News

In the News COVID-19 History

FOX32: Lessons to be learned from the 'Black Death' during the age of COVID-19, Assoc. Prof. Ada Palmer discusses takeaways from plagues of the past

Announcements History

What Juneteenth tells us about the history of emancipation

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. For UChicago historian, celebration highlights the work ...

Announcements History

Why current protests are about more than George Floyd’s death

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. According to UChicago historian Adam Green, recent pro...

Announcements History

Big Brains Podcast EP 48: What Historic Pandemics Could Teach Us About Coronavirus, with Ada Palmer

Announcements History

Alice Goff, Department of History, named a 2020 Recipient of the Berlin Prize

Alice Goff, a historian of modern Germany, has been named a recipient of the 2020 Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. Goff’s research...

In the News History

Washington Post: The Fed could undo decades of damage to cities. Here’s how. In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Destin Jenkins argues that new Fed function should be expanded to include small cities, counties, and other political jurisdictions.

In the News COVID-19 History

Bloomberg: Now is the best and worst time for workers to go on strike, Asst. Prof. Gabriel Winant discusses the dynamics of worker strikes during the pandemic

Announcements Faculty History Political Science

Professor Mauricio Tenerio-Trillo (History) and Professor Jennifer Pitts (Political Science) receive UChicago teaching awards

The University annually recognizes faculty for exceptional teaching and mentoring with the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards, bel...

Announcements Student History

2019 Saller Disseration Prize awarded to Liam Mannix (History)

Liam Mannix, PhD’18 (History), has been selected as the 2019 Recipient of the Richard Saller Dissertation Prize. Mannix defended his dissertation—“...

Announcements Faculty History

Kenneth Pomeranz earns Dan David Prize for scholarship on East Asia

Kenneth Pomeranz, University Professor of Modern Chinese History and in the College, has been awarded the prestigious Dan David Prize for his studies ...