Recent News
Sudan has been at the center of a deadly and brutal war for over a year. It's the site of the world's largest hunger crisis, and the world's largest displacement crisis. Christopher Tounsel, associate professor of history at the UW, is interviewed.Featured
on NPR
"The first comprehensive federal immigration legislation in the history of the U.S., the 1924 law solidified features of the immigration system with us today: visa requirements, the Border Patrol, and the category of the 'illegal alien.' Even as the primary targets of immigration restrictionism have shifted over the century, the consequences for immigrants and their communities remain profoundly shaped by the system created in 1924," writes Devin Naar, associate professor of history and of… Read more
We recently caught up with PhD student Jess Cavalari, who is on a five-month research trip to Seville in southern Spain. With support from the David and Helen Pinkney and Costigan fellowships, as well as the Antoinette Wills Endowed Fund for Graduate Students through the UW College of Arts and Sciences, Jess is spending their days in the General Archive of the Indies looking for traces of the mule trains of sixteenth and seventeenth-century colonial Panama. In their research, Jess argues that… Read more
It is with great joy that we share some of the recent accomplishments of our history community.
Faculty
Liora Halperin has received one of two inaugural Linda and Stewart Rescnick Fellowships at the National Library of Israel. The award supports a period of in-person research at the library as well as remote support for digitization of materials. She will be working on her research over the diverse Jewish communities who lived in Palestine prior to the founding of the… Read more
Robert Nathane, Jr. (Class of 1971) is an ardent supporter of UW History. He has been an active member of the History Advisory Board for many years now, and he also established the Robert A. Nathane, Sr. Endowed Fund in History, which supports a wide range of critical departmental activities including faculty research and course development.
What brought you to the UW and what sparked your interest in history?
I was born and raised in Seattle and attended Franklin… Read more
In a survey conducted six months after San Juan County's 32-hour workweek’s October start date, 83% of employees said it had improved their work-life balance, and 78% their mental health. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.Featured
on The Seattle Times
Husky Giving Day was held on April 4. It is the one day each year in which Huskies from around the world come together to support the programs, activities, and units they love the most at the University of Washington. In the Department of History, we are fortunate to have so many active and generous alumni and friends who consistently show their love of UW History through giving. Because of this generosity, we are happy to report that we set a record with $33,000… Read more
The Department of History is delighted to announce this year’s scholarship and prize recipients. Thanks to our dedicated and generous alumni and friends, we were able to award an impressive $440,000 to 41 undergraduate and 4 graduate students in recognition of their academic excellence and service. In addition to the student awards, members from our faculty and staff, as well as one Washington State educator, were given special recognition for their outstanding service.
Undergraduate Awards… Read more
The story of how the USS Turner Joy ended up in middle of one of the defining events of the 20th century, starts deep in the heart of the ship — the Combat Information Center. Christoph Giebel, associate professor of history and of international studies, is quoted.Featured
on KNKX
In January of this year, Professor Aditya Ramesh joined the faculty of the Department of History as a historian of South Asia and environmental history. He came to us from the University of Manchester in England where he had spent the last three years teaching as a presidential fellow in environmental history. We caught up with him recently to see how he is adjusting to Seattle and to learn a bit more about him.
What have been your first impressions of Seattle? What do you like the most… Read more