News Archive

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Racquel West framed by shelves of storage at the Burke Museum.
A Museum Mission
The Church of Techno-Optimism
Faculty Spotlight: Charity Urbanski
Dr. Michael Aguirre receives the Distinguished Dissertation in the Humanities & Fine Arts Award
National attention, praise for new Silicon Valley history ‘The Code’ by UW historian Margaret O’Mara
Margaret O'Mara on MSNBC
'The Code' looks at big tech's role in remaking America
UW Books in Brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
Podcast | Biography of Silicon Valley
Letting the internet regulate itself was a good idea–in the 1990s
This Years Award Winners
Celebrating Success at The 2019 History Awards Ceremony
Facebook should be punished, not broken up
Charity Urbanski
Professor Charity Urbanksi wins the 2019 Honors Excellence in Teaching Award 
Lecture: Transgender Identities and the Police in Nazi Germany by Dr. Laurie Marhoefer
Department of History Chair, Professor Anand Yang
Spring Message from Department Chair
Omara
Why we need history majors to understand our future
QuinNita Gonzaga
A New Voice in Eastern Washington. Department of History alumni, Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica, and her role at Gonzaga University. 
Madison Heslop
Exploring the Archives to Uncover New Pacific Northwest Histories
portrait of woman
The Year So Far: Department News & Notes for 2018-19
Summer Study
Teaching Outside the Book in the Department of History: A Trio of Classes Emphasizing Nontraditional Media, Coming This Summer
Ancient Iran
Ancient Iran Day: Another Side of the Ancient World
Faculty Lecture
Faculty Lecture 2019: Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor on African American Women Who Changed the World
Urbanski
Raising their Voices: Seen Through the Eyes of Charity Urbanski, Senior Lecturer in History, the Women of Medieval Europe Have a Lot to Teach Today’s Students
Devin Narr
Department of History's Devin Naar featured in documentary at Seattle's Jewish Film Festival.
Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York
Jay Inslee is running for president. Does he have a shot?