Events and News

History Department

Welcome to the News and Events page of the Department of History, where we highlight the latest departmental announcements, scholarly achievements, and upcoming events. 

News

  • UW History major Andrea Edwards completed a , funded by the UW in Scotland program. 
  • UW History master student, Becca Lovell, has published an article in Jamestowne Society Magazine titled "The Male Ordeal: Early Modern Masculinity in Jamestown, 1607 - 1622". Becca's article starts on page 13.
  • History MA graduate Liam Connor's article, provisionally titled "Cowboy and Kingdom: Rodeo, the Church Growth Movement, and the Creation of the Christian Cowboy," was accepted for publication in Montana: The Magazine of Western History.
  • History MA graduate Liam Connor published an essay in the Journal of the American Revolution titled "" Additionally, he also recorded an accompanying episode of "," the JAR podcast.
  • History MA student Becca Lovell has been awarded the Jamestowne Society Fellowship, an annual fellowship to support completion of a graduate thesis or essay on the history and culture of Virginia before 1700. 
  • Read about Dr. Phil Roberts and the Phil Roberts Faculty Fellowship in the . 
  • Peter Walker published an essay titled "" on The Age of Revolutions.
  • Dr. Peter Walker published an essay for the Public Domain Review titled "."
  • Dr. Melissa Morris received a U.S. Scholar Fulbright Award for her work Juan Rodriguez and the Dutch Atlantic World.
Photo of graduation cap that says "Finding My Future in the Past"

Events

  • Watch Dr. Cecily Zander in the
  • Don't miss our Department Chair, Dr. Jeff Means, appearing in Episode 7 of Kevin Costner's The West.