As news emerged that a number of prominent history graduate programs across the country had suspended graduate admissions for the 2020-2021 academic year, the UNC History Department convened a virtual meeting on September 11, 2020 to discuss the future of … Read more

Faculty in the UNC History Department have long produced timely and publicly oriented scholarship, and the tradition remains strong in 2020. Two recent publications aimed at general audiences explain historical links with both the pandemic and the current U.S. political … Read more

In July, the department welcomed a new faculty member, Dirk Moses, the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Global Human Rights History. Hailing most recently from Sydney, Australia, Professor Moses completed his graduate work in Scotland and the United States … Read more

Quarantine measures, widespread shutdowns, and barriers to travel have made the past year unlike any in memory. For UNC History gradruate students, the coronavirus has created particular challenges. As four graduate students report, conducting dissertation research under these conditions presents … Read more

Here at UNC, a major topic on everyone’s mind this semester has been Covid and its effects on academic life. Students have borne most of the brunt of transitioning to a virtual learning environment, but professors in the Department of … Read more

The passing of Dr. Beverly Washington Jones on July 19, 2020 presents the History Department an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of its African American alumni and to reflect on the important work that remains in promoting diversity, racial justice … Read more

Dear Alumni and Friends, Greetings from Chapel Hill and from the UNC History Department! Though UNC made a quick pivot to all-online operations this fall, we continue to pursue our linked missions of scholarship, teaching, and public outreach. Indeed, as … Read more

Needless to say, as History continues to wrestle with the implications of COVID-19, many of the department’s initiatives for supporting undergraduate research and travel remain temporarily suspended. Nevertheless, on 22 October, History celebrated the second annual University Research Week faculty … Read more

Gratitude, resilience, and pride are three words that come to my mind when considering my stint as acting Director of Graduate Studies this fall. This past semester, one of our most challenging, History graduate students collectively spent roughly 23,000 hours … Read more

This spring demonstrated the remarkable resilience and commitment of our graduate students. These terrific professionals suddenly managed to also become expert teachers in a new format. At the end of spring break, they worked with their faculty members not only … Read more