News & Announcements Archive

Professor Dorothy Ross Endows Fund to Support Graduate Student Research

Dorothy Ross, Arthur Lovejoy Professor Emerita of History, has made a generous donation to the History Department. Her gift establishes the “New Directions Fund,” an endowment to support graduate student […]

February 23: Stulman Lecture with 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner in History Ada Ferrer

February 23: Stulman Lecture with 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner in History Ada Ferrer

Join us on February 23rd for a lecture with Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Ferrer! “Writing Between Personal and International History: Cuba: An American History,” with Ada Ferrer, a 2022 Pulitzer […]

The Thorny History of Sickle Cell Anemia

The Thorny History of Sickle Cell Anemia

Recent History undergraduate alum, Lauren Anthony, ’22, was featured in The Hub regarding her and pediatric hematologist Lydia Pecker’s research as part of the university’s Racism and Repair in the […]

Gabrielle Spiegel Tree Dedication

Gabrielle Spiegel Tree Dedication

The History Department planted a tree on campus in honor of Professor Gabrielle M. Spiegel who retired in June 2022.  Professor Spiegel served as president of the American Historical Association, […]

The Asian Diaspora in Baltimore, Documented and Described

The 300 block of Park Avenue in Downtown Baltimore was at the center of several presentations by undergraduate students on Tuesday, December 6th. This block today is home to several […]

Professor Lurtz wins The Anne Flemming Article Prize

Professor Lurtz wins The Anne Flemming Article Prize

History Professor and LACLxS Co-chair Casey Marina Lurtz wins the Anne Flemming Article Prize 2022. The American Society for Legal History (ASLH) selected Prof. Lurtz’s article, “Codifying Credit: Everyday Contracting […]

Johns Hopkins students, Baltimore Poly students learn about city’s role in Civil Rights

Students in History course AS.100.497 1968: Rebels, Revolutions & Right-Wing Backlash, alongside Baltimore Polytechnic Institute were brought together to work on a unique project to learn more about Baltimore’s Civil […]

October 12: UHA presents “New Voices in History”

October 12: UHA presents “New Voices in History”

The Undergraduate History Association (UHA) presents “New Voices in History,” Wednesday, October 12th, 3:30-5:00pm, Gilman 300. Join us to meet new(ish) History faculty and discuss how their work highlights new […]

2022 Graduate Student Fellowships, Prizes, and Publications

Eighteen History graduate students won fellowships, prizes, or published work last year. These include the 2022 Smithsonian Award for Excellence in Exhibitions, the Butler Prize, and the Ditz Prize for Graduate Teaching.

History Labs offer students chance to conduct their own research

By Magdalene Klassen Digital technologies have reshaped access to historical sources and methods of sharing our research. Though computer directories maintain the vocabulary of an earlier classifying structure in the […]