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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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2014-2015 Research And Scholarship Summer Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 History, American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Research and Scholarship Summer Award.

2014-2015 University Of Maryland Distinguished Dissertation Award Recipient

May 15, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

ARHU student receives a prestigious University of Maryland Distinguished Dissertation Award.

History Major Benjamin Kramer Wins The 2014 Library Award For Undergraduate Research

May 15, 2014 History

Benjamin Kramer has been selected as a winner of the 2014 Library Award for Undergraduate Research.Ben is a junior double degree candidate studying Government & Politics and History. He is a Banneker Key Scholar, member of the Honors College,...

Paul Landau Promoted To Professor

May 15, 2014 History

Professor Landau has been awarded promotion to the rank of Professor in the Department of History.Paul Landau is a historian of Africans in colonial Africa.

History Major Joanna Suriani Finalist For University Medal

May 13, 2014 History

The University Medal is awarded to the undergraduate who best personifies academic distinction, extraordinary character, and extracurricular contributions to the University and the larger public.

Joanna Suriani Honored As Finalist For The University Medal

May 13, 2014 History

At spring commencement, JoAnna Suriani will be recognized as one of the five finalists for this prize, which is given to the most outstanding graduate of each academic year. The University Medal is awarded to the undergraduate who best personifies...

Miller Center Awards Two Undergraduates Best Paper Prizes

May 12, 2014 History

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Jeffrey Herf Named Distinguished University Professor

May 08, 2014 History

It is a pleasure to announce that Jeffrey Herf has been elevated to the rank of Distinguished University Professor, the highest honor the university bestows on members of the faculty. Jeffrey will be honored at a ceremony on October 7, 2014.

Professor Piotr H. Kosicki Wins W. Glenn Campbell And Rita Ricardo-Campbell Hoover National Fellowship

April 24, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Piotr H Kosicki is a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow for 2014–2015 at the Hoover Institution. He also received the 2014-15 Distinguished Fellowship of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Notre...

UMD Historian Named Guggenheim Fellow

April 23, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Professor Holly Brewer wins prestigious fellowship to research British influence on early American slavery.