Skip to main content
University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW Crest
Department of History
  • About
  • News & Events Expand Collapse
    • News & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Submit Event
    • Submit News
    • Planning an Event
    • Merle Curti Lecture Series
  • Courses
  • People Expand Collapse
    • History Admin
    • Faculty
    • Faculty by Specialty
    • Faculty Affiliates
    • Teaching Associates
    • Lecturers
    • Emeriti
    • Graduate Students
    • Graduate Students by Field
    • Teaching Assistants
    • Post-Doctoral Fellows
    • Public History Project
    • Mosse Program Staff
    • Turkish Studies Center Staff
    • Department Library Liaisons
    • Memorial Resolutions
  • Undergraduate Program Expand Collapse
    • Our Program
    • Academic & Career Advising
    • Academic Opportunities & Student Life
    • The History Lab
  • Graduate Expand Collapse
    • Our Program
    • For Prospective Students
    • For Current Students
    • Syllabi Library
  • Fields & Programs
  • Media & Galleries
  • Alumni & Friends Expand Collapse
    • Overview
    • Board of Visitors
    • Madison History Club
    • History Newsletters
    • Supporting Excellence
    • Doctorates Awarded
    • Stay in Touch
  • Support Excellence
  • My UW
  • Map
  • History Intranet Login
  1. Home
  2. 2023

2023

History Department Celebrates Undergraduate Commencement

Posted on May 30, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, Awards, History News

Congratulations Undergraduate Award Recipients!

Posted on May 30, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, History News

Claire Taylor Awarded an H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship

Posted on May 17, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, European History, Gender and Women’s History, History News

UW-Madison Recognizes Two History Graduates

Posted on May 12, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, Awards, History News

Ashley Brown Interviews for Podcast with Biographers International Organization

Posted on May 9, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, History News, U.S./North American History

Karl Shoemaker Receives Wagner Award and is Invited to Give a Keynote Lecture

Posted on May 9, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, Awards, European History, History News

Department of History Senior Thesis Presentations

Posted on May 3, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, History News

Stephen Kantrowitz Publishes New Book

Posted on April 25, 2023

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 …

Posted in 2023, All News, Books, History News, U.S./North American History

History Department 2022 Newsletter – “The Past in the Present”

Posted on April 14, 2023

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… …

Posted in 2023, All News, History News

New Faculty Member in Medical History and Bioethics

Posted on April 10, 2023

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. …

Posted in 2023, All News, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology
  • You're on page 1
  • 2
  • Next page

Site footer content

University logo that links to main university website

Contact Us

  • UW Madison - Department of History
    3211 George Mosse Humanities Bldg.
    455 N. Park St.
    Madison, WI 53706

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday 7:45 am - 4:30 pm

    Phone: 608.263.1800
    Fax: 608.263.5302
  • Map map marker
  • Email: historydept@history.wisc.edu
    • facebook
    • twitter
    • instagram
    • youtube

Website feedback, questions or accessibility issues: webadmin@history.wisc.edu

© 2023 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Privacy Notice