Congratulations to Prof. Stacy Fahrenthold! Her _Unmentionables_ received the 2026 David Montgomery Award by the Organization of American Historians with co-sponsorship by the Labor and Working-Class History Association for the year's best book on a topic in American labor & working-class history.
Cole Manley, PhD candidate, has accepted a 2 year position as a full time lecturer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He researches the urban history of San Francisco and Oakland during the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on struggles for transit access, housing, and mobility. Congratulations, Cole!
Check out this article at the link below in which UC Davis Chancellor's Fellow Amy Fallas discusses the history of Israel's strikes on Lebanese universities and the implications of scholasticide on the Middle East region.
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Professor Louis Warren has just interviewed Professor Emeritus Ted Margadant for the Emeriti Association's Video Records Project! Ted Margadant was appointed in 1969 and retired in 2010. He is a scholar of 18th and 19th century French History. Watch here: video.ucdavis.edu/media/557%20...
Mark your calendars for a talk by Dr. Amy Fallas on revolution and modern Egypt! “An Inequitable Unity: Egyptian Nationalism, Religious Difference, and the Fragmented Afterlives of Revolution” will go on April 22, 12pm, in the History Library (4217 SSH). Please RSVP below:
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The scholarship is a year-long award for the completion of her dissertation. It is a highly competitive award given to UC doctoral candidates in the humanities and humanistic social sciences working on a medicine-focused dissertation project.
Congratulations, Oluwasola!
Oluwasola Daniels, a PhD candidate, has won the University of California Humanities and Research Institute (UCHRI) Andrew Vincent White and Florence Wales White Scholarship!
Fifth-year PhD candidate ibrahim Bàbátúndé Anọ́ba has accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship position at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan for Fall 2026. Bàbátúndé will work on transforming his dissertation into a book manuscript and prepare articles for journal publication.
Mark your calendars for the next Women’s and Gender History event! On Monday, April 6 at 4pm, PhD candidate Jennifer Alpers will offer a presentation on "The Devil's Playground: Imperiled Children, Race, and Coalition Building during the Satanic Panic, 1980s United States."
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and UC Davis alum Kathleen DuVal recently returned to campus to discuss Tecumseh, Native identity, and the power of storytelling in history.
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Professor Cecilia Tsu's research project on Woodland's early Black community is featured in this week's faculty spotlight by the Davis Humanities Institute.
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Happy Women's History Month! LeShelle May & Lisa G. Materson, professor of history, invite the #ucdavis community to celebrate & recognize women's stories. Understanding these stories transforms how we look at the past and lead into the future. youtu.be/Lsn9A8IhSQw?...
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The The California Aggie was on the beat for the History Department's annual Lunn Memorial Lecture with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on February 9!
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Come hear Pulitzer prize-winning historian and #ucdavis alum Kathleen Duval speak next Wednesday, Feb. 25!
Books by Professor Greg Downs and Professor Lisa Materson feature on @ucdlands.bsky.social Books of the Month. Particularly timely to our present moment.
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TOMORROW! Professor Givens will be in conversation with UC Davis Associate Professor Lawrence T. Winn of the School of Education. Reception begins at 5:30. history.ucdavis.edu/events/jarvi...
Acting President Dr. Traci Parker delivered the keynote address at Bloomington's annual MLK celebration where she highlighted the work of Coretta Scott King.
Watch the recording here: catstv.net/m.php?q=15421
And a full write-up can be found here: bsquarebulletin.com/bloomin...
Professor Traci Parker gave the keynote address at Bloomington's annual MLK celebration. She "described described Coretta Scott King as a central architect of the Black freedom struggle, not merely the widow of Martin Luther King Jr." bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
The 2026 Eugene Lunn lecture was standing room only! Watch compelling lecture by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here! youtu.be/Jw4vHtIYG38?...
This Op-Ed by Professor Stacy Fahrenthold grapples with the question: "Who determines what counts as history?"
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Professor Stacy Fahrenthold will speak at the UC Berkeley Palestinian & Arab Studies Program on Tuesday, February 10, for a public lecture titled “Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class.”
The annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Pulitzer prize-winning historian and journalist @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Monday, February 9, 2026 from 4-6 pm at the Manetti Shrem Art Museum. The event (including reception) is free and open to the public.
Just show up!
