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2008-2009 Graduate Teaching Assistants and New Graduate Students

Dr. Kate Brown wins
2009-2010 Guggenheim Fellowship

 

The Department of History at UMBC offers an undergraduate major and minor, a minor in East Asian History, as well as the Master of Arts in Historical Studies. Undergraduates who have completed at least 60 credits may qualify for the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Program. Graduate students interested in careers in historical sites, government agencies, museums, and other organizations may choose the Public History Track option in the M.A. program. The UMBC History faculty have particular expertise in public history, policy history, international historical perspectives, the history of science, and teacher education. Students are encouraged to engage in active learning experiences such as internships and in-depth research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our program is designed to encourage the development of good writing and research skills in conjunction with innovative and critical thinking. Please explore the department website and feel free to contact us for more information.

Congratulations to the May 2009 M.A. in Historical Studies Graduates:
Ann Chapman, Elaine Carey, Melissa Cuzzart, Kathleen Lohff, and Johanna Seymour

 

Congratulations to the Department's Undergraduate Student Honors and Awards Winners for 2009:

John Bell-Clifford Maas Prize for Academic Excellence:
Teresa Foster, Kristina Gaddy, Amber Baldwin, and Ryan McCormick

Joseph D. Reese Memorial Prize for Best Essay on a Historical Topic:
David Mumford

History Department Achievement Award:
Arthur "Tripp" Murphy III



Congratulations to Dr. Terry Bouton, named an OAH Distinquished Lecturer for 2009-2012 by the Organization of American Historians.

Congratulations to Dr. Barry Lanman, honored as this year's winner of The Postsecondary Teaching Award of the Oral History Association.

Dr. Denise Meringolo featured on National Council on Public History website. Social Science Forum Speaker Schedule
Humanities Forum Speaker Schedule


Graduate Student Association Representatives for 2008-2009

Johanna Seymour
johanna4@umbc.edu
Ann Chapman
ann4@umbc.edu

UMBC Department of History
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Kriste Lindenmeyer,
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New Books by UMBC Faculty

Disease, Colonialism, and the State: Malaria in Modern East Asian History
by Dr. Ka-che Yip (Hong Kong University Press, 2009)
   
Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the Culture of Early Modern Japan
by Dr. Constantine Vaporis  (University of Hawaii Press, 2008)
 
Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South by Dr. Michelle Scott (Illinois University Press, 2008)