On Friday, May 12 the Department of History celebrated undergraduate commencement with a recognition ceremony and reception at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Professor Mary Lou Roberts was selected by the graduating cohort of History majors …
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Congratulations Undergraduate Award Recipients!
This year, the Department of History awarded over $35,000 to undergraduate students to fund student research projects, recognize superior writing achievements, and support outstanding History majors as they continue their studies. Awardees were recognized at …
Claire Taylor Awarded an H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Professor Claire Taylor has been awarded an H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. The Romnes Fellowship recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is …
UW-Madison Recognizes Two History Graduates
With the end of the 2022-23 academic year, UW-Madison has recognized how a few notable graduates made their mark on campus – and beyond. Two History graduates have received recognition for their outstanding work from …
Ashley Brown Interviews for Podcast with Biographers International Organization
Professor Ashley Brown was interviewed by Biographers International Organization about her recently published biography on Althea Gibson. This biography, titled Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson, is the most comprehensive biography of …
Karl Shoemaker Receives Wagner Award and is Invited to Give a Keynote Lecture
Professor Karl Shoemaker has been selected by the College of Letters & Science as the recipient of the Robert F. and Sylvia T. Wagner Distinguished Faculty Award. Professor Shoemaker has received this award in recognition …
Department of History Senior Thesis Presentations
On Monday, May 1 students in History 680/690: Senior Thesis Colloquium presented on their original undergraduate research projects in an afternoon event at the Pyle Center. Presentations were divided into four panels: the State and …
Stephen Kantrowitz Publishes New Book
Citizens of a Stolen Land: A Ho-Chunk History of the Nineteenth-Century United States by Stephen Kantrowitz offers a concise and revealing history that reconsiders the Civil War era by centering one Native American tribe’s encounter …
History Department 2022 Newsletter – “The Past in the Present”
History Newsletter 2022-23 (pdf) History Newsletter 2022-23: mobile-friendly version (pdf) In this issue: Chair’s Welcome Back to the Archives Professor Monica Kim Named MacArthur Fellow Department of history Undergraduate Graduation Address Faculty/Staff/Emeritus News And more… …
New Faculty Member in Medical History and Bioethics
Professor Dana Landress has joined the Department of History as an Assistant Professor of Medical History and Bioethics. She is a historian of 19th and 20th century medicine and public health in the United States. …