April 8 – 9, 2025 DAY OF THE BADGER Day of the Badger is an annual campus-wide day of giving. For 1,848 minutes on April 8 – April 9, alumni, friends, faculty, and students …
History News
Ashley Brown Continues to Receive Book Awards
Ashley Brown – Associate Professor and Allan H. Selig Chair in the History of Sport and Society – has continued to receive many accolades for her biography of the iconic American tennis player and golfer …
Emily Callaci Publishes Book Wages for House Work
In February 2025, UW-Madison History Professor Emily Callaci published a new book entitled Wages for House Work: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise. You can find Wages for House Work at Penguin …
James Sweet Publishes Book: Mutiny on the Black Prince: Slavery, Piracy, and the Limits of Liberty in the Revolutionary Atlantic World
In January 2025, James Sweet published a new book with Oxford University Press. The book is entitled Mutiny on the Black Prince: Slavery, Piracy, and the Limits of Liberty in the Revolutionary Atlantic World. Read …
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo collaborates with artist Bad Bunny to tell Puerto Rico’s History
Professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo recently collaborated with artist Bad Bunny on his latest project. Accompanying the songs on Bad Bunny’s sixth album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”, 17 visualizers were released on January 5. The visualizers feature …
Mou Banerjee Publishes Book: The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India
In January 2025, Harvard University Press published a new book authored by Professor Mou Banerjee: The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India. An illuminating history of religious and political controversy in nineteenth-century …
Allison Powers Publishes Book: Arbitrating Power: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law
In December 2024, UW-Madison History Professor Allison Powers published a new book with Oxford University Press. The book is entitled Arbitrating Power: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law. Read more here.
Professor Emeritus Colleen Dunlavy’s Book Named Among Best Books of Summer 2024 by Financial Times
The Financial Times recognized Professor Emerita of History, UW-Madison Colleen Dunlavy’s Small, Medium, Large: How Government Made the US into a Manufacturing Powerhouse one of the best summer books of 2024. Small, Medium, and Large …
Day of the Badger: April 16-17, 2024
Day of the Badger is an annual campus-wide day of giving. For 1,848 minutes on April 16 – April 17, alumni, friends, faculty, and students come together to celebrate and support UW. How to Participate: …
Sasha Maria Suarez Recognized with Exceptional Service Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sasha Suarez who was awarded an Exceptional Service Award! This award recognizes Sasha for her considerable community-facing and university service while also maintaining a high level of research and creative productivity.