Fall 2023 Courses & Registration Guide
- New History Faculty, Courses & Course Numbers
- Additional History courses for FSHT credit
- Revised History Major Requirements (starting Fall 2022)
Society of Cincinnati Lecture
“When the United States Spoke French”
February 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
François Furstenberg, professor of history at Johns Hopkins University
This lecture explores the republic’s formative years from the perspective of a distinguished circle of five French statesmen, writers and philosophers who took refuge in America at the height of the French Revolution.
International Conference of the Haskins Society Fall 2022 Conference
The University of Richmond was proud to be the home of the International Conference of the Haskins Society for 2022-24, a sojourn made possible by the generous support of multiple bodies across the university, along with assistance from Longwood University in Farmville, VA. The conference was held at the Jepson Alumni Center from October 28-30, 2022. The University of Richmond will host next year’s Haskins Conference.
Faculty Highlights
Michelle Kahn, assistant professor of history, was awarded the American Historical Association's 2022 Chester Penn Higby Prize for the best article published in the Journal of Modern History in the preceding two years. Read more.
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Yücel Yanikdag, professor of history and global studies, has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship for his next book project on gendered war experiences of Ottoman soldiers. This is his third Fulbright-Hays Fellowship. Read more.
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David Brandenberger, professor of history, recently published two articles: "Global in Form, Soviet in Content: The Changing Semantics of Internationalism in Official Soviet Discourse, 1917-1991," in The Russian Review and "Stalin and the Silences of the Official History of his Role in the Prerevolutionary Bolshevik Underground," Revolutionary Russia.
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Tze Loo, associate professor of history, was named a 2022 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Educator Award at the annual Colloquy celebration.
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These courses offer a chance for students to experience a number of topics they might not otherwise study.
History Faculty in the News
Historian Ed Ayers, president emeritus, authored this piece.
Annie Evans, director of education and outreach for New American History, is interviewed.
History and humanities professor Ed Ayers, president emeritus, is quoted.
Contact Us
Mailing address:
History Department
Humanities Building
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University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 287-6041
Fax: (804) 287-1992
Department Chair: Dr. Joanna Drell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Sabrina Anderson