UMD Department of History
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Department of History at the University of Maryland, College Park
Mark your calendars! Dr. Robyn Muncy is joining the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series with a talk entitled "Government at the Grassroots: Feminists and the State Spark the Battered Women's Movement, 1970s"
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October 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mark your calendars! Dr. Robyn Muncy is joining the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series with a talk entitled "Government at the Grassroots: Feminists and the State Spark the Battered Women's Movement, 1970s"
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Students in Michael Ross's HIST454: Constitutional History class had the amazing opportunity to visit the Supreme Court for the Griswold Prize lecture by Gerald Magliocca! Justice Sotomayor was the host for the evening.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Students in Michael Ross's HIST454: Constitutional History class had the amazing opportunity to visit the Supreme Court for the Griswold Prize lecture by Gerald Magliocca! Justice Sotomayor was the host for the evening.
Last week, Robert Chiles and Robyn Muncy were both honored at the university's Faculty and Staff Convocation! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Chiles for his Provost's Excellence Award, and Dr. Muncy for her Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award!
September 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Last week, Robert Chiles and Robyn Muncy were both honored at the university's Faculty and Staff Convocation! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Chiles for his Provost's Excellence Award, and Dr. Muncy for her Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award!
Brooke worked with the journal & attended the conference for two years, impressing the journal editors to create an award for students who exhibit a consistent, long-term record of exemplary service to the field of New York history, called the "Excelsior Scholar Honors," first awarded to Brooke.
June 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Brooke worked with the journal & attended the conference for two years, impressing the journal editors to create an award for students who exhibit a consistent, long-term record of exemplary service to the field of New York history, called the "Excelsior Scholar Honors," first awarded to Brooke.
Jamie Myre, 2nd year HiLS student, has a summer internship at Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture as the publications intern for the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life. She will design and produce a journal for the Center and the gODTalk film series.
May 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Jamie Myre, 2nd year HiLS student, has a summer internship at Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture as the publications intern for the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life. She will design and produce a journal for the Center and the gODTalk film series.
History Honors student Holland Schmitz received a travel grant to present a paper at the New York History Conference at the New York State Museum, Albany, NY. Honors student Taylor Mason was also awarded a travel grant and will be on the same panel at the New York History Conference.
May 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
History Honors student Holland Schmitz received a travel grant to present a paper at the New York History Conference at the New York State Museum, Albany, NY. Honors student Taylor Mason was also awarded a travel grant and will be on the same panel at the New York History Conference.
Congratulations to graduating History Honors student, James Schmidtlein, who has been awarded a Winston Family Honors Best Student Paper Award, for his Honors thesis, “Christians in a Pagan World: Understanding the Construction of Early Christian Identity from a Pagan Past and Custom."
May 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Congratulations to graduating History Honors student, James Schmidtlein, who has been awarded a Winston Family Honors Best Student Paper Award, for his Honors thesis, “Christians in a Pagan World: Understanding the Construction of Early Christian Identity from a Pagan Past and Custom."
Holland Schmitz, History Honors has received 3 awards for their Honors work: Library Award for Undergraduate Research, Winston Family Honors Best Student Paper Award, and Hoosier Clio Award for the best Honors thesis written by this year's cohort.
history.umd.edu/news/holland...
history.umd.edu/news/holland...
May 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Holland Schmitz, History Honors has received 3 awards for their Honors work: Library Award for Undergraduate Research, Winston Family Honors Best Student Paper Award, and Hoosier Clio Award for the best Honors thesis written by this year's cohort.
history.umd.edu/news/holland...
history.umd.edu/news/holland...
History Honors graduating seniors made their showcase presentations today. Congratulations on work well done!
May 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
History Honors graduating seniors made their showcase presentations today. Congratulations on work well done!
Robyn Muncy has been selected to receive the 2025 Winston Family Honors Faculty Award from the UMD Honors College.
Robyn's "dedication to fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking had a profound impact on many of our students.”
Robyn's "dedication to fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking had a profound impact on many of our students.”
April 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Robyn Muncy has been selected to receive the 2025 Winston Family Honors Faculty Award from the UMD Honors College.
Robyn's "dedication to fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking had a profound impact on many of our students.”
Robyn's "dedication to fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking had a profound impact on many of our students.”
History Undergraduate Association is sponsoring a Listening Session on Thursday, April 24, 11:30am to 1 pm to gather thoughts, concerns, and advice about the History program at UMD. The session will take place in Key 2120 (Merrill Room).
April 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
History Undergraduate Association is sponsoring a Listening Session on Thursday, April 24, 11:30am to 1 pm to gather thoughts, concerns, and advice about the History program at UMD. The session will take place in Key 2120 (Merrill Room).
Congrats to Rob Chiles on his 2025 Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty for Teaching. The award recognizes his engaging and inspiring students and bringing history to life for them. Rob previously won the 2023 Donna B. Hamilton Award for Teaching Excellence.
April 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Congrats to Rob Chiles on his 2025 Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty for Teaching. The award recognizes his engaging and inspiring students and bringing history to life for them. Rob previously won the 2023 Donna B. Hamilton Award for Teaching Excellence.
Join the History Undergraduate Association for their very popular Trivia Night! April 10, 5-6pm
April 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join the History Undergraduate Association for their very popular Trivia Night! April 10, 5-6pm
Samuel Yamashita presents "The 'Japanese Turn' in the Art, Architecture and Cuisine of Europe and the United States, 1860-2020" Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. The talk is in person in Taliaferro Hall 2110.
RSVP globalmigration@umd.edu for Zoom link.
RSVP globalmigration@umd.edu for Zoom link.
April 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Samuel Yamashita presents "The 'Japanese Turn' in the Art, Architecture and Cuisine of Europe and the United States, 1860-2020" Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. The talk is in person in Taliaferro Hall 2110.
RSVP globalmigration@umd.edu for Zoom link.
RSVP globalmigration@umd.edu for Zoom link.
Scott Heerman (PhD 2013 Advisor Ira Berlin) is the new Editor of Books at the Omohumdro Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of History at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA effective August 10, 2025.
Heerman is a dynamic scholar of slavery & emancipation in transimperial contexts.
Heerman is a dynamic scholar of slavery & emancipation in transimperial contexts.
March 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Scott Heerman (PhD 2013 Advisor Ira Berlin) is the new Editor of Books at the Omohumdro Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of History at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA effective August 10, 2025.
Heerman is a dynamic scholar of slavery & emancipation in transimperial contexts.
Heerman is a dynamic scholar of slavery & emancipation in transimperial contexts.
The Department of History, the Meyerhoff Ceenter for Jewish Studies, and the Miller Center for Historical Studies is sponsoring tree talks to mark the occasion of the publication of a new book .
Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:15 pm
In person or online at this link: tinyurl.com/JewsAndState
Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:15 pm
In person or online at this link: tinyurl.com/JewsAndState
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Department of History, the Meyerhoff Ceenter for Jewish Studies, and the Miller Center for Historical Studies is sponsoring tree talks to mark the occasion of the publication of a new book .
Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:15 pm
In person or online at this link: tinyurl.com/JewsAndState
Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:15 pm
In person or online at this link: tinyurl.com/JewsAndState
Saverio Giovacchini has published a new book, The Celluloid Atlantic: Hollywood, Cinecittà, and the Making of the Cinema of the West, 1943–1973.
Join a discussion of this new book on Thursday, March 13, 5-6pm, TLF 1126. Sponsored by the Department of History and Cinema and Media Studies.
Join a discussion of this new book on Thursday, March 13, 5-6pm, TLF 1126. Sponsored by the Department of History and Cinema and Media Studies.
March 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Saverio Giovacchini has published a new book, The Celluloid Atlantic: Hollywood, Cinecittà, and the Making of the Cinema of the West, 1943–1973.
Join a discussion of this new book on Thursday, March 13, 5-6pm, TLF 1126. Sponsored by the Department of History and Cinema and Media Studies.
Join a discussion of this new book on Thursday, March 13, 5-6pm, TLF 1126. Sponsored by the Department of History and Cinema and Media Studies.
Wed., March 12, 2025 1:00 - 2:30 pm
F SKey Hall, 2120 (Merrill Room) Zoom
Join the Undergraduate Studies Office and the History Undergraduate Association to learn how to read early modern handwriting in English.
Enjoy some PIZZA during the event! Register so we know how much to order!
F SKey Hall, 2120 (Merrill Room) Zoom
Join the Undergraduate Studies Office and the History Undergraduate Association to learn how to read early modern handwriting in English.
Enjoy some PIZZA during the event! Register so we know how much to order!
March 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wed., March 12, 2025 1:00 - 2:30 pm
F SKey Hall, 2120 (Merrill Room) Zoom
Join the Undergraduate Studies Office and the History Undergraduate Association to learn how to read early modern handwriting in English.
Enjoy some PIZZA during the event! Register so we know how much to order!
F SKey Hall, 2120 (Merrill Room) Zoom
Join the Undergraduate Studies Office and the History Undergraduate Association to learn how to read early modern handwriting in English.
Enjoy some PIZZA during the event! Register so we know how much to order!
TOMORROW Wednesday March 5, 2025 is Giving Day! Please support the Department of History with your gifts! #GivingDayUMD
March 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
TOMORROW Wednesday March 5, 2025 is Giving Day! Please support the Department of History with your gifts! #GivingDayUMD
February 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
