Dr. Klaus Larres featured in The Well
Read Dr. Larres’ analysis of Ukraine and Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate peace here.
Read Dr. Larres’ analysis of Ukraine and Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate peace here.
We’re very excited to be able to announce that Professor Katherine Turk has just been announced as one of the recipients of UNC’s prestigious Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Dr. Turk specializes in the histories of women, gender … Read more
On October 9, 2022, the UNC History Department celebrated the 100th birthday of Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg at the historic Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill. Watch the event’s tribute video, created by Gregory Georges, here. Born on September 28, … Read more
At the November 2022 UNC Board of Trustees meeting, seven faculty members were appointed to distinguished professorships. We’re very honored to have one of these appointees, Michael Tsin, in the History Department! Dr. Tsin was named Earl N. Philips Jr. … Read more
Chad Bryant was a co-winner of the Radomír Luža Prize for his book, Prague: Belonging and the Modern City (Harvard University Press, 2021). This biennial prize is awarded by American Friends of the Documentation Center of Austrian Resistance and Center … Read more
Please join our department in congratulating Prof. Emerita Jacquelyn Hall! Dr. Hall is being honored by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association as winner of the 2022 NCLHA’s Christopher Crittenden Award for Significant Contributions to History in North Carolina. The … Read more
On October 25, 2022, the Mississippi Center for Justice hosted their annual Champions of Justice event – a fundraising event that helps to sustain their efforts to “dismantle Mississippi’s culture of injustice.” Among those honored at the event was Dr. … Read more
In the most recent issue of The Well, Dr. Lloyd Kramer – History Professor and Director of Carolina Public Humanities – suggests that a thriving public life is as important for communities as physical health. Interviewed by Scott Jared, Dr. … Read more
We’re delighted to share the news that the new edition of the Norton U.S. history textbook Give Me Liberty! just was published, co-authored by UNC History Professor Kathleen DuVal, along with Eric Foner and Lisa McGirr. You can listen to Drs. DuVal, Foner, … Read more
Dr. Bret Devereaux, who graduated with his PhD in Ancient History from UNC-CH in 2018, was featured in a recent edition of the UNC research publication Endeavors. The article brings together Devereaux’s teaching and research on the social and material costs … Read more