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Awards

Farha Tahir Named Forward Award Recipient

Posted on July 6, 2023

Farha Tahir, History, Political Science, and International Public Affairs graduate ‘09 and member of the History Department Board of Visitors, was named a 2023 Forward Award Recipient. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various …

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

Susan Lederer Awarded WARF Named Professorship

Posted on June 20, 2023

Professor Susan Lederer has been awarded a WARF Named Professorship. Five faculty across campus have been awarded WARF Named Professorships, which come with $100,000, and honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement …

Posted in 2023, All News, Awards, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

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

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

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

2022-23 Teaching Assistant Award Winners in the Department of History

Posted on March 30, 2023

Two teaching assistants from the Department of History, Ludwig Decke and Emma Wathen, have received a Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards. These awards recognize their excellence in teaching. Ludwig and Emma both received the Early Excellence …

Posted in 2023, All News, Awards, European History, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology, Jewish History

Louise Young Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Posted on December 30, 2022

This past fall, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences inducted Professor Louise Young. An honorary society and policy organization founded in 1780, the Academy elects exceptionally accomplished individuals and engages them in advancing the public good. Young signed the Book of Members …

Posted in 2022, All News, Awards, East Asian History, History News, War in Society and Culture

Ph.D. Alum Catherine Burns Received 2022 James Phinney Baxter Award

Posted on December 1, 2022

Catherine M. Burns (PhD 2011) is the recipient of the 2022 James Phinney Baxter Award for best article in the scholarly journal Maine History. “ ‘It May Be Questionable’: Granger v. Avery and the Redaction …

Posted in 2022, All News, Alumni, Awards, History News, U.S./North American History

Monica Kim Named 2022 MacArthur Fellow

Posted on October 14, 2022

Professor Monica Kim has recently been named a MacArthur Fellow. This “genius grant” fellowship provides an $800,000 stipend for the fellows to use as they see fit. The criteria that are used to select the …

Posted in 2022, All News, Awards, History News, U.S./North American History, War in Society and Culture

Simon Balto Named a 2022-2023 Carr Center Fellow at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Posted on September 9, 2022

Professor Simon Balto has recently been named as a 2022-2023 Carr Center Fellow at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy serves as the hub of the Harvard …

Posted in 2022, All News, Awards, History News, U.S./North American History
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