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Find the latest news and information from the UMD Department of History  including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.

History, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Three ARHU Professors Named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.

Moments in History (Department of History Newsletter)

2025 Department of History Newsletters

Click HERE to read the Spring 2025 Newsletter.

Click HERE to read the January 2025 newsletter.

Newsletter Archive

The Department of History releases regular newsletters that highlight faculty, staff, student, and alumni achieves and news throughout each semester. Follow this link to view the Department of History's newsletters since 2021. 

Featured News

February 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center, History

New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership

Associate Professor of History Quincy Mills on the future of the center.

October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.
November 06, 2023 History

Lindsay Moynihan Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24

Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24
September 22, 2023 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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

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The Independent

Meet the Americans who love 'Downton Abbey'

September 11, 2025 History

Research Professor of History Julie Taddeo talks to The Independent.

Richard Bell Featured in Smithsonian Magazine

September 03, 2025 History

Richard Bell is featured in Smithsonian Magazine in preparation for the U.S.'s 250th anniversary.

Jeffrey Herf on WYPR's "On the Record" Program

September 03, 2025 History

WYPR interviews Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Jeffrey Herf

David Sicilia quoted in the New York Times

August 27, 2025 History

David Sicilia, Associate Professor Emeritus, quoted in the New York Times
The Conversation UK

Julie Taddeo Featured in The Conversation UK's "Jane Austen Fight Club"

August 20, 2025 History

In honor of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, the Department of History's Julie Taddeo contributed to The Conversation UK's "Jane Austen Fight Club"

From UMD to Capitol Hill: How a History Degree Helps Shape a Political Career

July 31, 2025 History

A Q&A with history and government and politics grad Rachel Jessee ’22.
CBS Saturday Morning

A Visit to Where President Franklin D. Roosevelt Made the Historic Decision to Seek a Third Term

July 28, 2025 History

CBS Saturday Morning interviews Senior Lecturer of History Robert Chiles.

Robyn Muncy and Sonya Michel Appear in New PBS Documentary

June 24, 2025 History

Robyn Muncy and Sonya Michel Appear in a New PBS Documentary, "Caregiving"

Undergraduate Student Inspires and Wins Inaugural Award

June 20, 2025 History

Brooke Timmins Wins Inaugural Award

Seven ARHU Faculty Awarded 2025–26 Faculty-Student Research Awards

June 11, 2025 American Studies, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Faculty-led research explores diverse topics—from Indigenous queer history to climate narratives in Ghana—advancing scholarship and graduate research across the humanities.