News
Professor Alice Nash Appointed to the Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Professor Alice Nash will represent the University of Massachusetts on the Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission. According to a press release by Governor Charlie Baker, the...
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New Databases Available through the UMass Amherst Libraries
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Historians now have access to a host of valuable new databases through the UMass Amherst Libraries: American Indian Law Library; Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity: LBGTQ History and Culture...
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Professor Marla Miller, with Colleagues in Biology and Art, Wins Creative Economy Grant
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
In further good news, Professor Miller and her collaborators Duncan Irschick (Biology) and Cooper Giloth (Art), just received the President’s Creative Economy Grant, for their project titled “Using...
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The History Department Welcomes New and Returning Faculty Officers
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
The History Department welcomes three new faculty officers. Brian W. Ogilvie has assumed the position of Department Chair, Marla Miller is Associate Chair, and Anna Taylor is Graduate Program...
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UMass History Department Welcomes New Graduate Students
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
This fall semester, the UMass Amherst History Department welcomed nine new students into the History and Public History graduate program: Alex Asal (MA Public History), Heather Brinn (PhD), Austin...
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