Student Highlights

Gregory Sattler Publishes Article in the Journal of Song-Yuan Studies

Gregory Sattler, a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate in the History Department,…
December 16, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Pin-Hua Chou Awarded Prestigious Fellowships and Featured in UCLA Magazine

Second-year doctoral student in European history, Pin-Hua Chou,…
December 16, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Pin-Hua Chou Awarded the Peter Baldwin UCLA Fellowship at the Wende Museum for 2025

Doctoral Student in European History, Pin-Hua Chou, has been…
December 2, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Rachel Kaufman Publishes Article in Colonial Latin American Review

Graduate student Rachel Kaufman published an article in the Colonial…
November 21, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Six History Graduate Students Receive 2024-25 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award

Six History graduate students have been awarded the 2024-25…
November 5, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Danielle Zhang Awarded 2024 Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant

Graduate student, Danielle Zhang, was awarded a 2024 Decorative…
November 5, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

UCLA Humanities posted a profile of History and Classics double major Kaitlyn Coons

UCLA Humanities posted a profile of History and Classics double…
May 28, 2024/by History WebTechs

History Undergraduates Win 2024 Library Prizes

Congratulations to History Undergraduate Student Kaitlyn Coons…
May 24, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Undergraduates Michaela Esposito, Ella Kitt, and Stephanie Zager Invited to the American Jewish Historical Society’s Biennial Scholars Conference

Congratulations to undergraduate history students Michaela…
May 23, 2024/by History WebTechs

Jeanette Charles Receives UCLA Center for the Study of Women, Streisand Center 2024 Constance Coiner Graduate Fellowship

Doctoral candidate, Jeanette Charles, was selected to receive…
May 22, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Doctoral Candidate, Rebeca Martínez-Tibbles, Published in EPOCH Magazine

Doctoral candidate, Rebeca Martínez-Tibbles, has recently published…
May 22, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Alexandria Gilligan Wins 2024 UCLA Undergraduate Research Prize

Congratulations to History Undergraduate Student Alexandria Gilligan…
May 17, 2024/by Mary Johnson

Congratulations to Undergraduate History Students and Leve Center Fellows, Gillian Smith, Michaela Esposito, and Maia Gelerter, for Contributions to Holocaust Memoir

Congratulations to Undergraduate History students and Leve Center…
February 16, 2024/by Edward Trujillo

Claire Votava Receives 2023-24 Peter Baldwin UCLA History Fellowship at Wende Museum

Doctoral student, Claire Votava, was selected to receive the…
January 26, 2024/by Mary Johnson

Congratulations to Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellows

Congratulations to History PhD candidates Jeanette Charles and…
November 28, 2023/by Edward Trujillo

Martin Adamian Awarded Armenian Studies Scholarship

 



Graduate student Martin Adamian has been awarded…
November 2, 2023/by Edward Trujillo

PhD Student Avery Weinman published an article in American Jewish History

Avery Weinman, a PhD student in the UCLA Department of History,…
June 15, 2023/by History WebTechs

Thalia Ertman, Rachel Kaufman and Rebekka Michaelsen Receive Awards

Congratulations to the 2022-23 graduate student awardees celebrated…
June 1, 2023/by History WebTechs

Congratulations to Lauryn Wang for earning the 2023 Newman Civic Fellowship

Congratulations to Lauryn Wang, who earned the 2023 Newman…
May 5, 2023/by History WebTechs

Natalie Brown Wins Library Prize for Undergraduate Research

Congratulations to Natalie Brown who has been selected as…
May 4, 2023/by History WebTechs

PhD student Rachel Kaufman published an article in Comedia Performance

PhD student Rachel Kaufman published an article in Comedia…
April 14, 2023/by History WebTechs

Andrew Klein Awarded the 2023 John Higham Research Fellowship

Andrew Klein was awarded the 2023 John Higham Research Fellowship…
April 13, 2023/by History WebTechs

PhD Student, Kaleb Herman Adney, Published Review Essay in Journal Cambridge Core

PhD student Kaleb Herman Adney has published a review essay,…
January 31, 2023/by History WebTechs

Ph.D. Student Michael Buse Publishes Article

Ph.D. student  Michael Buse just had an article published…
January 23, 2023/by History WebTechs

Rachel Kaufman published a review of Peter Cole’s poetry book

Rachel Kaufman published a review of Peter Cole's poetry book,…
January 20, 2023/by History WebTechs

Yiming Ha and Rebecca Waxman Awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Yiming Ha and Rebecca Waxman were each awarded the prestigious…
November 30, 2022/by History WebTechs

Gregory Sattler to Present at Princeton University Conference

On June 16, Ph.D. student Gregory Sattler will present at The…
June 13, 2022/by webteam

Madina Thiam to Start a Tenure Track Position at NYU

Congratulations to Madina Thiam (PhD expected Spring 2022)! …
May 27, 2022/by webteam

Lisl Schoepflin Publishes Article in Caliope 27/1

Lisl Schoepflin had an article titled "Micuc Isutu Cuiuc Utusi…
May 23, 2022/by webteam

Rebecca Waxman Receives the Penny Dissertation Research Fellowship from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women

Rebecca Waxman, 3rd year doctoral student in the South Asia field,…
May 16, 2022/by webteam

Yu Shi’s Article to be Published in Twentieth-Century China

Graduate Student Yu Shi's article "Tensions on the B-Side: The…
May 4, 2022/by webteam

Yiming Ha Publishes Research Article

Doctoral student Yiming Ha published a research article titled…
May 4, 2022/by webteam

Fabian Guzman Recognized as Male Scholar of the Year

Congratulations to history major Fabian Guzman, who  has been…
April 21, 2022/by webteam

Ph.D Student Ethan Mefford Winner of the 2022 Marjorie and Lancelot Farrar Award

Ph.D student Ethan Mefford has been named winner of the 2022…
March 29, 2022/by webteam

Avery Weinman Publishes Book Review with The Tel Aviv Review of Books

Doctoral student Avery Weinman published a review of Ori Yehudai's Leaving…
January 7, 2022/by webteam

Fullbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to Rebeca Martinez, Ethan Mefford, and Tatiana…
November 15, 2021/by webteam

Avery Weinman Participated in Leve Center Book Discussion

Doctoral student Avery Weinman participated in the UCLA Alan…
November 15, 2021/by webteam

Hundley and Lifka Dissertation Prize Winners

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Congratulations to the following graduate students for winning…
November 8, 2021/by webteam

Tatiana Sulovska Awarded Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

Tatiana Sulovska, a PhD Candidate in modern Japanese history…
October 29, 2021/by webteam

Rebeca Martínez Receives Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Award

Rebeca Martínez, a PhD Candidate in Latin American history working…
October 20, 2021/by webteam

Ethan Mefford Awarded Fullbright Fellowship

Ethan Mefford, a PhD student of European history working under…
October 11, 2021/by webteam

Amanda Martinez’s Publication in the LA Times

Amanda Martinez (PhD Candidate, Spring 2021) was published in…
June 30, 2021/by webteam

The Carey McWilliams and Mary Ritter Beard Awards Recipients

Carey McWilliams Award is to recognize the best History Honors…
June 2, 2021/by webteam

Gregory Sattler Published in Kyushu University’s Journal of Asian Humanities

PhD student Gregory Sattler’s new article “The Ideological…
April 28, 2021/by webteam

Rachel Kaufman Published Debut Poetry Book

PhD student Rachel Kaufman published her first poetry book…
April 12, 2021/by webteam

Jeff Dymond Published in Journal of the History of Ideas

Jeff Dymond has just published “Human Character and the Formation…
April 5, 2021/by webteam

PhD Student Matthijs Tieleman Published in Itinerario

PhD student Matthijs Tieleman published an article in Itinerario titled…
March 22, 2021/by webteam

Madina Thiam Selected for Dissertation Fellowship

Congratulations to Madina Thiam, who has been selected for…
March 16, 2021/by webteam

Avery Weinman Published Article in Journal of History of Big Ideas Blog

Avery Weinman (PhD candidate) published an article, "Democratized…
March 4, 2021/by webteam

Jeff Dymond Awarded Four-Year Postdoctoral Position at University of Zurich

Jeff Dymond has been awarded a four-year postdoctoral position…
February 23, 2021/by webteam

Amanda Martinez’s Publication in the Washington Post

Amanda Martinez (PhD Candidate, Spring 2021) has published…
February 22, 2021/by webteam

Phil Hoffman Two-Time Winner on “Jeopardy!”

Phil Hoffman, History Ph.D. student and researcher at the Luskin…
February 18, 2021/by webteam

Fatiatamai Puapae Folau’s to Present at McNair Brown Bag

Fatiatamai Puapae Folau (History BA Candidate, 2022), will be…
February 3, 2021/by webteam

Matthijs Tieleman Won Research Travel Award

Matthijs Tieleman recently won the Research Travel Award from…
January 13, 2021/by webteam

Fredrick Walter Lorenz’s Publication in The International Journal of Middle East Studies

Fredrick Walter Lorenz, is the recipient of the First-Article…
November 18, 2020/by webteam

Madina Thiam’s Articles in the Oxford Research Encyclopedias

Madina Thiam (PhD candidate, African history) has two articles…
November 2, 2020/by webteam

Graduate Student Matthijs Tieleman’s Article Posted on the History News Network

Graduate student Matthijs Tieleman’s article, “Lessons…
October 19, 2020/by webteam

Amanda Martinez’s Media Interviews

Amanda Martinez is a PhD Candidate who has recently done a couple…
October 16, 2020/by webteam

Erdem Ilter Has Been Awarded Fullbright-Hays Fellowship for 2020 – 2021

Erdem Ilter has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for…
September 3, 2020/by webteam

Anna Accettola’s Addition to Teaching about the Ancient World

My contribution is how to effectively teach about the history…
September 2, 2020/by webteam

Rachel Kaufman’s Article in Rethinking History

I'm excited to share my new article, "Translating History,"…
August 21, 2020/by webteam

Anna Accettola Published an Article in the Journal of Ancient History

“Josephus’ Nabataeans: A Vision of Roman Power in the Near…
August 20, 2020/by webteam

Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez (PhD Candidate, Spring 2021) has published…
August 14, 2020/by webteam

Sean Messarra Published in History of European Ideas

Sean Messarra has just published a major article on early modern…
August 4, 2020/by webteam

Max Modiano Daniel Published in Judaica Librarianship

Max Modiano Daniel's essay entitled "The UCLA Sephardic Archive…
August 3, 2020/by webteam

Lisl Schoepflin Awarded a Getty Pre-doctoral Residential Fellowship

Lisl Schoepflin was awarded a Getty Research Institute Pre-doctoral…
July 31, 2020/by webteam

Erica Neighbors wins the Carey McWilliams and Mary Ritter Beard awards

Erica Neighbors won the Carey McWilliams and Mary Ritter Beard…
July 1, 2020/by webteam

Frederick Walter Lorenz Receives UCHRI Graduate Student Dissertation Grant

PhD Candidate Fredrick Walter Lorenz received a UCHRI Graduate…
June 25, 2020/by webteam

Madina Thiam Receives Penny Kanner Dissertation Research Fellowship

Madina Thiam, 5th year PhD candidate in the Africa field,…
June 25, 2020/by webteam

Meleana Chun-Moy Featured in the UCLA Newsroom

Graduating history senior Meleana Chun-Moy was featured in an…
June 12, 2020/by webteam

Theresa Boles and Patrick Yu Awarded Dean’s Prize at the Undergraduate Research Week Awards

The Dean’s Prize was awarded to history undergraduates Theresa…
May 26, 2020/by webteam

Haocong Cheng Awarded the Dean’s Prize

Undergraduate history student Haocong Cheng was awarded the Dean’s…
May 22, 2020/by webteam

Madina Thiam Receives a 2020 American Historical Association Research Grant

Madina Thiam, 5th year PhD candidate in the Africa field,…
May 7, 2020/by webteam

History 191L Students Produce Online Viewer’s Guide to “Our Boys”

As a final project for Professor David Myers' Winter 2020 History…
April 22, 2020/by webteam

Jeff Dymond Selected for Scuola Normale Superiore Exchange Program

UCLA History Graduate Student, Jeffrey Dymond, has just been…
February 25, 2020/by webteam

Lisl Schoepflin Wins Prize for Best Graduate Student Presentation

UCLA History Graduate Student, Lisl Schoepflin, won the prize…
February 19, 2020/by webteam

Sean Messarra Honored at Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching Award Ceremony

UCLA History Graduate Student, Sean Messarra, who received…
October 17, 2019/by webteam

David Spielman Awarded Fulbright-Hays Grant

Dawit (David) Spielman has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant…
October 8, 2019/by webteam

Xiang Chi (2019 PhD Candidate)

Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China…
September 25, 2019/by webteam

Kelly McCormick (2019 PhD Candidate)

Congratulations to Kelly McCormick, who will join the History…
September 6, 2019/by webteam

Masayoshi Yamada (2022 PhD Candidate)

Masayoshi has contributed a book chapter, entitled "You're…
August 20, 2019/by webteam

Peter Chesney (2021 PhD Candidate)

L.A. Review of Books invited Peter to assess a landscape architecture…
August 9, 2019/by webteam

Madina Thiam Featured in Le Monda Documentary on Cheikh Anta Diop

Graduate student Madina Thiam is featured in a Le Monde documentary…
July 23, 2019/by webteam

Winter Schneider Speaks at Parenting Students Graduation

Congratulations to Winter Schneider, who recently received her…
June 17, 2019/by webteam

Undergraduate Emily Luong to Present at Undergraduate Research Week Thursday May 23

Undergraduate student Emily Luong, who presented her work…
May 2, 2019/by webteam

Preston McBride Receives Charles Eastman Fellowship

Preston McBride (PhD Candidate, 2020) is the recipient of the…
April 26, 2019/by webteam

Students in History 191C Receive Library Prizes

The 2019 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research, Library Special…
April 24, 2019/by webteam

Sean Messarra Receives Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants

Sean Messarra has received the very prestigious Distinguished…
April 12, 2019/by webteam

Nana Osei-Opare to Start Tenure Track Job at Fordham University

Nana Osei-Opare, a 2019 Ph.D. candidate, will be starting a tenure…
April 8, 2019/by webteam

Kristen Glasgow Starting at Pitzer College as a Visiting Lecturer in History

Kristen Glasgow (2019 PhD Candidate) will be starting at Pitzer…
April 5, 2019/by webteam

Matthijs Tieleman Awarded Michael Kraus Research Grant

Matthijs Tieleman, graduate student in Atlantic history (Carla…
March 28, 2019/by webteam

Kelly McCormick

Congratulations to current graduate student Kelly McCormick,…
March 26, 2019/by webteam

Undergraduate Emily Luong to Present in Texas A&M’s History Conference “Resistance in Retrospect”

Bio: Emily Luong is a second-year undergraduate student at…
March 8, 2019/by webteam

Matthijs Tieleman Published with Op-Ed in Washington Post

Congratulations to Matthijs Tieleman, who has published an op-ed…
February 25, 2019/by webteam

Janice Levi

Congratulations to Janice Levi, who received the New Horizons…
February 14, 2019/by webteam

Ryan Hilliard

On December 18, UCLA European History/Women's History grad…
January 9, 2019/by webteam

Naveen Kanalu Ramamurthy

Congratulations to graduate student Naveen Kanalu Ramamurthy for…
September 26, 2018/by webteam

Madina Thiam Interviewed by “Libération”

Graduate student Madina Thiam  was interviewed by Libération.

Please…
September 20, 2018/by webteam

Ryan Dunbar, Molly Smith

Congratulations to current undergraduate students Ryan Dunbar…
June 4, 2018/by webteam

Alexandra Overy

Congratulations to undergraduate student Alexandra Over, who…
June 4, 2018/by webteam

Matthijs Tieleman

Congratulations to our graduate student, Matthijs Tieleman (who…
May 10, 2018/by webteam

Molly Smith

Congratulations to Molly Smith, whose history paper was the winner…
May 7, 2018/by webteam

Kristen Glasgow

Congratulations to Kristen Glasgow, who has obtained a Visiting…
April 13, 2018/by webteam

Madina Thiam

Madina Thiam was awarded an International Dissertation Research…
April 10, 2018/by webteam

Janice Levi

Janice Levi was awarded an International Dissertation Research…
April 10, 2018/by webteam

Adam Woodhouse

Congratulations to Adam Woodhouse, who has just been appointed…
April 9, 2018/by webteam

Maia Woolner

Congratulations to current grad student Maia Woolner, who was…
April 4, 2018/by webteam

Grace Ballor

Congratulations to Grace Ballor, who has just accepted a joint…
March 27, 2018/by webteam

Carrie Sanders

Carrie Sanders, one of our PhD candidates in the Medieval field,…
February 13, 2018/by webteam

Peter Chesney

Peter Chesney, one of our grad students, is quoted in an Inside…
January 16, 2018/by webteam

Madina Thiam

Congratulations to current graduate student Madina Thiam, who…
December 21, 2017/by webteam

Matt Pell and Kai Bryant

Matt Pell and Kai Bryant, who both graduated from UCLA in 2015…
October 26, 2017/by webteam

Lisl Schoepflin

Congratulations to current graduate student Lisl (Elisabeth)…
September 26, 2017/by webteam

Linda Civitello

One of our graduate students, Linda Civitello, recently published…
August 23, 2017/by webteam

Naveen Kanalu

Naveen Kanalu, graduate student in the South Asia field, has…
August 9, 2017/by webteam

Elle Harvell

Elle Harvell, one of our current PhD students, is featured in…
June 27, 2017/by webteam

Carey McWilliams Award Winners

Congratulations to the following undergraduate students for…
June 6, 2017/by webteam

Bradley Uyemura

Congratulations to Bradley Uyemura whose history paper was the…
April 26, 2017/by webteam

Lifka and Hundley Dissertation Prize Winners

Congratulations to the following graduate students for winning…
January 19, 2017/by webteam

Elisabeth Schoepflin

Congratulations to graduate student Elisabeth Schoepflin who…
September 12, 2016/by webteam

Madina Thiam

Congratulations to graduate student Madina Thiam, who earned…
June 6, 2016/by webteam

Clarissa Borges

Congratulations to history undergraduate student Clarissa Borges,…
May 11, 2016/by webteam

Kelly McCormick

Congratulations to graduate student Kelly McCormick has received…
April 4, 2016/by webteam

Rezzan Karaman

Graduate student Rezzan Karaman has won the Journal of Middle…
January 12, 2016/by webteam

Adam Mowl

Adam Mowl (fourth year, Medieval Field) has just had a substantial…
January 11, 2016/by webteam