (University of Michigan) @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Pyle Center, Vandeberg Auditorium, Room 121
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Mar20
"The Dubious Scientific Foundations of 21st Century Eugenics" Emily Merchant (UC Davis) @ 12:00 pm Curti Lounge (5233 Mosse Humanities)
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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
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.