Alumni Highlights
Joshua McGuffie (Ph.D. ’23) Accepts Tenure-Track Position at Moorpark College
Joshua McGuffie (who was awarded the History Department’s 2023…
June 20, 2025/by Edward TrujilloTeren Sevea Promoted to Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School
Former PhD student (and Lifka prize winner) Teren Sevea has been…
June 13, 2025/by Edward TrujilloRebecca Dufendach (PhD ’17) Appointed Assistant Professor at King’s College
Congratulations to Rebecca Dufendach (PhD 2017) who has accepted…
June 10, 2025/by Edward TrujilloSean Messarra (PhD ’24) Joins University of St. Thomas as Assistant Professor of History
Congratulations to Sean Messarra (PhD 2024), who was appointed…
June 10, 2025/by Edward TrujilloMaya Maskarinec (PhD ’15) Publishes New Book on Saints in Medieval and Early Modern Rome
Maya Maskarinec (PhD in Medieval History in 2015) has published…
June 10, 2025/by Edward TrujilloMichael O’Sullivan (2019) Wins 2025 BASAS Book Prize
Michael O’Sullivan (2019), Assistant Professor of History at…
May 16, 2025/by Edward TrujilloYiming Ha Appointed Assistant Professor of Chinese History
Congratulations to Yiming Ha, who has been appointed Assistant…
March 18, 2025/by Edward TrujilloYou Wang appointed as Assistant Professor in Chinese History at Georgetown University
Congratulations to You Wang, who has been appointment Assistant…
February 19, 2025/by Edward TrujilloAmanda Martinez Appointed Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill
Congratulations to Amanda Martinez, who has been appointed Assistant…
February 6, 2025/by Edward TrujilloYiming Ha and Andrew Klein Receive 2024 Dissertation Prizes
Congratulations to Yiming Ha (right), who has been awarded the…
January 10, 2025/by Edward TrujilloBarry Goldenberg (History ’11) Publishes New Book on Multicultural Education
The UCLA History Department congratulates Barry Goldenberg, Class…
January 10, 2025/by Edward TrujilloAlfred Flores (PhD 2015), Receives Honorable Mention for Best First Book Award
UCLA History PhD alum, Dr. Alfred Flores (2015), has received…
September 23, 2024/by Edward TrujilloIn Memoriam: Dr. Karen Wilson (PhD 2011)
We are sad to announce that Karen Wilson (Ph.D. 2011) passed…
August 21, 2024/by Edward TrujilloLaura Gifford (PhD 2006) Named Editor-in-Chief of Fortress Press
Laura Gifford (PhD 2006) has been named editor-in-chief of Fortress…
August 20, 2024/by Edward TrujilloMatthijs Tieleman Appointed Assistant Professor at Illinois State University
Congratulations to Matthijs Tieleman, who has been…
Marjan Wardaki Appointed Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Marjan Wardaki will be moving from her current position as research…
May 29, 2024/by Edward TrujilloNefertiti Takla Appointed Assistant Professor at Georgetown University
Nefertiti Takla has been appointed assistant professor at Georgetown…
May 29, 2024/by Edward TrujilloMichael O’Sullivan Accepts Tenure Track Position at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Michael O’Sullivan has accepted a tenure track position at…
May 29, 2024/by Edward TrujilloFrederick Walter Lorenz (PhD 2022) Joins Eastern Michigan University as Assistant Professor of Middle East History
Frederick Walter Lorenz, Ph.D, will begin a tenure-track…
May 2, 2024/by History WebTechsJoshua McGuffie (PhD 2023) Awarded 2023 Norris Hundley Prize
Joshua McGuffie was awarded the 2023 Norris Hundley Prize for…
January 12, 2024/by Mary JohnsonLisl Schoepflin (PhD 2023) Awarded 2023 Thomas E. Lifka Dissertation Prize
Lisl Schoepflin’s dissertation, "Making Inca History: Authors…
January 12, 2024/by Mary JohnsonMathew Luckett (PhD 2014) featured in Los Angeles Times
Mathew Luckett (PhD 2014), currently Director and Professor,…
November 16, 2023/by Edward TrujilloAnthony Vivian Coauthors and Coedits “A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations”
Anthony Vivian coauthored and coedited (with Michael Shally-Jensen) A…
October 24, 2023/by Edward TrujilloLaura Talamante named Presidential Outstanding Professor 2023
Laura Talamante (Professor and Chair of the Department of…
October 24, 2023/by Edward TrujilloNaveen Kanalu Wins Prix du College de France in Paris
Congratulations to Naveen Kanalu (PhD, 2021), who won the…
September 22, 2023/by History WebTechsAlfred Flores Publishes First Book
Alfred Flores (PhD 2015), currently an Assistant Professor…
September 6, 2023/by History WebTechsDr. Nana Osei-Opare Joins Rice University’s History Department and Center for African and African American Studies
We're excited to share that Dr. Nana Osei-Opare, an…
Allison K. Shutt (Ph.D. 1995) Named Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Chair of History at Hendrix College
We are pleased to share exciting news from our UCLA History…
June 27, 2023/by History WebTechs2022 History/PreMed Graduate Andrew Panosian Featured in UCLA College News
2022 History/PreMed graduate Andrew Panosian was featured in…
May 5, 2023/by History WebTechsScottie Buehler (PhD 2020) Accepts New Position and Awarded Grant
Congratulations to History Graduate Student Alumna, Scottie…
April 28, 2023/by Mary JohnsonCynthia E. Orozco Wins the 2023 NACCS Scholar Award
Congratulations to Cynthia E. Orozco (PhD. 1992),…
Ph.D. student Rachel Kaufman published an article in Comedia Performance
Ph.D. student Rachel Kaufman published an article in Comedia…
April 14, 2023/by History WebTechsCongratulations to Amanda Martinez on award of the Carolina Postdoctoral Fellowship
Recent alumna Amanda Martinez has been awarded the Carolina Postdoctoral…
March 6, 2023/by History WebTechsDavid Spielman Has Accepted Position in African History at NYU
David Spielman has accepted a tenure-track position in African…
February 9, 2023/by History WebTechsCongratulations to Dr. Max Daniel on Winning the 2022 Hundley Prize
Dr. Max Daniel was awarded the 2022 Hundley Prize by the Department…
January 17, 2023/by History WebTechsCongratulations to Dr. Fredrick Walter Lorenz on Winning the 2022 Lifka Prize
Dr. Fredrick Walter Lorenz was awarded the 2022 Lifka Prize by…
January 17, 2023/by History WebTechsEnrique Salvador Rivera Contributed a Piece to NPR
Enrique Salvador Rivera, Ph.D. contributed a piece to National…
September 1, 2022/by History WebTechsFrederick Walter Lorenz’s Peer-Reviewed Article Accepted for Publication
Fredrick Walter Lorenz’s peer-reviewed article titled “‘Agents,…
June 23, 2022/by History WebTechsFrederick Walter Lorenz (PhD, Spring 2022), to Start a Tenure-Track Position At The University of North Georgia
Fredrick Walter Lorenz (PhD, Spring 2022), will start a tenure-track…
June 17, 2022/by History WebTechsNaveen Kanalu and Nivedita Nath contributed to The Colonial State and Forms of Knowledge
Naveen Kanalu and Nivedita Nath contributed to the recently published…
May 31, 2022/by webteamNivedita Nath Awarded a UC President’s Postdocs at UCI
Nivedita Nath,alumni and PhD candidate at UCLA, has just been…
May 31, 2022/by webteamPreston McBride Accepts Offer For Tenure-Track Position at Pomona College
Preston McBride accepted an offer for a tenure-track position…
April 13, 2022/by webteamSpanish Edition of Alumni Enrique Salvador’s Book Published
The Spanish-language edition of alumni Enrique Salvador Rivera’s…
April 11, 2022/by webteamTeren Sevea Wins Association for Asian Studies’ Harry J. Benda Prize for Best First Book on Southeast Asian Studies
Alumni Teren Sevea (now Assistant Professor at…
Naveen Kanalu Ramamurthy (PhD 2021) Named to Post of Maitre de Conferences
Naveen Kanalu Ramamurthy (PhD 2021) has been named…
Thomas Ingersoll (PhD 1990) Passes Away at the Age of 73
Thomas Ingersoll (PhD 1990) passed away recently at the age of…
January 26, 2022/by webteamCatherine Ceniza Choy in “How Will the History Books Remember 2021?”
Alumna Catherine Ceniza Choy (Professor of Ethnic Studies at…
January 3, 2022/by webteamDeborah Bauer Publishes First Book
Deborah Bauer (PhD 2013), now Associate Professor at Purdue…
November 19, 2021/by webteamKelly Midori McCormick Publishes Washington Post Op-Ed
Kelly Midori McCormick (PhD 2019) recently published an op-ed…
November 10, 2021/by webteamEnrique Rivera Publishes Book
Enrique Rivera (PhD 2019)…
October 14, 2021/by webteamCassia Roth Won the MacLeod Book Prize
Cassia Roth, currently Assistant Professor of History & Latin…
October 4, 2021/by webteamAdam Woodhouse Appointed to a Three-Year Fellowship at Robinson College
Adam Woodhouse (PhD 2018) - currently a Harper-Schmidt Fellow…
September 3, 2021/by webteamThabisile Griffin Awarded an American Council of Learned Societies Emerging Voices Fellowship
Thabisile Griffin has been awarded an American Council of Learned…
August 23, 2021/by webteamSandy Moats’s Second Book “Navigating Neutrality”
Sandy Moats (PhD 2001, currently Professor of History, University…
July 26, 2021/by webteamMary Momdjian Included in “Aleppo and its Hinterland in the Ottoman Period”
Mary Momdjian wrote an article included in a book titled Aleppo…
April 26, 2021/by webteamMarjan Wardaki Awarded the Ehsan Yarshater-Persian Heritage Foundation Fellowship at Yale
Marjan Wardaki (PhD 2019) has been awarded a postdoc…
Iris I. Clever Interviewed by “Speaking of Race”
Iris I. Clever, currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the…
March 18, 2021/by webteamCassia Roth published article in Women’s History Review
Cassia Roth, a UCLA alumna, now teaching at the…
Henry Lovejoy Awarded 2020 Isaac Oluwole Delano Book Prize
Congratulations to Henry Lovejoy, whose Prieto:…
Anthea Hartig, the Director of the National Museum of American History, reflects on her time at UCLA
Anthea Hartig, now the Director of the National…
Susan Rosenfeld’s Dissertation Received the Norris Hundley Prize
Susan Rosenfeld's dissertation, “Apparitions of the Atlantic:…
November 13, 2020/by webteamSohaib Baig’s Dissertation Won the Thomas E. Lifka Dissertation Prize
Sohaib Baig’s dissertation, “Indian Hanafis in an Ocean of…
November 13, 2020/by webteamNana Osei-Opare to Give a Presentation, “The African Archive Exists: Calls Against Postcolonial African Archival Pessimism”
Thursday, November 12 | 12:00 pm PT | Via Zoom
For more…
October 26, 2020/by webteamFor more…
Awet Tewelde Weldemichael Elected into the Royal Society of Canada
Awet Tewelde Weldemichael, Ph.D. 2008, Professor and Queen’s…
September 14, 2020/by webteamBob Edgar and Son Featured in News Stories about Black Lives Matter
Alumni Bob Edgar and his son were featured in two recent news…
September 14, 2020/by webteamSohaib Baig’s Islamic Law Program at Harvard
Sohaib Baig (2020 Doctoral Recipient) began his Research Fellow…
September 10, 2020/by webteamHistory Alumnus Marco Greenberg’s New Book
History alumnus Marco Greenberg (BA 1986) has written a new…
September 4, 2020/by webteamPreston S. McBride Becomes Charles Eastman Postdoctoral Fellow for Darthmouth College
Upon receiving his Ph.D. from UCLA over the summer…
Bill Katin’s Book to be Published this Fall
Bill Katin’s book, Hostile Takeovers of Large Jewish Companies,…
August 5, 2020/by webteamYatta Kiazolu Awarded a President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Yatta Kiazolu, who was awarded a President’s…
July 6, 2020/by webteamRob Sierakowski’s Sandinistas Wins a Book Prize
Rob Sierakowski's book Sandinistas, which was born as a UCLA…
July 6, 2020/by webteamJill Watts’ The Black Cabinet Reviewed in the New York Times
A new book by Jill Watts, The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story…
June 12, 2020/by webteamNana Osei-Opare Published in the Washington Post
Nana Osei-Opare published a piece in the Washington Post giving…
June 5, 2020/by webteamGrace Ballor accepts position as Newcomen Fellow at Harvard Business School
Grace Ballor has accepted a position as the Newcomen Fellow at…
May 27, 2020/by webteamElizabeth Comuzzi accepts position as Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University
Elizabeth Comuzzi has accepted a position as Assistant Professor…
May 12, 2020/by webteamSam Keeley to Be Research Fellow at the Leibniz Institute für Europäische Geschichte
Sam Keeley has accepted a 12-month position as a Research Fellow…
May 7, 2020/by webteamNicole Gilhuis accepts position as Assistant Professor of History at Pepperdine University
Nicole Gilhuis has accepted a position as Assistant Professor…
May 7, 2020/by webteamIris Clever (PhD 2020)
Iris Clever will begin a two-year postdoctoral position at the…
May 1, 2020/by webteamMichael O’Sullivan Named a Prize Fellow
Michael O’Sullivan (PhD. Spring 2019) was recently named a…
February 3, 2020/by webteamJyoti Balachandran Publishes New Book
Jyoti Balachandran (PhD. Spring 2012), Assistant Professor at…
February 3, 2020/by webteamGuillermo Ruiz Stovel Awarded the Norris Hundley Dissertation Prize
Guillermo Ruiz Stovel was awarded the Norris Hundley Dissertation…
January 14, 2020/by webteamPauline Lewis Wins the Thomas E. Lifka Dissertation Prize
Pauline Lewis won the Thomas E. Lifka Dissertation Prize for…
January 14, 2020/by webteamGrace Ballor (Ph.D. 2018)
Alumna, Grace Ballor, earned an honorable mention at the 2020…
January 10, 2020/by webteamZeynep Turkyilmaz (Ph.D. 2009)
A diary found in an online archive by academic researcher, Zeynep…
January 9, 2020/by webteamCassia Roth (PhD 2016)
Cassia Roth has a forthcoming book, A Miscarriage of Justice:…
December 17, 2019/by webteamPhoebe Musandu (PhD 2013)
The American Historical Association has recently announced that Phoebe…
October 8, 2019/by webteamMax Flomen (PhD 2018)
Max Flomen has been appointed an Assistant Professor of pre-1800…
June 20, 2019/by webteamAdam Woodhouse Mowl (PhD 2018)
Adam Woodhouse Mowl (PhD 2018) was awarded the Thomas E. Lifka…
March 28, 2019/by webteamMax Baumgarten (PhD 2017)
Max Baumgarten (PhD 2017) was awarded the Norris Hundley Dissertation…
March 28, 2019/by webteamWilliam Katin (PhD 2018)
Congratulations to William Katin, whose dissertation has been…
March 19, 2019/by webteamSabrina Smith (PhD 2018)
Congratulations to Sabrina, who has earned a position as an Assistant…
September 25, 2018/by webteamAlfred P. Flores (PhD 2015)
Congratulations to Alfred Flores who is joining Harvey Mudd College,…
June 18, 2018/by webteamRachel Schley, (PhD 2015)
Congratulations to Rachel Schley who has been appointed an Assistant…
June 18, 2018/by webteamMichael Weismeyer (PhD 2017)
Congratulations to Michael Weismeyer, who has become an Assistant…
June 8, 2018/by webteamStephanie Truskowski
The German Academic Exchange Service has awarded a DAAD fellowship…
April 25, 2018/by webteamDeidre Cooper-Owens (PhD 2008)
Congratulations to Deidre Cooper-Owens (PhD 2008, now Assistant…
April 17, 2018/by webteamPablo M. Sierra Silva (PhD 2013)
Congratulations to Pablo Sierra Silva on the publication of his…
April 9, 2018/by webteamJoshua Herr (PhD 2017)
Josh Herr is now based in the Hong Kong office of Perrett Laver,…
March 16, 2018/by webteamErika Pérez (PhD 2010)
Congratulations to Erika Pérez on the publication of her first…
February 8, 2018/by webteamDeirdre Cooper Owens (PhD 2008)
Congratulations to Deirdre Cooper Owens for the publication of…
February 8, 2018/by webteamPeter Klaren (Ph.D. 1968)
Press Release: Washington, DC (September 15 2017)—The Peruvian…
February 1, 2018/by webteamJohn Edward Philips
Congratulations to John Edward Philips on his new book, Black…
January 16, 2018/by webteamLinda Civitello (Ph.D. 2017)
Congratulations to Linda Civitello, one of our PhD recipients,…
November 21, 2017/by webteamConstanze Weise (Ph.D. 2013)
Congratulations to Constanze Weise who begins a tenure-track…
August 24, 2017/by webteamKristin Mirek
Kristin Mirek, history undergraduate alumna and member of the…
August 1, 2017/by webteamCassia Roth (Ph.D. 2016)
Congratulations to Cassia Roth, who is the UCLA nominee for the 2017-18…
July 17, 2017/by webteamMiles Stanley
Congratulations to Miles Stanley, who earned a B.A. in History,…
July 5, 2017/by webteamNwando Achebe (Ph.D. 2000)
Congratulations to Nwando Achebe, who has just been named Jack…
June 13, 2017/by webteamPatrick Sharma (Ph.D. 2010)
Congratulations to Patrick Sharma on the publication of his book, Robert…
April 19, 2017/by webteamDaniel Lynch (Ph.D. 2015)
Congratulations to Dan Lynch for being awarded the the Western…
March 10, 2017/by webteamBruce Thomson
The governing body of California high school sports has announced…
February 14, 2017/by webteamSubah Dayal
Congratulations to Subah Dayal (recent UCLA PhD and now assistant…
January 12, 2017/by webteamNEH Grant to 3 PhD Alumni
Alumni Catherine Cymone Fourshey (PhD 2002), Rhonda M. Gonzales…
August 12, 2016/by webteamSusan Solt (C.Phil)
Congratulations to History graduate student Susan Solt (C.Phil,…
August 10, 2016/by webteamLois Johnson (PhD 1970)
Congratulations to history department alumna Lois Johnson…
June 23, 2016/by webteamAaron Benanav (PhD Winter 2015)
Aaron Benanav has accepted an appointment as Harper-Schmidt Fellow…
May 13, 2016/by webteamLaura Redford (PhD 2014)
Alumna Laura Redford has been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor…
May 5, 2016/by webteamMelanie Arias (PhD 2013)
Congratulations to Melanie Arias (PhD 2013) who will be stepping…
April 22, 2016/by webteamBenjamin Cowan (PhD 2010)
Congratulations to Benjamin Cowan (PhD 2010) on the publication…
March 23, 2016/by webteamRachel Deblinger (PhD 2014)
Congratulations to Rachel Deblinger (PhD 2014) who just accepted…
March 15, 2016/by webteamHenry Lovejoy (PhD 2012)
Congratulations to Henry Lovejoy (PhD 2012), who just received…
February 9, 2016/by webteam