Department News

Brandon Bloch Publishes Book: Reinventing Protestant Germany: Religious Nationalists and the Contest for Post-Nazi Democracy
In August 2025, Professor Brandon Bloch published his first book with Harvard University Press, entitled: Reinventing Protestant Germany: Religious Nationalists and the Contest for Post-Nazi Democracy. The book tells the story of how German Protestant …

Marla Ramírez Receives 2025 Mentor Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Marla Ramírez (History & Chican@ and Latin@ Studies) on receiving the 2025 Mentor Award for her outstanding work as a mentor, teacher, and contributor to the UW–Madison community. Professor Ramírez takes …

Gloria Whiting’s New Book, Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England continues to receive awards
In August 2024, Gloria Whiting published her first book, Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England, which explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin …

Allison Powers Useche Interviewed and Publishes Article in Diplomatic History Journal
Professor Allison Powers Useche recently published an article in the journal Diplomatic History entitled “Defining Dispossession: Arbitration and the Transformation of Sovereign Debt.” In this article, Professor Useche examines how nineteenth-century arbitration tribunals—particularly the 1868 …

Day of the Badger 2025
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 …
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