Department of History
 
The History Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is dedicated to the idea that an understanding of the past is essential to a free and enlightened citizenry. Situated in the intellectually rich, scenic Pioneer Valley, the Department offers students the opportunity to study with a respected faculty engaged in exciting research.

The nationally-recognized Public History Program and the History Institute bring historical scholarship to the teachers and people of the Commonwealth, while the innovative University of Massachusetts/Five College Graduate Program enables graduate students to explore the resources and faculties of Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, as well as the University itself. The Department also hosts the website of the Berkshire Conference of Women's Historians.

Click here for the Five Colleges website.

photo of Herter Hall History Department, Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts
161 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9312

Tel. 413.545.1330
Fax. 413.545.6137

E-mail: history@history.umass.edu.
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News and Events

CALENDAR
with full schedule of events

FACULTY OPENINGS
Civil War and Reconstruction
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History Trans-Spanish Speaking
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South Asia Economic Historian

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NEW EVENTS

Five College History Seminar

Richard Gassan 2/9 at 5:30

Valentine Hall, Amherst College

Read the paper here.

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Past, Present & Future

A Report from the Department of History on School Year 2010-11

NEW BOOKS
Marla Miller
"Betsy Ross and the Making of America"
MacMillan Press
Click here for the WFCR Interview with Marla Miller

Joel Wolfe
"Autos and Progress:  The Brazilian Search for Modernity"
Oxford University Press, 2010

Richard Chu
"Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila"
Family, Identity and Culture,
1860's to 1930's
E.J. Brill Publishers, 2010






 

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