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. 

  • Wolcott Quoted in Yahoo Finance
    7/22/20
    Prof. Victoria Wolcott's was quoted in an article in Yahoo Finance, "John Lewis, civil rights activist and Democratic congressman, 1940-2020." The article draws on Prof. Wolcott's civil rights expertise.
  • Prof Thornton Receives UB Award
    7/22/20
    Prof. Tamara Thornton received the 2020 UB Exceptional Scholars Award! Congratulations, Prof. Thornton! Read more about Prof. Thornton's award in UB Now.
  • Prof. Erik Seeman Interviewed by Time
    6/29/20
    Prof. Erik Seeman was interviewed for a TIME Magazine article, "21 Lessons From America's Worst Moments." Check it out!
  • Stapleton's Book Published in Malayalam
    6/10/20
    Professor Kristin Stapleton's co-authored textbook, A History of Asia, will be translated into Malayalam! The book will be published by the State Institute of Languages Kerala for sale in India. Congratulations, Professor Stapleton!
  • David Head Publishes New Book
    6/3/20
    History PhD alum Dr. David Head published a new book: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution. Hear David spoke about his new book and the Newburgh Conspiracy as part of the History Summit 2020 Speaker Series. Here David speak about his book here.
  • Derek Taylor Awarded UCLA Predoctoral Fellowship
    5/27/20
    Doctoral candidate Derek Taylor has been awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship by the Clark Library/Center for 17th-and-18th Century Studies at UCLA. Derek will be in residency at the center for two months during the Fall 2020 semester, continuing research toward his dissertation project. Derek's project focuses on the early life and published works of George Conn, a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who served as the papal legate to the court of Queen Henrietta Maria from 1636-1639.
  • Prof. Victoria Wolcott Publishes in NY Daily News
    5/27/20
    On Monday May 27, 2020, Prof. Victoria Wolcott published an opinion piece in the New York Daily News, "’A black man in a white space’: America has a long and troubled history of segregated public parks."
  • Daum on COVID in Historical Perspective
    5/20/20
    Professor Andreas Daum published an essay in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung on what we can learn in today’s crisis from Alexander von Humboldt’s take on infectious diseases.
  • Shuko Tamao Defends PhD Dissertation
    4/30/20
    Doctoral Candidate Shuko Tamao successfully defended her PhD dissertation, "Memories of Asylums: A Narrative Examination of Postwar State Hospital Experiences," on April 27, 2020. Congratulations, Shuko!
  • NPS Interviews Dr. Sarah Handley-Cousins
    4/22/20
    On April 20, 2020 Dr. Sarah Handley-Cousins was interviewed by the National Parks Service for their Ranger Chat series. Dr. Handley-Cousins discussed the challenges faced by disabled veterans navigating through the Reconstruction era Federal bureaucracy. Check out the interview here.