Recent News

The students, faculty, and alumni of the Department of History are active both as scholars and as public intellectuals. Explore these achievements to learn more about our community. 

  • History Major Authors Review
    2/4/22
    History major Danielle Redfield published a review of the movie CODA in Nursing Clio. Check it out!
  • Department of History Inaugurates New Undergraduate Award
    2/2/22
    This winter, the Department of History introduced Early Recognition Awards to honor undergraduate students for outstanding performances in a HIS 301 Seminar or a 400-level History seminar during the fall semester. These new awards recognize  exemplary commitment to historical writing and research, as demonstrated in a seminar paper. The first cohort of award winners includes Eoin Burns, Josephine Dunn, Julia Giacona, Daniel Hayden, Jack Phinney, Darcy Winter, and Layba Zamann. Our warm congratulations!
  • Wolcott Publishes Article in Washington Post
    1/19/22
    Prof. Victoria Wolcott published an article, "The public has underestimated the radicalism of Martin Luther King Jr.’s early work" in the Washington Post on January 17, 2022 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
  • History Minor Named UB's first Rangel Fellow
    1/7/22
    Congratulations, History Minor Sophie May, UB's first Rangel fellow! Read more.
  • Prof. McDevitt named Director of Honors College
    1/5/22
    UB History Professor Pat McDevitt has been named the next Director of the UB Honors College. Please see the official announcement below:
  • Shanleigh Corrallo Named Empire Fellow
    1/3/22
    Congratulations to alum Shanleigh Corrallo! Dr. Corrallo was named an Empire State Fellow for 2021-2023! 
  • Mbah Receives Grant for Book Project
    2/14/18
    Prof. Ndubueze Mbah has received a $20,000 grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to support research for his second monograph project, "African Rebellious Migrants: The Forgery of Abolition and the Quest for Freedom."
  • Mbah Receives Grant for Book Project
    2/14/18
    Prof. Ndubueze Mbah has received a $20,000 grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to support research for his second monograph project, "African Rebellious Migrants: The Forgery of Abolition and the Quest for Freedom."