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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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Robyn Muncy Selected 2025-26 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

March 25, 2025 History

History Faculty Among 2025-26 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Awardees

Marsha Rozenblit Article Wins Honorable Mention

March 25, 2025 History

Marsha Rozenblit Article Wins Honorable Mention

Bernard Cooperman Co-edits New Book

March 25, 2025 History

New Book on Jews and State Building: Early Modern Italy and Beyond

Richard Price Book Published in New Edition

March 25, 2025 History

Price Book Published in Routledge Revivals

Encomium for Marvin A. Breslow

March 12, 2025 History

Encomium for Marvin A. Breslow

History PhD Alison Finklestein as Federal Historian

March 10, 2025 History

Senior Historian at Arlington Cemetery

Alum Claire Goldstene Book Recognized by Forbes

March 10, 2025 History

Recognition for Book on Work of Contingent Faculty

History PhD Student Receives Fulbright Research Grant

March 09, 2025 History

Anna Wenzel Chosen Fulbright Research Scholar in Mexico

Department of History Newsletter January 2025

February 27, 2025 History

Department of History Newsletter January 2025

Giving Day is Wednesday, March 5!

February 27, 2025 History

Giving Day is Wednesday, March 5!