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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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History Minor Senior Marshall for UMD Commencement

May 22, 2025 History

Ryan Carr is Senior Marshall

In Memoriam George H. Calcott

May 22, 2025 History

George H. Calcott Long-Time Faculty Member and Campus Official

Celebrating Excellence: 2025 ARHU Graduate Student Awards

May 21, 2025 American Studies, Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Congratulations to the 2025 graduate student awardees.

Calling All Storytelling Terps!

May 20, 2025

UMD story slam invites pitches for competition with cash prizes.

Leah Rasmussen Wins Dissertation Research Grant

May 19, 2025 History

History PhD Student Awarded Research Grant in Russian Studies

History Honors 2025 Showcase

May 12, 2025 History

History Honors 2025 Showcase

Holland Schmitz Receives Multiple Awards

May 12, 2025 History

History Honors Student Awards and Opportunities

A Conference in Honor of Ira Berlin (1941-2017)

May 12, 2025 History

Lonnie G. Bunch III Delivers Keynote
WJLA

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

May 08, 2025 History

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.

Department of History PhD Alum Receives Endowed Professorship

May 06, 2025 History

Rachel Walker Named Endowed Professor at University of Hartford