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Three 2022 History Graduates Highlighted for Accomplishments

Posted on May 11, 2022

This weekend, thousands of Badgers will earn their degrees at UW-Madison Commencement. In anticipation of the commencement proceedings, UW-Madison highlighted several graduates with unique accomplishments to share, and three of them will be receiving their …

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

Professor Judd Kinzley Publishes Article in American Historical Review

Posted on May 6, 2022

Professor Judd Kinzley has a new article out in The American Historical Review (the official publication of the American Historical Association), titled “Wartime Dollars and the Crowning of China’s Hog Bristle King: The Dubious Legacies …

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

Professor Francine Hirsch Co-Authors Op-Ed on War Crimes in Ukraine

Posted on May 2, 2022

Professor Francine Hirsch has co-authored a new op-ed for the Los Angeles Times titled “Lessons from the Soviets on how to hold Russia accountable for war crimes.” Evidence of Russian violence against Ukrainian citizens continues …

Posted in 2022, All News, European History, History News

Retirement Celebration in Honor of Professor Emeritus William Cronon

Posted on April 27, 2022

This Saturday, April 30th, Professor Emeritus William Cronon will be back on the UW-Madison campus to participate in “Common Places: Keywords for a More Than Human World,” a day-long conference organized by his former PhD students that …

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

Alumnus Russell King Publishes Book

Posted on April 5, 2022

Congratulations to alumnus Russell King (BA 2002) on the publication of his new book, Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopia, out this month from the Chicago Review Press. “In 1981, ambitious …

Posted in 2022, All News, Alumni, Books, History News, South Asian History

Submission Period Now Open for Mosse First Book Prize

Posted on March 28, 2022

The submission period is now open for the George L. Mosse First Book Prize! The prize was established in 2020 to honor George L. Mosse’s commitment to scholarship and to mentoring new generations of historians. Winning books are …

Posted in 2022, All News, Awards, Books, History News

Alumnus Mark Solovey Publishes New Book

Posted on March 15, 2022

Congratulations to alumnus Mark Solovey (PhD, 1996) on the publication of his newest book, Social Science for What? Battles Over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation (MIT Press, 2020). “In …

Posted in 2020, All News, Alumni, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Professor Ashley Brown Featured on Big Ten Network

Posted on March 4, 2022

On February 14th, Professor Ashley Brown was interviewed by her former student Ethan Bacon for a Big Ten Network feature on George Coleman Poage, first African-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and a UW-Madison History …

Posted in 2022, All News, Gender and Women’s History, History News, U.S./North American History

Professor Francine Hirsch Writes About Putin and Ukraine in Lawfare

Posted on March 3, 2022

Professor Francine Hirsch has published an article with Lawfare titled “Putin’s Memory Laws Set the Stage for His War in Ukraine.” The piece discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of specific language as propaganda to …

Posted in 2022, All News, European History, History News

Zada Ballew and Christopher Hulshof Receive TA Awards

Posted on February 23, 2022

Congratulations to graduate students Zada Ballew and Christopher Hulshof on receiving 2021 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards! Zada received the Early Excellence in Teaching Award, while Christopher received the Exceptional Service Award. The Early Excellence in Teaching Award …

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