ARCHIVE, the UW–Madison Undergraduate Journal of History, has published their 24th volume! Under the supervision of faculty advisor Professor Sarah Thal, Editor-in-Chief Madeline Brauer and Editorial Board members Julia Derzay, Haley Drost, Taylor Madl, Thomas Miller, Alex Moriarty, Evan Sadlon, Jeff Wang, and Andrew Wheat successfully completed a volume that encompasses both traditional historical writing …
Congratulations to Professor Pablo Gómez, a recipient of the 2021-2022 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship! The Romnes Fellowship recognizes and supports tenured faculty and their research. Professor Gómez holds a joint appointment in the Department of History and the Department of Medical History & Bioethics here at UW–Madison. His work examines the history of health and corporeality in …
Professor Leonora Neville (History Department Chair), senior history major Max Herteen, and alumnus Rick Schlesinger (’83, member of the History Board of Visitors and President of Business Operations at the Milwaukee Brewers) are featured in a new video advocating for the proposed construction of a future L&S Academic Building to rehouse the History Department and …
History major Adrian Lampron has been selected as one of three Truman Scholarship Finalists from UW–Madison! The Truman Scholarship recognizes outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. Out of a total of 845 nominees from 328 colleges, Adrian was identified as one of the 193 …
The Department of History, currently housed in the George L. Mosse Humanities Building, may be getting a new home! To those who have taken classes in the building, it will come as no surprise that the structure is in dire condition. The university is now working to secure state support for a new L&S Academic …
The 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” ranks UW–Madison’s History Department as #11 for overall Best History Programs. Ranked specialties place the program at #1 for African History, #2 for Women’s History, #12 for Cultural History, #12 for European History, #13 in Modern U.S. History, and #14 in Latin American …
Congratulations to Professor of Law and History Department affiliate Mitra Sharafi on receiving the 2021 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award! “Sharafi links theory to practice and encourages students to think beyond the four walls of the classroom. While learning the traditional elements of contract formation, breach and remedy, she consistently reminds students that the ‘law on the …
Alumnus Jeffrey Moran (BA in History and Comm Arts, 1988) has published his fourth book, The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents, Second Edition (New York, Bedford Books, 2021). The subject of the book is something he first learned about in one of Professor Emeritus John M. Cooper’s undergraduate courses. Moran attended Harvard University …
In a new article from the College of Letters & Science, Professor Sarah Thal and UW students are featured for their work on Wisconsin 101: Our History in Objects. Wisconsin 101 is a website and public history initiative that brings together the Department of History, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and Wisconsin Public Radio to raise …
Congratulations to Professor Monica Kim, who has received the 2021 Outstanding Achievement in History Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies! This is the fourth award that Kim has received for her book, The Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War: The Untold History (Princeton University Press, 2019). Kim’s work aims to place US empire …