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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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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.
Maryland Today

How Frederick Douglass Changed His Mind About Lincoln

October 01, 2025 History

Alum’s new book finds fresh nuance in relationship that helped end slavery.

Richard Bell's 'The American Revolution and the Fate of the World'

September 25, 2025 History

Richard Bell's 'The American Revolution and the Fate of the World' on WYPR

Douglass Center Announces 2025-26 Public Engagement Fellows

September 23, 2025 Art, Douglass Center, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Projects led by ARHU faculty and graduate students address issues of migration, community building and climate action
Maryland Today

32 Faculty and Staff to be Honored at Convocation

September 18, 2025 English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Annual Awards Recognize Excellence in Service, Teaching, Research

Meet the Americans who love Downton Abbey: ‘People wanted photos with my lifesize Hugh Bonneville cut-out’

September 15, 2025 History

Julie Taddeo quoted in "The Independent" about Downton Abbey and its appeal to American viewers.

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.