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Amid rising racial tensions, parts of the Pacific Northwest don’t feel safe, BIPOC travelers say. Do we need a new Green Book?
July 2, 2020
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Seattle Now: What the Fourth of July is and isn't
July 1, 2020
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A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932
July 1, 2020
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Don’t Be Fooled by Seattle’s Police-Free Zone
June 24, 2020
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Seattle's activist-occupied zone is just the latest in a long history of movements and protests
June 21, 2020
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Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades
June 18, 2020
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Amazon Uses ‘Hardball’ Non-Competes in Ways California Rivals Can’t
June 17, 2020
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Protesters Want Seattle De-gentrified—This is How It Could Happen
June 17, 2020
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Check out more than 20 must-read books to learn more about Black history, racism and social justice
June 11, 2020
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How Seattle's unemployed survived the Great Depression
June 10, 2020
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Tech Companies Denounce Racism. Will Silicon Valley Change?
June 1, 2020
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Seattle area corporations respond to protests over police brutality with messages of solidarity, but few specifics
June 1, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Pandemic Then (and Now), UW Bothell 2020 MFA Spring Festival, and more
May 27, 2020
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Facebook will now let some employees work from anywhere, but their paychecks could get cut
May 21, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk, Pandemic Urbanism Symposium, and more
May 19, 2020
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Opinion: Twitter Could End the Office as We Know It
May 19, 2020
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Big Tech was first to send workers home. Now it’s in no rush to bring them back.
May 18, 2020
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“We Can’t Not Talk about It”: History Instructors Teach the Virus
May 18, 2020
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“We Can’t Not Talk about It”: History Instructors Teach the Virus
May 18, 2020
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Comparing the Great Depression in Washington to the COVID-19 crisis
May 14, 2020
Book cover for Lynn Thomas's Beneath the Surface: A Transnational History of Skin Lighteners
UW History Professors Investigate Global Histories of Health in New Books
May 13, 2020
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UW History Professors Investigate Global Histories of Health in New Books
May 13, 2020
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Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished contributions to Asian studies, social equity award, Swedish physical geography honor, new Cascade Public Media director
May 6, 2020
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Opinion: The Coronavirus Could Rewrite the Rules for Silicon Valley
April 30, 2020
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Dr. Patricia Buckley Ebrey receives the 2020 Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Award
April 27, 2020
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Field report: Honors course explores whether national parks are in progress or peril
April 22, 2020
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In Memoriam: William Rorabaugh
April 15, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Earth Day with the Department of History, Colloquia Series lecture returns online, Ask Your Farmer, and more
April 15, 2020
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Faculty Friday: Mira Green
April 9, 2020
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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
March 19, 2020
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Opinion: America Is at War, and There’s Only One Enemy
March 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: Three lessons from the AIDS crisis
March 16, 2020
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Life in Seattle, America’s Coronavirus Capital: The crisis is forcing a tech boomtown to hit pause
March 9, 2020
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Everything Is Innovative When You Ignore the Past
March 9, 2020
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There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond
March 6, 2020
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Life in Seattle, America’s Coronavirus Capital
March 5, 2020
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There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond
March 5, 2020
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Meet the mystery woman who co-founded Krusteaz in Seattle … and whose story has been lost to history
February 28, 2020
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Kickstarter union seen as a breakthrough for tech activists
February 20, 2020
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Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address Climate Change
February 17, 2020
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The Day America Went Dry: Looking Back At Prohibition 100 Years Later
February 14, 2020
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These Amazon workers love Sanders even if he trash-talks their company
February 11, 2020
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Democrats Face Off in New Hampshire in the First of 3 February Presidential Primary Debates. Here's What to Know
February 2, 2020
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Faculty Friday: Patricia Ebrey
January 30, 2020
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A West Coast union faces bankruptcy. Here’s why unions nationwide are unnerved
January 28, 2020
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The Duwamish people were here first. Should Seattleites pay them rent?
January 27, 2020
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Amazon employees launch mass defiance of company communications policy in support of colleagues
January 27, 2020
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Seattle’s hidden housing crisis: Middle-class workers forced out of the city
January 22, 2020
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Developer demolishing Keiro gives short shrift to area’s history
January 16, 2020
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Studying Seattle’s Roaring ’20s history might help us get through this next decade
January 10, 2020
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By the numbers: UW in the media in 2019
January 9, 2020
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Mindful travel, Silicon Valley’s evolution, Schumann on viola, Seattle history — UW-authored books, music for the Husky on your list
December 19, 2019
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Why Microsoft is getting behind a revolutionary plan for high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest
December 19, 2019
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The December Democratic Debate Airs Tonight From Los Angeles. Here’s What to Know
December 19, 2019
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The Imperial Powers of the Tech Universe
December 17, 2019
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Amazon Critics Rally at Bezos NYC Penthouse for Cyber Monday
December 2, 2019
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Don't Blame Tech Bros for the Housing Crisis
November 30, 2019
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Impact of WTO Protests in Seattle Still Felt 2 Decades Later
November 28, 2019
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Opinion: Can Amazon become a responsible urban citizen?
November 14, 2019
Book covers from left to right, Arbella Bet-Schlimon's City of Black Gold, Margaret O'Mara's The Code, and Alexandra Harmon's Reclaiming the Reservation.
History Faculty Hosts an Abundance of Book Launches
November 11, 2019
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National attention, praise for new Silicon Valley history ‘The Code’ by UW historian Margaret O’Mara
July 15, 2019
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'The Code' looks at big tech's role in remaking America
July 11, 2019
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UW Books in Brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
July 11, 2019
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Facebook should be punished, not broken up
May 16, 2019
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Professor Charity Urbanksi wins the 2019 Honors Excellence in Teaching Award 
May 9, 2019
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Lecture: Transgender Identities and the Police in Nazi Germany by Dr. Laurie Marhoefer
May 7, 2019
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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
March 25, 2019
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Department of History's Devin Naar featured in documentary at Seattle's Jewish Film Festival.
March 20, 2019
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Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York
March 5, 2019
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Jay Inslee is running for president. Does he have a shot?
March 1, 2019
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Jay Inslee announces climate-focused 2020 presidential run. Does he stand a chance?
March 1, 2019
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Do you speak Ladino? Meet the folks trying to save a dying language
February 26, 2019
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The Freddie Mercury story that goes untold in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
February 26, 2019
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Faculty Friday: Adam Warren
February 7, 2019
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UW to mark centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
February 1, 2019
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A Warning From Seattle to Amazon’s HQ2
January 8, 2019
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Interview: New Books In The American West
January 8, 2019
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The End of Privacy Began in the 1960s
January 8, 2019
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The Tech Talent is Rumbling in Silicon Valley
January 8, 2019
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The End of Privacy Began in the 1960s
December 5, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2019: Challenging Gender. Tickets Now on Sale!
November 20, 2018
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Department of History Professor James Gregory on the history of 'Redlining' in Seattle. 
November 13, 2018
Library Books
A Banner Year For Faculty Books
October 19, 2018
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UW historian Margaret O'Mara discusses famous 1968 computer mouse 'demo' – and the start of Silicon Valley – for new podcast by The Conversation
September 20, 2018
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Working class heroes: A look inside the Labor Archives of Washington
August 31, 2018
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Amazon HQ2 bid is already paying off for some cities
August 1, 2018
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How refugees in Britain went from living in old bunkers and stately homes to being detained in cells
July 19, 2018
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Barbs for Bezos but Bill Gates largely admired in Seattle
July 3, 2018
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Refugees, citizens and camps: A very British history
June 21, 2018
Professor Joel Walker
Professor Joel Walker receives UW Honors Excellence in Teaching award.
June 4, 2018
Professor Arbella Bet-Schlimon
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Arbella Bet-Shlimon
April 6, 2018
Award Winnning Faculty Quintard Taylor and Laurie Marhoefer
Home of Award-Winning Faculty
April 6, 2018
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History that Speaks to Your Moment
April 6, 2018
Department of History Chair, Professor Anand Yang
Spring Message from Anand Yang, Chair, Department of History
April 6, 2018
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Smith Hall Staff Recognized for Excellence
March 3, 2018
Quintard Taylor
Department of History's Quintard Taylor wins lifetime achievement award.
February 23, 2018
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History Lecture Series - Latest Video Here!
January 25, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2018 begins - live recording here!
January 11, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2018. Speaking Truth to Power: Protest and Dissent in Modern History.
December 7, 2017
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In Memoriam: Robert J. C. Butow (1924-2017)
November 3, 2017
Newton surrounded by his discoveries.
Course Spotlight: HSTCMP 313 Science in Civilization: Physics and Astrophysics Since 1850
October 16, 2017
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Event Spotlight: Continuing the Conversation “Why Race Matters: Resistance and Resilience” in 2017 America
October 10, 2017
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Neo-Nazis 'provoke violence, get a media platform'
September 25, 2017
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Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by WA State Historical Society
September 14, 2017
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A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters
September 12, 2017
Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor
Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by Washington State Historical Society
September 1, 2017
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200 years later, Centralia celebrates its very own George Washington
August 15, 2017
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Alt-right finds a new hero: ex-Googler James Damore
August 15, 2017
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Department of History Welcomes New Director of Technical Services
July 31, 2017
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Run-up to revolution: Early American history seen through the stage in Odai Johnson’s book ‘London in a Box’
July 28, 2017
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Military's transgender challenges are reminder of race, gender struggles
July 28, 2017
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From gay Nazi to "we're here, we're queer": A century of arguing about gay pride
June 27, 2017
Twenty-nine undergraduate and four graduate students were recognized for their scholarship, teaching and service to the field at the Department of History Awards on May 10, 2017
Department of History Celebrates Student Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony
June 13, 2017
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'Scales of Struggle'
June 8, 2017
The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquin
New Book with Introduction by Professor Vicente Rafael Collects Significant Works by Anglophone Filipino Writer Nick Joaquin
June 7, 2017
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New Endowment for Graduate Research in Labor Studies
June 7, 2017
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Class Taught by Professor Margaret O'Mara Featured on C-SPAN
June 6, 2017
Mr. and Mrs. Shih with Vincent Y.C. Shih Professor of China Studies Madeleine Yue Dong and Professor Resat Kasaba, Director JSIS
Professor Madeleine Yue Dong Awarded Vincent Y.C. Shih Endowed Professorship in China Studies
June 6, 2017
Distinguished Teacher Awards 2017
Of the highest grade
June 5, 2017
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Mark Zuckerberg has a Harvard degree and a mission: create a sense of purpose
May 31, 2017
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Labor Archives: Everett Massacre
May 23, 2017
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'My Family's Slave'– can Alex Tizon be forgiven for his sins?
May 19, 2017
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The forgotten origins of the modern gay rights movement in WWI
May 15, 2017
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The epic and bizarre first 110 days of the Trump presidency
May 12, 2017
Faculty and graduate students accepting awards and fellowships
Faculty and Graduate Student Awards, Fellowships and Publications
May 4, 2017
Quintard Taylor teaching
Faculty Featured in Local, National News Media
April 24, 2017
Arbella Bet-Shlimon
Professor Arbella Bet-Shlimon Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award
April 17, 2017
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'Panic' over Trump takes us to activism we haven’t seen in 157 years
April 13, 2017
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Historical reference for US relations with Russia
April 12, 2017
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Professor Joshua Reid Awarded Four Major Book Prizes
March 26, 2017
Quintard Taylor teaching
Quintard Taylor Featured in Pacific NW Magazine
February 26, 2017
Adam Warren
Adam Warren Receives ACLS Grant
February 16, 2017
Professor Linda Nash
Linda Nash Awarded NEH Grant
February 16, 2017
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Historians in the Age of Trump
January 9, 2017
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Historians find UO’s founder held racist views, though not consistently
August 12, 2016
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Think these conventions were bad for unity? You should have been watching in 1924
July 28, 2016
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Former Oregon Lumber Town Rides Digital Wave to a Comeback
July 26, 2016
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Post-convention, Washington Republicans still split over Trump
July 23, 2016
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The Worst Convention in U.S. History?
July 22, 2016
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A Year to Be Forgotten
July 22, 2016
Professor John Toews teaching
Professor John Toews Retires
May 11, 2016
Richard Johnson planting a tree
Professor Richard Johnson Retires
May 11, 2016
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Reacting (Again) to the Past: Creating Innovative Curriculum at UW and in the Larger Community
March 25, 2016
Doug Walker
In Memoriam: Doug Walker, 1950-2016
March 3, 2016
Chris Grorud
In Memoriam: Chris Grorud, 1979-2016
March 3, 2016
Quintard Taylor
Emeritus Professor Quintard Taylor Featured in KPLU Article
March 3, 2016
Edmond Meany wields a shovel in 1930 while planting a beech tree in honor of Revolutionary War leader Baron von Steuben
"Meet me with a shovel!": The Legacy of Edmond Meany's Trees
October 21, 2015
Stephanie Camp memorial poster, "Ever Closer to Freedom"
Slideshow: "Ever Closer to Freedom: The Work and Legacies of Stephanie M. H. Camp"
May 28, 2015
Professor James Gregory
James Gregory wins Barclay Simpson Prize
April 26, 2015
Quintard Taylor
Quintard Taylor Named Washington State Jefferson Award Grand Winner
April 13, 2015
New hires collage
Department Announces Three New Faculty Members
March 27, 2015
Emeritus Professor Jon Bridgman
In Memoriam: Jon Bridgman, 1930-2015
March 26, 2015
Boycott German Goods poster
New Course: The Holocaust and American Life
March 19, 2015
Professor Giovanni Costigan
Faculty History: Giovanni Costigan and the Red Scare on Campus
January 20, 2015
Solomon Katz
Faculty History: Solomon Katz and Byzantine History
January 19, 2015
Edmond S. Meany
Faculty History: Edmond S. Meany, UW's First History Professor
January 19, 2015
"Silencing Race" book cover
Prof. Ileana Rodríguez-Silva awarded 2014 Frank Bonilla Book Award
September 25, 2014
Devin Naar holding Ladino artifact
Professor Devin Naar is "almost single-handedly saving the Ladino language."
August 11, 2014
Organization of American Historians distinguished lecturers
Distinguished Lecturers
July 7, 2014
Arbella Bet-Shlimon
Op-Ed on the Fall of Kirkuk to Kurdish Forces
June 16, 2014
Professor Elena Campbell
Professor Campbell Awarded Summer Research Grant
May 1, 2014
Stephanie Camp
Colleagues Remember Professor Stephanie Camp
April 13, 2014
Professor Margaret O'Mara
History Professor Margaret O'Mara Talks Tech on "GeekWire" Radio Show
April 3, 2014
Professor Susan Glenn
Prof. Susan Glenn Explores the Boundaries of Jewish Identity
April 3, 2014
2014 Award of Excellence recipients
Three History Faculty Members to Receive Awards of Excellence
March 25, 2014
Professor Margaret O'Mara
Prof. Margaret O'Mara Awarded Burkhardt Residential Fellowship
March 22, 2014
Professor Laurie Sears
Prof. Laurie Sears Weighs in on Oscar-nominated Documentary "The Art of Killing"
March 10, 2014
Arbella Bet-Shlimon
Prof. Arbella Bet-Shlimon awarded best dissertation prize
March 10, 2014
Quintard Taylor
Prof. Quintard Taylor's African American History Website featured by USA Today
March 10, 2014
Professor Jung Interviewed About History of Sugar in America
February 18, 2014
Professor James Gregory
Professor James Gregory elected vice-president of the Labor and Working-Class History Association
February 18, 2014
Professor James Gregory
Prof. James Gregory featured in CNN piece on Washington State and Workers' Rights
February 7, 2014
Professor Patricia Ebrey receiving award
Patricia Ebrey honored by the American Historical Association with Award for Scholarly Distinction
January 29, 2014
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Professor Vincente Rafael on rich history of Tacloban
November 14, 2013
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Professor Vincente Rafael's Contracting Colonialism Honored with 25th Anniversary Celebration
November 11, 2013
Professor Jordanna Bailkin
Jordanna Bailkin's The Afterlife of Empire Awarded Multiple Prizes
November 1, 2013
Professor Stephanie Camp
Becoming a Historian: Professor Stephanie Camp
October 28, 2013
Ileana and Richard
Becoming an Historian
July 7, 2013
Purnima Dhavan: Awarded an American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Fellowship
July 4, 2013
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Cities are the Living Embodiments of Past Decisions
April 22, 2013
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