Due to COVID-19, the Department of History office is currently closed and faculty and staff are working remotely. If you have general inquiries, please direct them to historydept@history.wisc.edu. The Department of History is working under the guidance of Smart Restart, and the most up to date semester information can be found on the Smart Restart webpage.
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.
A New Home for History
History may be leaving Mosse Humanities. A proposal is underway for a new L&S Academic Building to house the History Department and better serve the needs of a growing undergraduate population. Read more…
For SOAR Students
Welcome first-year and transfer students! Check out the History SOAR Gateway to learn more about History and History of Science at UW-Madison. Read more…
Statement of Commitment
Statement of Commitment to Eradicating White Supremacy, Institutional Racism, and Anti-Black Violence. We draft this statement of solidarity keenly aware that our own institution has to play a role in this quest for meaningful change. Statement of Commitment
Department News
History Major Alyssa Hamrick Receives Iwanter Prize
Congratulations to History major and recent graduate Alyssa Hamrick on receiving the $500 honorable mention for the 2021 Iwanter Prize for Undergraduate Research from the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities! Hamrick received the honorable mention …
Professor Gloria Whiting’s Article Recognized as Exemplary Work Related to Legal History
Writing in JOTWELL, a journal that celebrates “the best new scholarship relevant to the law,” historian Allison Madar (University of Oregon) highlighted Professor Gloria Whiting’s 2020 article from The William & Mary Quarterly titled, “Race, …
Professor Ramírez Receives Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant
Congratulations to Professor Marla Ramírez on receiving a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant ($120,000 over 3 years) for her project, “Retrofitting Latinxs into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative.” The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that honors the legacy …
Professor Mary Lou Roberts Publishes New Book
Professor Mary Lou Roberts has a new book titled, Sheer Misery: Soldiers in Battle in WWII (University of Chicago Press, 2021). According to the publisher’s website, “Sheer Misery trains a humane and unsparing eye on the …
Professor Ashley Brown Writes About Tennis Player Althea Gibson
Professor Ashley Brown was recently interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine for an article about Althea Gibson, the subject of her upcoming book (in progress). In the year 1950, at age 23, Althea Gibson was the first …
History Majors Selected for Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowships
History majors Sophia Clark and Julia Derzay have been selected to receive 2021 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowships! The Hilldale Fellowships are generously funded by grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature, and …
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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.
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Chair’s Welcome, History Welcomes New Members, Interpreting 2020, The Joy of Learning, New Club and Podcast, Faculty/Staff/Emeritus News, and more.
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.
The History of The History Department
Highlights benchmarks in the department’s institutional history and key changes in its curriculum, faculty, and students.