Spring Latin Table

Thursdays, 4-5 pm CRT 866 Practice spoken Latin! Everyone is welcome!

Celebrating Glendale at 75

The 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 …

Retrolab in the News

Students explore vintage computers in UW-Milwaukee’s specialized Retrolab. Click here to read the news.

David Mulroy, In Memoriam

We 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 Larbi

UWM 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, …

Congratulations Graduates

The Department of History wishes congratulations to all our spring, 2025 graduates. Here are just a couple of photos from the ceremonies.

Ken Bartelt’s Work Recognized

Here 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!

Associate Professor Carter Publishes New Book

The Star Wars saga takes place in a galaxy far, far away, but its social structures—in particular its racial realities—are thoroughly American. So argues Greg Carter in this thought-provoking analysis, which blends historical and theoretical treatments of science fiction cinema …