Congratulations to History major and recent graduate Alyssa Hamrick on receiving the $500 honorable mention for the 2021 Iwanter Prize for Undergraduate Research from the UW–Madison Center for the Humanities! Hamrick received the honorable mention for her senior thesis, advised by Professor Kathryn Ciancia and titled “From Katyn to ‘Katynism’: The U.S. Congressional Investigation of …
Writing in JOTWELL, a journal that celebrates “the best new scholarship relevant to the law,” historian Allison Madar (University of Oregon) highlighted Professor Gloria Whiting’s 2020 article from The William & Mary Quarterly titled, “Race, Slavery, and the Problem of Numbers in Early New England: A View from Probate Court.” Madar praised the work both …
Congratulations to Professor Marla Ramírez on receiving a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant ($120,000 over 3 years) for her project, “Retrofitting Latinxs into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative.” The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that honors the legacy of Ineva Reilly Baldwin and Ira Baldwin by funding projects that foster public engagement and the advancement of the Wisconsin Idea. …
Professor Mary Lou Roberts has a new book titled, Sheer Misery: Soldiers in Battle in WWII (University of Chicago Press, 2021). According to the publisher’s website, “Sheer Misery trains a humane and unsparing eye on the corporeal experiences of the soldiers who fought in Belgium, France, and Italy during the last two years of the war. …
Professor Ashley Brown was recently interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine for an article about Althea Gibson, the subject of her upcoming book (in progress). In the year 1950, at age 23, Althea Gibson was the first African American man or woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships, which are today known as the U.S. Open. …
History majors Sophia Clark and Julia Derzay have been selected to receive 2021 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowships! The Hilldale Fellowships are generously funded by grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature, and provide awards of $3,000 to each undergraduate student selected as well as $1,000 to their faculty advisor to support collaborative …
ARCHIVE, the UW–Madison Undergraduate Journal of History, has published their 24th volume! Under the supervision of faculty advisor Professor Sarah Thal, Editor-in-Chief Madeline Brauer and Editorial Board members Julia Derzay, Haley Drost, Taylor Madl, Thomas Miller, Alex Moriarty, Evan Sadlon, Jeff Wang, and Andrew Wheat successfully completed a volume that encompasses both traditional historical writing …
Congratulations to Professor Pablo Gómez, a recipient of the 2021-2022 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship! The Romnes Fellowship recognizes and supports tenured faculty and their research. Professor Gómez holds a joint appointment in the Department of History and the Department of Medical History & Bioethics here at UW–Madison. His work examines the history of health and corporeality in …
Professor Leonora Neville (History Department Chair), senior history major Max Herteen, and alumnus Rick Schlesinger (’83, member of the History Board of Visitors and President of Business Operations at the Milwaukee Brewers) are featured in a new video advocating for the proposed construction of a future L&S Academic Building to rehouse the History Department and …
History major Adrian Lampron has been selected as one of three Truman Scholarship Finalists from UW–Madison! The Truman Scholarship recognizes outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. Out of a total of 845 nominees from 328 colleges, Adrian was identified as one of the 193 …