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2021

In Memoriam: Alumnus R. Richard “Dick” Wagner

Posted on December 21, 2021

In Memoriam: Alumnus R. Richard “Dick” Wagner The Department of History is sad to share the news that one of our alums, R. Richard “Dick” Wagner (PhD, 1971) passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2021 …

Posted in 2021, All News, Alumni, History News, Memorials

In Memoriam: Alumnus Tyler Stovall

Posted on December 17, 2021

The Department of History is saddened to note the passing of alumnus Tyler Stovall (PhD, 1984). Dr. Stovall studied with Harvey Goldberg at UW-Madison and became a distinguished historian of modern France with a particular …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, History News, Memorials

Professor Judd Kinzley Publishes Article in Wisconsin Magazine of History

Posted on December 15, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Judd Kinzley, who has a new article published in the most recent issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History. “The Ghosts of Science Hall: The Chinese Geologists of the University of Wisconsin” …

Posted in 2021, All News, East Asian History, History News

Professor Gloria Whiting Wins Prize for Best Article in American Legal History

Posted on November 23, 2021

Professor Gloria Whiting has received the Cromwell Prize from the American Society for Legal History for her article, “Race, Slavery, and the Problem of Numbers in Early New England: A View from Probate Court.” This …

Posted in 2021, All News, Awards, Gender and Women’s History, History News, U.S./North American History

Professor Alfred McCoy Publishes New Book

Posted on November 23, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Alfred McCoy on the publication of his new book, To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, out this month from Haymarket Books. From the publisher’s website: “In a tempestuous narrative …

Posted in 2021, All News, Books, History News, Southeast Asian History

Professor Lucas Richert Publishes New Book on the Global History of Cannabis

Posted on November 22, 2021

Lucas Richert, Associate Professor and George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy and History Department faculty affiliate, has published a new book titled Cannabis: Global Histories (MIT Press, 2021). The book, co-edited by Lucas Richert …

Posted in 2021, All News, Books, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Professor Sasha Suarez Speaks to Local News about Indigenous Activism

Posted on November 12, 2021

November is Native American Heritage Month, and to help bring awareness to Wisconsinites about some of the issues the Native American community have been facing, both past and present, Professor Sasha Suarez spoke with local Milwaukee news …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News, U.S./North American History

Paige Glotzer Receives Best Book in North American Urban History Award

Posted on November 11, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Paige Glotzer on receiving the 2021 Kenneth Jackson Award from the Urban History Association for How the Suburbs Were Segregated: Developers and the Business of Exclusionary Housing, 1890-1960 (Columbia University Press, 2020)! This …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News, U.S./North American History

Professor Emeritus Thomas Spear Receives AHA Prize for Best Reference Work

Posted on November 8, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Thomas Spear for winning the American Historical Association’s Waldo G. Leland Prize for the best reference work published over the last five years! The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Historiography: Methods and Sources …

Posted in 2021, African History, All News, Emeriti, History News

UW History Alumni & Emeritus Receive WHA Awards

Posted on November 4, 2021

Congratulations to our graduate program alumni, Jennifer Holland (PhD, 2013) and Cori Simon (PhD, 2020), on their awards from the Western Historical Association! At the WHA meeting last week, Jennifer Holland was presented with two …

Posted in 2021, All News, Alumni, Awards, Emeriti, History News, U.S./North American History
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