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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)

2026 Department of History Newsletter

Click HERE to read the January 2026 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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Maryland Today

As the Marine Corps celebrates 250th birthday, UMD alum preserves its history.

November 10, 2025 History

Shawn Callahan Ph.D. ’23 safeguards Quantico Archive, advises commandant on historical matters.

Excerpt of Richard Bell's new book on Literary Hub

November 07, 2025 History

An excerpt of Richard Bell's new book, "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World," was published on Literary Hub

Richard Bell appears on "Think Back" podcast

November 06, 2025 History

Richard Bell appeared on the "Think Back" podcast to discuss his new book "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World"

Was the American Revolution a World War? Richard Bell on History Hit Podcast

October 27, 2025 History

Richard Bell joined the History Hit Podcast as guest on their episode, "What the American Revolution a World War?"
Science History Institute

Jayson Porter's new essay: "Mule Power: Unpacking empires and diaspora in Mexico and the United States"

October 16, 2025 History

Jayson Porter's new essay published in English and Spanish with the Science History Institute: "Mule Power: Unpacking empires and diaspora in Mexico and the United States"

NEH Awards $300K to UMD Project Chronicling History of Emancipation

October 08, 2025 History

Funding supports the next volumes of “Freedom,” a landmark history series 50 years in the making.

NEH Awards $300K to UMD Project Chronicling History of Emancipation

October 07, 2025 History

Funding supports the next volumes of “Freedom,” a landmark history series 50 years in the making.

Paul Landau interviewed for Episode 142 of "Africa Past and Present" podcast!

October 02, 2025 History

In this episode, Paul Landau focuses on his award-winning book, "Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries" (Ohio University Press, 2022).

UMD Alum Brings New Perspective to a Pivotal Relationship in Abolishing Slavery

October 01, 2025 History

"How Frederick Douglass Changed His Mind About Lincoln" by Jonathan White M.A. '03, Ph.D. '08 and Lucas Morel.