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Antoine Borrut World Book Award

January 28, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

UMD History Professor Antoine Borrut wins the Islamic Republic of Iran's World Book Award for Between Memory and Power, his study of major Islamic caliphates in first and second-century Syria.

2013-2014 20Th Century Japan Research Grants Awarded

January 22, 2014 History

In December, the Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries a

Final Courses Now Being Developed For Next Year's Freshmen

January 15, 2014 History

ARHU's Ira Berlin weighs-in on on UMD's plans for it's new general education program.

Kimberly Welch, Ph.D. Spring 2012, Receives $150,000 National Science Foundation Grant

December 23, 2013 History

A student of Ira Berlin's in US History, now an Assistant Professor at the University of West Virginia, Kimberly Wel

Four Arhu Seniors Recognized As Merrill Presidential Scholars With Faculty

November 25, 2013 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

The scholarship honors the university’s most successful seniors and designated faculty members who served as their mentors.

Howard Smead And Robyn Muncy Receive The Honored Instructors Award

November 25, 2013 History

In recognition of Dr. Smead and Dr. Muncy invaluable contribution to student learning. The Honored Instructor Award is given on behalf of the Transfer2Terp Learning Comnunity and the Adele H. Stamp Student Union-Center for Campus Life on the twenty-...

The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program

November 15, 2013 History

Omer Kaufman a History student, participates in the Merrill Presidential Scholars Program which honors the University of Maryland's most successful seniors, their designated Maryland mentors and the K-12 teachers who guided the student's path....

Interested In Persian History, Or Persian Studies?

November 12, 2013 History

The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies has available graduate fellowship

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Afl-Cio Archive Donation Largest In University Of Maryland Library History

October 08, 2013 History

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses the history of his organization during the acceptance ceremony on October 1st in front of Hornbake Library.

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Umd Receives Largest-Ever Archival Gift From Afl-Cio

October 01, 2013 History

The Samuel Gompers Papers constitute a remarkable achievement; by demonstrating the central role played by working people and the labor movement they built, it has helped reframe our understanding of U.S history.--Richard Price and Philip Soergel....