- Student Spotlight: Frischa Aswarini Selected for International Feminist Learning ProgramThe Department of History at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is proud to highlight PhD student Frischa Aswarini, for her participation in Sekolah Pemikiran Perempuan (SPP) – The School of Women’s Thought, an international initiative dedicated to amplifying women’s voices and knowledge. The semester-long program, which runs from February 7 through June 6, 2026, brings together …
- UWM Remembers Historian David D. BuckThe University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community mourns the loss of David Douglas Buck, professor emeritus of history and a longtime supporter of the university. Buck passed away on March 6, 2026, in Milwaukee at the age of 89. A respected scholar of modern Chinese history, Buck dedicated more than three decades to teaching and research at …
- New Faculty AlertPlease help us in welcoming Professor Xin Yu, Assistant Professor, Buck Professor of Chinese History to UWM.Professor Yu joined the department after completing his PhD in 2022 from Washington University in St. Louis and was drawn to UWM by the strong sense of community he experienced during his campus visit. His research focuses on the …
- Spring Latin TableThursdays, 4-5 pm CRT 866 Practice spoken Latin! Everyone is welcome!
- Celebrating Glendale at 75The place now called Glendale, Wisconsin, has had many incarnations. It was once the home of ancient mound builders and, later, a Menomini village. It became the Town of Milwaukee and, eventually, the City of Glendale. Now it is both a suburb of Milwaukee and a cooperative neighbor to other North Shore municipalities, and UW-Milwaukee's History Department's …
- Professor Marcus Allen on Black NouveauBlack Nouveau | Featured Author Lee Hawkins | Season 34 | Episode 2 | PBS
- Retrolab in the NewsStudents explore vintage computers in UW-Milwaukee's specialized Retrolab. Click here to read the news.
- David Mulroy, In MemoriamWe are sharing the sad news of the passing of David Mulroy, Professor Emeritus in Classics at UWM.
- RetroLab to be featured at UWM!Professor Thomas Haigh's Retro Computing lab, one of only four in the nation, will be featured in an episode of UWM's Urban Spelunking. See details here. UWM Urban Spelunking Episode 3: RetroLab – UWM Post Congratulations, Tom!
- Award Winner Michael LarbiUWM History Department PhD student, Michael Larbi, was recently selected to win the prestigious Mahmoud Mohamed Taha Student Travel Award for $2,500. The Award will be presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association in Atlanta, GA, November 20-22. The Mahmoud Mohamed Taha Student Travel Award is awarded to competitively selected students …
- Congratulations GraduatesThe Department of History wishes congratulations to all our spring, 2025 graduates. Here are just a couple of photos from the ceremonies. Martin Kozon with Neal Pease Kitonga Alexander with Rebecca Shumway
- Ken Bartelt’s Work RecognizedHere is coverage from the Shepherd-Express of the exhibit about Beckum-Stapleton Little League that our own History PhD student Ken Bartelt co-curated at MSOE's Grohmann' Museum. Congratulations Ken!