Department of History

June 4, 2020 - 12:00am

Alaina E. Roberts Publishes Essay on Tulsa Massacre

Alaina E. Roberts, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences' Department of History,...
May 5, 2020 - 12:00am

Listen to a Follow-up Discussion from Pitt Panelists on COVID-19

On February 12, Pitt’s Global Studies and Asian Studies Centers hosted an information session to answer the community’s...
March 23, 2020 - 12:00am

History Professor Advocates for the Humanities on Capitol Hill

Ruth Mostern, associate professor in the Department of History in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and...
February 14, 2020 - 12:00am

Raja Adal Receives NEH Grant

Raja Adal, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences' Department of History, received a...
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February 12, 2020 - 11:30am

Hear from Coronavirus Experts, Epidemiologists, Infectious Disease Historians at Panel Discussion

The Asian Studies and Global Studies Centers are hosting an information and panel session today at 5:30 p.m. on outbreak of coronavirus.
June 19, 2019 - 12:00am

Keisha N. Blain Wins Book Prize

Keisha N. Blain, associate professor in the Department of History, has been awarded the annual Berkshire Conference of...
June 11, 2019 - 12:00am

Chair of Religious Studies Receives Grant from American Academy for Jewish Research

Adam Shear, associate professor of history and associate professor and chair of religious studies, is part of a team of...
April 30, 2019 - 12:00am

Keisha N. Blain Awarded Best Book in African American Women’s and Gender History

Keisha N. Blain, assistant professor in the Department of History, received the 2019 Darlene Clark Hine Award from the...
April 3, 2019 - 10:04am

Pop-up Lectures Contextualize the Roots of Antisemitism After Tree of Life

A 12-week pop-up lecture series at the University is teaching people about the rhetoric around religious hatred in the context of today’s global climate.
February 27, 2019 - 12:00am

Distinguished History Professor Examines Historical Context of Spielberg Film

Marcus Rediker, distinguished professor in the Department of History, recently published an essay in “Writing History...