News and Events

Check back often for the latest news and events from the Department of History. We host an extensive list of workshops and seminars.

Upcoming Events

Introduction to the Job Market (2025)
Tue, May 20, 2025, 12:00 pm
Final Public Oral Exam: Nikianna Dinenis
Teachers in Their Holy Households: Laywomen's Religious Reading and the Practice of Authority in the Holy Roman Empire, 1400–1600
Thu, May 22, 2025, 1:00 pm
Healthy Ecosystems: From Tropical Medicine to Planetary Health
Annual HOS Workshop
Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 1:00 pm
Healthy Ecosystems: From Tropical Medicine to Planetary Health
Annual HOS Workshop
Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 9:00 am

Latest News

Linda Colley Receives Behrman Award in the Humanities

The University’s Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities “recognizes extraordinary faculty distinction in humanities and publication; in teaching and advising; and in humanities-related University service.”

Historian Sheldon Garon to Receive One of Japan’s Highest Honors

Historian Sheldon Garon will receive one of Japan’s highest honors awarded to a civilian from another country, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.

 

Recent Accomplishments from Graduate Students – April 2025

Jonathan Victor Baldoza was selected as the 2025 LHRT Justin Winsor Award Winner.

Thesis Day 2025

History seniors gathered at the arch by Dickinson Hall with their thesis advisers.

Courses to Consider

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Thomas D. Conlan Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

He is among 198 distinguished and diverse group of culture-creators working across 53 disciplines chosen this year.