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Gregg Mitman Awarded Distinguished Civilian Honor by the Republic of Liberia
UW–Madison Emeritus Professor Gregg Mitman received the award of Knight Commander, Humane Order of African Redemption, one of the highest honors conferred by the Republic of Liberia. The distinguished honor was given…
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…
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…
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…
Welcome New Faculty
The Department of History is excited to welcome three new faculty members – Khaled Esseissah, Michael Martoccio, and Jorell Meléndez-Badillo! Khaled Esseissah joins us as a historian of Islam, colonialism, slavery, race,…
Professor Emeritus Thomas Spear Receives AHA Prize for Best Reference Work
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Thomas Spear for winning the American Historical Association’s Waldo G. Leland Prize for the best reference work published over the last five years! The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Historiography:…
UW–Madison History Grad Students Receive Fulbright Awards
UW–Madison was included this year on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Students. Of the thirteen Fulbright recipients from UW–Madison, three are graduate students…
Professor James Sweet Becomes Next President-Elect of AHA
Professor James H. Sweet has been selected as the new President-elect of the American Historical Association. In the 2020 balloting for officers and committee representatives, AHA members voted to elect James Sweet…

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