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Lindsay Moynihan Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24

Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24

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September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
June 02, 2023 History

Maryland Artist Turns Raskin Bandanas Into Collage

Sonya Michel Historian and Collage Artist
May 22, 2023 History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Paulina Leder ’23 Named Undergrad Researcher of the Year

The triple major explored filmmaker’s striving for artistic freedom in East Germany.

April 26, 2023 History

History Students Sweep 2023 Undergraduate Research Awards

History Undergraduates Stars on Undergraduate Research Day, April 26
April 12, 2023 History

UMD Presenters Share Research at American Society for Environmental History Annual Meeting 2023

UMD faculty and graduate students present their research.
March 30, 2023 History

Jeremy Simmons Wins IAS Fellowship

Jeremy Simmons wins a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History, National Foreign Language Center

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.
May 19, 2022 History, American Studies

Curating Arts and Culture on Campus

History and American studies double major Marjorie Justine Antonio ’22 programmed multiple exhibitions and events while an undergraduate.

April 21, 2022 History

Department of History Announces Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow

Gerardo Ienna New Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Moments in History (Department of History Newsletter)

April 2024 Department of History Newsletter

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ARHU Authors Honored in 2024 Include Four History Faculty

April 25, 2024 History

4 Department of History Faculty Honored as ARHU Authors

Four Historians Recognized in UMD 2024 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration

April 22, 2024 History

Maryland Research Excellence Celebration

Julia Grafstein Awarded 2024 IDEA Award for Undergraduate Research

April 22, 2024 History

History Major Wins Undergraduate Research Award

Historian Drafts Supreme Court Brief Contesting Trump’s Immunity Claims

April 19, 2024 History

US Founders’ Writings Show Presidents Have Been Subject to Law Throughout Country's History, Researchers Argue
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Historian Drafts Supreme Court Brief Contesting Trump’s Immunity Claims

April 15, 2024 History

U.S. founders’ writings show presidents have been subject to law throughout U.S. history, researchers argue.

Department of History Newsletter April 2024

April 14, 2024 History

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In Memorium Herman Belz

April 09, 2024 History

Herman Belz, Emeritus Professor of History (1937-2024)

History Alum Jonathan W. White Earns UMD Alumni Excellence Award

March 14, 2024 History

Jonathan W. White UMD Alumni Excellence Award in Research

Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Joins National Humanities Center Leadership Council

March 14, 2024 History

Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Joins National Humanities Center Leadership Council

Sarah Cameron featured in Associated Press Article

February 08, 2024 History

Climate Change and the Aral Sea