Congratulations to Professor Marla Ramírez on receiving a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant ($120,000 over 3 years) for her project, “Retrofitting Latinxs into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative.” The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that honors the legacy …
History News
Professor Mary Lou Roberts Publishes New Book
Professor Mary Lou Roberts has a new book titled, Sheer Misery: Soldiers in Battle in WWII (University of Chicago Press, 2021). According to the publisher’s website, “Sheer Misery trains a humane and unsparing eye on the …
Professor Ashley Brown Writes About Tennis Player Althea Gibson
Professor Ashley Brown was recently interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine for an article about Althea Gibson, the subject of her upcoming book (in progress). In the year 1950, at age 23, Althea Gibson was the first …
History Majors Selected for Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowships
History majors Sophia Clark and Julia Derzay have been selected to receive 2021 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowships! The Hilldale Fellowships are generously funded by grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature, and …
Volume 24 of ARCHIVE Now Available Online
ARCHIVE, the UW-Madison Undergraduate Journal of History, has published their 24th volume! Under the supervision of faculty advisor Professor Sarah Thal, Editor-in-Chief Madeline Brauer and Editorial Board members Julia Derzay, Haley Drost, Taylor Madl, Thomas …
Professor Pablo Gómez Receives 2021-2022 Romnes Fellowship
Congratulations to Professor Pablo Gómez, a recipient of the 2021-2022 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship! The Romnes Fellowship recognizes and supports tenured faculty and their research. Professor Gómez holds a joint appointment in the Department of History and …
History Faculty, Students, Alumni Speak About the Humanities Building
Professor Leonora Neville (History Department Chair), senior history major Max Herteen, and alumnus Rick Schlesinger (’83, member of the History Board of Visitors and President of Business Operations at the Milwaukee Brewers) are featured in …
History Major Selected as Truman Scholarship Finalist
History major Adrian Lampron has been selected as one of three Truman Scholarship Finalists from UW-Madison! The Truman Scholarship recognizes outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and …
The Department of History May Be Getting a New Home (With Your Help)!
The Department of History, currently housed in the George L. Mosse Humanities Building, may be getting a new home! To those who have taken classes in the building, it will come as no surprise that …
UW-Madison History Ranks High on List of Best Graduate Schools
The 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” ranks UW-Madison’s History Department as #11 for overall Best History Programs. Ranked specialties place the program at #1 for African History, #2 for …