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Welcome to the Department of History
We invite you to get to know our faculty, share some of our student success stories, and learn about our ongoing projects and programs. We are proud of what goes on in our department and across our curriculum as we teach, research, and write about the history of just about everywhere. See our video here!
The History Department is pleased to announce that the M.A. program for professional history educators (ONLINE) applications for admission in the Fall 2020 semester open February 1, 2020. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. There are a limited number of spaces, and we expect the program to fill up quickly, so those interested in applying are encouraged to do so soon! In the event that spaces remain in the program new applications will be entertained until July 1, 2020.
News & Events
- M.A. Student Accomplishments..Congratulations!
- Apply today for the Alfred & Anita Schnog Travel Award for Holocaust Studies: Deadline is 3/5/2021!
- Three UNCW students were awarded the Alfred & Anita Schnog Travel Award for Holocaust Studies for the 2018-2019 academic year
- Congratulations to our Fall 2020 graduates!
- History Department Teleworking
- Congratulations to our 2020 Spring and Summer graduates!
- Returning to campus resource: Best for the Nest
- Letter to History majors in response to COVID-19
Upcoming Virtual & Radio Events:
Past Events:
- Dr. Angela Zombek was recently on C-SPAN3 on a panel called Commemorating Soldiers in the Press, which was part of the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Epression hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
- "Women's Suffrage and Activism in Black and White" by Dr. Catherine Clinton Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:30pm
- Podcast featuring Dr. Glen Harris
- Shared Legacies - Film and Panel Discussion November 9 - November 11, 2020 (Panel Discussion Link)
- Epidemic Uncertainty: Historical Reflections On How Epidemics End and the People Who Study Them Monday, September 21, 2020 10am
- She Rocks the Vote: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Ammendment Thursday, September 17, 2020 5pm - 6:30pm
- A roundtable conversation webinar: Laughter After: Humor and the Holocaust Monday, June 22, 2020 7pm featuring Dr. Jarrod Tanny
- WHQR CoastLine with Dr. Glen Harris: American Social Justice & Liberation Struggles from the 1960s-Present Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:45am-1:10pm
- An interview with Dr. Angela Zombek: Prison Escapes in the Civil War Monday, April 20, 2020 7pm
- See the 18th Annual Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture here!
Department News:
- Healing A Nation: Lettie Shumate talks history, anti-racism and progressing forward
- CNN Opinion by Dr. Jennifer Le Zotte and Dr. Jacob Steere-Williams: Disinfectants' Dark Medical History
- 2019 Sherman Lecture Interview
- 2018-2019 Sherman Echo Lecture
- We Are UNCW: Nicholas Baker '21
- We Are UNCW: Dr. Eva Mehl
- More news
CONTACT INFORMATION
Admin Associate: Meaghan Wright
Email: wrightm@uncw.edu
Phone: (910) 962-3307
Office: Morton Hall 235
Admin Associate: Andrea Massey
Email: masseya@uncw.edu
Phone: (910) 962-3656
Office: Morton Hall 235