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  • History at UMass



    Situated in the Pioneer Valley, the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is dedicated to cultivating students' critical abilities, as well as their skills in core historical methodologies and analytical writing.

  • The UMass Amherst/Five College Graduate Program in History



    The UMass/Five College program grants graduate students access to the exceptional resources of five campuses to provide professional training that combines intellectual breadth and historical focus.

  • Major in History



    History majors work closely with our nationally recognized faculty to explore the past in all its intricacies, while developing the ability to think critically and to write and speak eloquently.

  • Public History



    The Public History Program at UMass Amherst aims to train graduate students to work on historical projects with a broad range of audiences and institutions, as well as to prepare them for entry level positions in museums, archives, historic preservation agencies and many other places that engage the insights and methods of historians.

  • Community Engagement



    Faculty and students in the Department of History are committed to community engagement, through public events, continuing education programs, online classes, engaged scholarship, and community-based history projects. 

News

Professor Julie de Chantal, “Before Boston’s Busing Crisis: Operation Exodus, Grassroots Organizing, and Motherhood, 1965-1967.”

September 18, 2017

Professor Julie de Chantal recently published a chapter in the collection Mothers in Public and Political Life.  “Before Boston’s Busing Crisis: Operation Exodus, Grassroots Organizing, and...

Professor Christian Appy, "Vietnam War, A Documentary"

September 14, 2017

Since Ken Burns and his production company, Florentine Films, may well be the most significant shaper of modern public memory of U.S. history, I was delighted that the Organization of American...

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Events

Oct
04

University Union Panel Discussion: 'Is America Becoming A Fascist State?'

Herter Hall Room: 601 UMass Amherst Campus
4:00 pm

Dec
04

John Higginson - Why Revolutions?

Integrated Science Building (ISB) Room 145
4:00 pm

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Alumni Profile

Nicholas Fernald '15

While at UMass, Nick pursued opportunities to enrich himself intellectually and culturally. He thrived in courses ranging from Latin American to LGBTQ History. Outside the classroom, Nick participated in the Shaha Diversity Theater group where he wrote and performed plays focused on issues of social justice. During the summer after his first year, he travelled to Peru to teach English to children. These experiences enhanced Nick’s understanding of the world and confirmed his passion for education.

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