When Acting Chair Professor Benjamin Waterhouse received an email on March 13 from the university announcing the extension of Spring Break and a possible transition to virtual learning for the remainder of the semester, he and the other members of … Read more
This fall, UNC-Chapel Hill launched a new initiative entitled “Reckoning: Race, Memory and Reimagining the Public University.” Conceived as a response to recent campus events concerning the politics, justice, and legacy of monuments, donors, and policies in UNC’s history, this … Read more
As other new graduates start their first post-college jobs, History major Jake DiMartinis and History minor Connor Jacobs Leech will begin their months-long Basic Officer Leader Course. DiMartinis and Leech are cadets in the ROTC, and both will commission as … Read more
In recent years, the University of North Carolina has encouraged faculty across disciplines to provide new opportunities for undergraduate students to develop research-related skills. Many history courses already include student research, especially the History 398 capstone courses, in which students … Read more
The History Department welcomed a number of leading international scholars to Chapel Hill for its “Global Brexit and the Lost Futures of European Empires” conference from April 4-6, 2019. Over the course of the conference, these scholars discussed the global … Read more
Historians might aspire to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” or even a Pulitzer Prize, but few would expect to win a Grammy. Professor Emeritus William R. Ferris, a leader in the field of Southern studies, is an … Read more
As the History Department’s undergraduate students prepare their schedules for the Spring 2019 semester, they will find various new course offerings. Among the new courses is an undergraduate seminar on Cold War Summits, to be taught by Dr. Michael Cotey … Read more
This fall, the Department welcomed its first graduate students who specialize in African history. They will participate in the newest Ph.D. program concentration, which trains historians to undertake cutting-edge research and teaching in that field. The three Africanist faculty members––Lisa … Read more
The Phi Alpha Theta High School History Quiz Bowl – UNC Phi Alpha Theta’s main annual event – is a history trivia competition for regional high schools held every spring. Organized by the History Quiz Bowl Committee, an undergraduate and … Read more
