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. …
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Jim Sweet American Historical Association Presidential Address
Jim Sweet ended his term as the 2022 President of the American Historical Association with a presidential address at the annual American Historical Association Conference. The address titled “Slave Trading as a Corporate Criminal Conspiracy, from the …
2022-23 Teaching Assistant Award Winners in the Department of History
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 …
History.com Publishes Article by Professor Ashley Brown
Ashley Brown, Allan H. Selig Chair in the History of Sport and Society and Assistant Professor History, has written a brief article for History.com. “How Althea Gibson Faced Racial Barriers–Even as a Tennis Champion” was …
Undergraduate Student Researchers Talk about New Digital Exhibit “1914: Then Came Armageddon”
History Majors Maddy McGlone and Rachel Lynch talk about the new digital exhibition “1914: Then Came Armageddon” in an article published by the UW Libraries. 1914: Then Came Armageddon is the first fully digital exhibition …
Paige Glotzer Films an Episode of University Place for PBS Wisconsin
Professor Paige Glotzer discusses the history of housing segregation on PBS Wisconsin’s University Place. The episode is available to view online and will air on Monday, March 20th at 9:00 PM. Housing segregation is the …
Kathryn McGarr’s new “City of Newsmen” in Louis Menand’s review in New Yorker
In his Feb. 6, 2023 critic-at-large book review for the New Yorker, “Making the News,” Louis Menand features affiliated faculty Kathryn McGarr‘s new book, City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War …
Ashley Brown Publishes New Book
From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem as a young teenager to her eleven Grad Slam tennis wins to her professional golf career, Althea Gibson became the most famous black sportswoman …
Louise Young Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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 …
Jim Sweet Gives His Presidential Address at the American Historical Association Conference in January
Jim Sweet ends his term as the 2022 President of the American Historical Association with a presidential address at the annual American Historical Association Conference. The address, entitled “Slave Trading as a Corporate Criminal Conspiracy, …