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The Class of 2025

The history department warmly congratulates the 2025 BA, MA, PhD and Public History graduates on your truly remarkable accomplishments! We wish you joy and luck in all your future endeavors.

May 15, 2025
Marla Miller Honored with St. Botolph Foundation Distinguished Artist Award

The St. Botolph Club Foundation has named Marla Miller, Distinguished Professor of History and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the 2025 recipient of its Distinguished Artist Award in historical nonfiction literature.

May 12, 2025
Ken Takagi Wins Language Essay Contest

Second-year history major Ken Takagi wins "Why Do I Learn Languages?" essay contest.

May 9, 2025
Professor Brian W. Ogilvie contributes to National Gallery of Art Exhibition Catalogue, ‘Little Beasts'

Published by Princeton University Press, this illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibit of the same name on display at the National Gallery of Art May 18th through November 2nd, 2025.

May 9, 2025
Historian Garrett Washington Awarded Fellowship from the Japan Foundation

Professor Garrett Washington has been awarded a Japanese Studies Fellowship from the Japan Foundation.

May 8, 2025
Diana Sierra Becerra Wins College Outstanding Teaching Award

Professor Diana Sierra Becerra has been awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts 

May 7, 2025
2025 History Award Winners

View the full list of 2025 history department award-winners!

May 2, 2025
Announcing the Eighth Volume of the UMass Undergraduate History Journal

Co-Edited by Rasmus Valade and Catherine Wan, the eighth volume of the UMass Undergraduate History Journal is out now!

March 28, 2025
UMass Students Create Exhibit on History of Activism at UMass, Opens April 3 at Bromery Center for the Arts

The student-curated exhibit "Be Revolutionary: UMass Student Solidarity with Central America in the 1980s” opens at the Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby on April 3rd. 

March 26, 2025

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