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.
Fall Courses
More than 80 Graduate and Undergraduate Courses in History and History of Science will be offered in Fall 2019. Click here to find out more!
Diversity in History
“We strongly believe that our intellectual endeavors are made more credible and rigorous when they include different peoples, places….” More here…
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (HSMT) brings together pioneering faculty members in History and Medical History & Bioethics. More here…
Department News
Professor Leonora Neville Publishes New Book on Byzantine Gender
Professor Leonora Neville, a historian of the medieval eastern Mediterranean and the Byzantine Empire, has published a new book titled Byzantine Gender (ARC Humanities Press, 2019). “Why were virtuous Byzantine women described as manly? Why were …
History Major Publishes Object Study for Wisconsin 101
Congratulations to History major Jane Genske, an intern with Wisconsin 101 and WPR this summer, who recently aired her first piece: a short history of Babcock Dairy through the lens of an ice cream carton! …
UW History of Science Ph.D.s garner awards!
When the History of Science Society handed out its awards and prizes on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at its annual meeting (in Utrecht, Netherlands—the first HSS meeting ever in Europe!), UW-Madison History of Science Ph.D. …
Professor Paige Glotzer Cited in Time Magazine in Response to Trump Tweets
Following an article she wrote Monday for CityLab concerning Trump’s tweets about Baltimore, Professor Paige Glotzer was interviewed for a Time Magazine feature titled “Long Before Trump’s Tweets, Baltimore Had Become a ‘Target.’ Here’s How …
Historic History Alumna is Subject of On Wisconsin Magazine Article
One of our program’s oldest alumni, Jenny Morrill (M.A. 1905) is the subject of a recently published article in On Wisconsin about a mysterious book theft that occurred at UW-Madison libraries over 100 years ago. …
Professor Paige Glotzer Publishes Opinion Piece on Trump and Baltimore
Professor Paige Glotzer, who researches urban housing segregation, recently published an opinion piece with CityLab titled “What ‘Infests’ Baltimore? The Segregation History Buried in Trump’s Tweets.” Professor Glotzer’s forthcoming book, titled Building Suburban Power: The Business …
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George L. Mosse Lectures
Fall 2019 Board of Visitors Meeting
History of Science Brown Bag
History Dept Colloquium
History of Science Colloquium
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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.