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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.

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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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2013-2014 Spencer Award: Excellence In Graduate Student Achievement

June 18, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, History

ARHU graduate student receives prestigious Mabel S. Spencer Award for Excellence in Graduate Achievement.

Peter Libero Granted An Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship

June 14, 2013 History

Peter Libero, Ph.D. student in American history (Saverio Giovacchini, advisor) was granted an Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship from the Virginia Historical Society. He will conduct research on grassroots conservatism in post World War II...

2013 Grad Accepted To Upenn Research Workshop

June 13, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Sam Ginty presented his award-winning thesis at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies Undergraduate Research Workshop in April.

Department Of History Welcomes New Assistant Professors

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Join us in welcoming Piotr Kosicki, who will teach Russian History, and Colleen Woods, who will teach United States History, for the Department of History.

2013-2014 Research And Scholarship Summer Award Recipients

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History faculty members win prestigious Research and Scholarship Summer Award.

History Professor Receives President’S Commission On Ethnic Minority Issues Award

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Lisa Mar accepts 2013 Faculty Minority Achievement Award.

2013-2014 Ronald E. Mcnair Graduate Fellowship Recipient

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History graduate students receive prestigious Ronald E. McNair Graduate Fellowship.

2013-2014 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship Recipients

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History graduate students receive prestigious Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships.

2013-2014 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship Recipients

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History doctoral students receive prestigious Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship.

2013-2014 Graduate Student And Faculty Fellowships, Scholarships And Awards

June 11, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History graduate students and faculty members receive fellowships, scholarships and awards.