Robert Koehl, Emeritus 1997 age 93 died from prostate cancer on July 6 after a year long fight. Bob was an early founder of Ed Policy Studies and was also a colleague in History, arriving in Madison in the early 1960s. He worked with international students and comparative education for years. The funeral service will …
ARCHIVE is UW–Madison’s undergraduate journal of history. The newest edition of ARCHIVE is now available to read online. Here’s a look at the contents: Molly Coleman, “Means to an End: A Study of Women in Weimar Germany” Robert Yee (Vanderbilt University), “Corporate Governance and the Rise of Big Business: Gentlemen’s Clubs Among the Social Elite, …
Professor Florencia Mallon was on WNIJ Northern Public Radio on Friday, June 26th. She discussed her book, Beyond the Ties of Blood, as part of WNIJ’s 2015 Summer Book Series. The discussion with Mallon and some recorded audio from the show can be found on Northern Public Radio’s website.
May 2015 Doctoral candidate Vicki Fama Daniel has been awarded an H-31 Research Grant from the American Association for the History of Nursing. This pre-doctoral grant is designed to encourage and support graduate training and historical research to students at the Masters and Doctoral levels and provides $2,000 in funding. Vicki will use this grant …
Delivered by Prof. John W. Hall, May 15, 2015 Thank you to the graduating seniors for the invitation to offer a few remarks on this special day. I’m especially glad to see in attendance so many parents and other loved ones, who are able to share with us in this celebration of your accomplishments. But …
January 23 (Friday) at Noon Brown Bag Welcome to Spring Semester! BB organization and scheduling. Special Guest: Jay Malone, History of Science Society Location: 204 Bradley Memorial January 30 (Friday) at Noon Brown Bag: Dana Freiburger, UW–Madison Developing new courses in history of science Location: 204 Bradley Memorial February 6 (Friday) at Noon Brown Bag: …
Finn Enke’s approach to teaching the history of sexuality and gender includes a focus on critical thinking, creating a classroom experience in which students say they are transformed, respected and educated. During 13 years of service, Enke has introduced trans scholarship to UW–Madison, teaching 14 different courses, including one of the nation’s first courses focused …
Professor William Reese was recently selected for a prestigious Vilas Research Professorship. The Vilas Professorship is one of the highest honors bestowed by UW–Madison. Selection criteria demand that candidates “be of proven research ability and possess unusual qualifications and promise. The individual must have contributed significantly to the research mission of the university and be …
The ACLS Fellowship Program awards fellowships to individual scholars working in the humanities and related social sciences. Institutions and individuals contribute to the ACLS Fellowship Program and its endowment, including The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Council’s …
East Asian Connections The Transnational Humanities at the UW–Madison and Beyond Friday, April 17, 2015 1:00 – 3:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm 5243 Humanities) “The Socialization of Risk in the Neoliberal City” Sean Dinces / History “City Stories as National Allegory in Postcolonial Africa” Emily Callaci/ History “Tokyo-centrism, or the Ideology of the Metropolis” Louise …