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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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Holly Brewer Talk at University of St. Andrews

May 06, 2025 History

Brewer on US Supreme Court and Absolute Monarchy

Three Department of History Undergrads Win Research Awards

May 06, 2025 History

History Undergrads Win Library Research Awards

ARHU Faculty Win 2025 Provost's Excellence Awards for Professional Track Faculty

May 02, 2025 Classics, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

They are honored for their exceptional teaching and service.

Three ARHU Professors Named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

April 30, 2025 History, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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

Piotr Kosicki Commenting on Death of Pope Francis

April 21, 2025 History

Piotr Kosicki Commenting on Death of Pope Francis

Kate Keane Course Featured in MarylandToday

April 21, 2025 History

Kate Keane Course Featured in MarylandToday

Madeline Hsu Co-Creates New Course with Grant Funding

April 21, 2025 History

Madeline Hsu Co-Creates New Course with Grant Funding

Robyn Muncy Receives 2025 Winston Family Honors Faculty Award from the UMD Honors College

April 21, 2025 History

Muncy Receives Honors College Award

Debbie Goldman Wins OAH Award

April 21, 2025 History

History Alum Wins Book Award

History Majors Win Awards for Outstanding Honors Thesis

April 21, 2025 History

History Majors Win Awards for Outstanding Honors Thesis