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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

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The David C. Driskell Center Archives Research Fellowship Program

July 10, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology, African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, History, Art

Now accepting proposals from emerging scholars to participate in a fellowship program conducting research in previously undiscovered collections.

History Alum Hired at Weslyan

June 29, 2023 History

Joseph Slaughter PhD 2017 New Position, New Book

June 2023 Department of History Newsletter

June 21, 2023 History

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Jim Gilbert's Most Recent Novel in MarylandToday

June 18, 2023 History

Jim Gilbert's Most Recent Novel in MarylandToday

Leslie Rowland Recognized for Dedication to GenEd

June 07, 2023 History

Leslie Rowland Recognized for Dedication to GenEd

Julie Greene Named 2023-24 UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

June 07, 2023 History

Julie Greene Named UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

New Kosicki Article in The Atlantic

June 06, 2023 History

Poland is not ready to accept a new McCarthyism

Retirement of Jeffery Herf, Distinguished University Professor, Celebrated

June 06, 2023 History

Herf Retirement Symposium

Antoine Borrut Publishes English Translation and Festschrift

June 06, 2023 History

New Publications from UMD Historian of the Middle East

Antoine Borrut Serving as YouTube Consultant and Visiting Professor

June 06, 2023 History

UMD Historian Consults for Popular YouTube Channel