Nathan Connolly Delivers 6th Annual McGaffey Lecture on Family History and Capitalism On April 2, we had the privilege of hosting the 6th annual McGaffey Lecture with speaker Nathan Connolly of Johns Hopkins University. The lecture, “Letters from the Ancestors: Family History and our Capitalist …
New Faculty Alert Please 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 …
As chair of the UWM history department, it is my pleasure to share with you the first department newsletter in this new electronic format. A lot has changed since we last produced one, but I can look back on my …
UWM’s History Department’s Student Accolades Many of our graduate students have been recognized for their outstanding efforts and we want to celebrate those accomplishments: Sadique Oddoye, current MA student, will be attending the PhD program in African History at the …
A Spirit of Revolt: Conrado Alvillar and the Rank-and-File Wobblies of the 1927–1928 Colorado Coal Strike is being released October 13, 2026 – CONGRATULATIONS, Michael! A tale of solidarity in the Colorado coal fields. A Spirit of Revolt examines the lives …
