Welcome! Building on more than a century of distinguished scholarship and teaching, our faculty and staff serve over 400 undergraduate majors along with many other students passionate about history. We are also home to a vibrant community of some 130 graduate students in both History and the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
In Honor of Francisco Scarano
“Caribbean Pasts, Presents and Futures: An Interdisciplinary Conference in Honor of Francisco Scarano.” April 12-13, 2019. More here…
Diversity in History
“We strongly believe that our intellectual endeavors are made more credible and rigorous when they include different peoples, places….” More here…
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (HSMT) brings together pioneering faculty members in History and Medical History & Bioethics. More here…
Department News
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.
Neil Kodesh receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Neil Kodesh was one of thirteen faculty members chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. This honor recognizes exemplary achievements in teaching, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the …
Judith Houck Publishes New Book: Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement
The University of Chicago Press has published Professor Judith Houck’s new book, Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement. The work highlights local history to tell a national story about the evolution of …
Professor Mou Banerjee and Undergraduate Students Featured in Interview on The Nonviolence Project
The College of Letters & Science recently published a spotlight on The Nonviolence Project, an online history project that aims to educate people about the success of nonviolent protests across the world. The project is …
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Student Roudtable – ”Impacts of War – Economic Social, and Cultural Effects of War”
Thursdays. May 2, 2019
“A Twentieth Century Crusade: The Vatican’s Battle to Remake Christian Europe”
Friday, May 3, 2019
History of Science Brown Bag - Town Hall Meeting
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Merle Curti Lecture Series
The annual Merle Curti Lectures commemorate our late colleague Merle Curti, a pioneer in the practice of American intellectual and cultural history, as well as a beloved member of our department for nearly half a century until his death in 1996.