Alumnus James B. Wolf Passes Away
We are saddened to announced that James B. “Jim” Wolf passed away on August 23, 2025 at the age of 92. Jim earned his BA from Oberlin College and his […]
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Congratulations to Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Anne Napatalung
UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Anne Napatalung has accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Feminist Studies at UC Santa Barbara. She earned her Ph.D. in […]
Professor Emeritus Hines Featured in UCLA Magazine
Professor Emeritus Thomas Hines was recently featured in the UCLA Magazine in an article written by History major Mary Melton ’91. The article “The Course That Changed Everything” highlights how […]
Resisting Demands that Undermine the University’s Mission
As historians, we are well aware of periods in the United States and abroad in which illegal attacks on students, scholars, and universities became a tool of political manipulation and […]
Historians speaking out in Defense of the NEH
https://www.historians.org/news/historians-defend-the-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-and-american-public-culture/
Undergraduate Research Leads to Groundbreaking Archival Discovery About Canada’s Postwar History
A team of undergraduate researchers working under the direction of Professor McBride has made a groundbreaking archival discovery that is helping to reshape national debate over Canada’s postwar history. In […]
Professor Emeritus Christopher Ehret Passes Away
On March 25, 2025 Professor Emeritus Christopher Ehret sadly passed away. Chris joined the History Department in 1968 and rose through the ranks to Professor until his retirement as Distinguished […]
Professor Emeritus John Laslett Passes Away
On March 23, 2025, Professor Emeritus John Laslett passed away at the age of 91. He held a BA and a PhD from Oxford University in England, and he taught […]
