Welcome to the University of Michigan History Department. Please explore our website to learn about our graduate programs (including three joint degree programs), opportunities for undergraduates, and the wide variety of courses offered. The research fields of the eighty faculty members illustrate the exceptional breadth and depth of the department. If you have questions not answered here, please email umhistory@umich.edu or check the staff directory.

The Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies
The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies advances historical research and teaching with powerful new tools for supporting visiting scholars, enriching the intellectual climate for faculty and graduate students, and extending knowledge across campus. Through lectures, workshops and other programs designed to foster scholarly exchange, the Eisenberg Institute promises to transform the teaching and study of history at Michigan.

The 2009-2011 theme is "Paucity & Plenty, Enactments and Expectations." Visit the EIHS website for more information (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eihs).

NEWS AND EVENTS

The department offices will relocate from May to mid-August 2009 for renovation. Staff offices will move to the first floor of Haven Hall. The mailing address and phone numbers are unchanged.

History Department Administrator Diane Wyatt has been recognized by the LSA Staff Spotlight Committee based on nominations by faculty and staff. This award recognizes and celebrates achievements and contributions staff make to the successful operation of the college.  An article will about Diane will appear at the end of June on the Spotlight website (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/hr/spotlight/winners).

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Sidney Fine on March 31, 2009. He leaves us a remarkable legacy, a lifetime of commitment to excellence in scholarship, teaching and service. His many accomplishments enriched the collective lives of our Department, the University, and the people of Michigan. He was truly a grand presence for us all during his 53 years in the department. more

Graduate students Lauren Hirschberg (History) and Monica Patterson (Anthropology and History) are recipients of the 2009 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards, two of twenty winners across the campus.

The Graduate Committee is pleased to announce that Nathan Connolly's dissertation, By Eminent Domain: Race and Capital in the Building of an American South Florida, has won the Arthur Fondiler Dissertation Award in History.

Charles Bright has been appointed to an Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. This honorary title is given for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. more in the University Record.

Professor Juan Cole delivered the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professorship in History Inaugural Lecture titled “Collective Action in American Iraq: Can the People Thwart Empire?” on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in the Rackham Amphitheater.

Interdisciplinary history in action: History/AMCULT 226, “The Latin Tinge”. Read about Prof. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof’s lively approach to teaching Latin American history in Michigan Today.

Conference
Placing Maghrib at the Center of the Twentieth Century
University of Michigan, April 6-7
1014 Tisch Hall
University of Minnesota, April 9-10
120 A, B, C Andersen Library
website: http://www.eihs-online.net/placingthemaghrib/index.html

Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eihs

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