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History
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Recent News
Pruning the Past
History alum Melvyn C. Goldstein has won awards for writing books and cultivating bonsai—passions with shared roots
Answering the Call
PhD alum Kidada Williams talks about her scholarship, her time at U-M, and the importance of accessible history
What Is U-M History?
Global, multidimensional, interdisciplinary. Regularly ranked among the top history departments in the nation, we combine state-of-the-art research with innovative teaching and a commitment to embrace all the diversity of the past. Whether you want to learn about your own community or some distant time and place, U-M history faculty can help you deepen your knowledge and enhance your skills, as they encourage you to look beneath the surface and think about not just what is said, but what has been left silent.
Why study history? History helps us place the past in context and gain a better understanding of the contingency of the present and the possibilities for the future.
Come explore our website and see how U-M History engages complexity and change in both the present and the past.
Affiliated Institutes
Events
Dec
03
Opportunity Search
Career Preparation for History (and Other Humanities) Students
11:30 AM
1014
Tisch Hall
Dec
05
KinDRAG: ArtDrag Show Event
Rafe Neis, Stefany Anne Golberg, Morgan Meis, and Orly Rubinfeld
5:30 PM
Gallery
Lane Hall
Dec
12
Info Session for St. Peter's College, University of Oxford Summer Study Abroad Program (undergrad)
Ellyse Vogel - Study Abroad Advisor, Charlie Addison - Director of Oxford Academic Summer School
12:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Jan
16
EIHS Lecture: Between Home and Exile: Binational Living and Longing at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Larisa L. Veloz (University of Texas El Paso)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Jan
17
EIHS Workshop: Challenging Gender in Labor and Migration
Amelia Burke, Cassandra Euphrat Weston, Daniel Jin, David Tamayo (moderator)
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Jan
17
Multi
Valerie Traub Retirement Conference - Knowledge Relations: A Conference on Historical Epistemologies, Emerging Methodologies, Contemporary Practices
in celebration of Valerie Traub
1:00 PM
Pendleton Room
Michigan Union
