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Congratulations to our Graduating History Majors
The History Department wishes its graduating history majors a bright future!
Dr. James Hill Wins Arthur W. Thompson Award
Congratulations to Dr. James Hill who was awarded the Arthur W. Thompson Award by Florida Historical Society.
Dr. Keisha N. Blain Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Keisha N. Blain who has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2022.
World Historical Gazetteer Awarded Best Digital History Tool or Suite of Tools
Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Mostern and the World Historical Gazetteer who received the award of Best DH Tool or Suite of Tools from Digital Humanities Award.
Dr. Michel Gobat's History Course voted Pitt's best
Congratulations to Dr. Michel Gobat whose course on the History of Latin American Revolutions has been voted Pitt's best couse.
Dr. Alaina Robert's "I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land” LA Times Book Award Finalist
Congratulations to Dr. Alaina Roberts whose book, I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land is a LA Times Book Award Finalist.
2022's Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans featuring Rob Ruck
For many people, football is far more than just a game: it’s a sacred American tradition.
Dr. James Pickett honored by Middle East Studies Association
Congratulations to Dr. James Pickett whose Polymaths of Islam: Power and Networks of Knowledge in Central Asia (Cornell University Press) was awarded the 2021 Albert Hourani Book Award Honorable Mention by the Middle East Studies Association.
Pitt Alumnus, Eric Reidy, wins United Nations Correspondents Association Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Award Gold Medal
Our '12 alumnus, Eric Reidy, wins the United Nations Correspondents Association Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Award gold medal for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Pitt Alumna, Sarah Fling, on White House Christmas Traditions
Our '19 alumna, Sarah Fling, a Historian with the White House Historical Association, speaks to Fox 5 DC about the history of White House Christmas Traditions.
Dr. Molly Warsh Takes Over as New Editor of the Journal of Early Modern History
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Molly A. Warsh, Associate Professor of History and Associate Director of Pitt's World History Center, has taken over as the editor of Journal of Early Modern History (JEMH), published by Brill.
Context and Chronicling: History Professor Keisha Blain Follows Black America
This year, in collaboration with fellow historian Ibram X. Kendi, she released the book "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019," a massive community history that covers 400 years of Black America.
Van Beck Hall Graduate Teaching Award
Aura S. Jirau has been honored with the Van Beck Hall Graduate Teaching Award for 2021.
Matt Plishka Receives Beveridge Research Grant from American Historical Association
Our graduate student Matt Plishka has been awarded an Albert J. Beveridge Research Grant from the American Historical Association.