Department of History

A group of Italian American leaders this morning launched an aggressive campaign to fight the city's appropriation of Columbus Day, which on Monday the council renamed "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Adam Warren, associate professor of history, is quoted.

RadioActive youth reporter Maria Caoagdan interviewed Vicente Rafael, professor of history, for her story exploring Filipino supernatural creatures.

The Bellingham Herald reviews "The Rising Tide of Color," edited by Moon-Ho Jung, associate professor of history, and published by UW Press.

KUOW enlists the help of UW historian Margaret O'Mara to discover what's behind one of Seattle's fastest growing neighborhoods.

Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

Policymakers must not overlook the Kurdish troop takeover of Kirkuk in the Iraq unrest, writes assistant history professor Arbella Bet-Shlimon.

Seattlepi.com profiles the work of James Gregory, professor of history, and the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project.

Stephanie Camp, University of Washington associate professor of history, will be remembered as a beloved mother and friend, and a leading feminist historian.

UW history professor Stephanie Camp passed away on April 2 due to cancer. She was 46.

An op-ed looks at the "bad history" of "The Grapes of Wrath." James Gregory, professor of history, is quoted.

KUOW talks with Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history, about how Seattle's urban center focus might affect the University District.

Margaret O'Mara, an associate professor of history at the University of Washington, spends her days analyzing the ingredients that make up technology hubs like Seattle and San Francisco.

Stephanie Camp, a noted feminist historian whose work has been widely praised, died April 2 at the age of 46. She will be profoundly missed.

UW history professor William Rorabaugh says we still don't know if the the program has succeeded in enrolling enough young, healthy people.

The roots of some of today's most successful global health initiatives can be traced back to less-than-noble colonial ventures.