• Teo Ruiz Honored at White House

    On Feburary 13th, Professor Ruiz was acknowledged by President Obama with the prestigious National Humanities Medal.

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  • The Case for Giving

    Zev Yaroslavsky, L.A. County Supervisor (3rd District) and UCLA History Alumnus

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  • History Alumnus Receives Prestigious Milken Award

    Surprised Pasadena teacher receives national honor at a student achievement assembly at Muir High School.

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  • The Case for Giving

    David N. Myers, Professor and Department Chair

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  • Why History Matters

    This event included a panel discussion on "The Past and Future of Europe".

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IN THE NEWS

History Major Wins Prestigious Strauss Scholarship


May 15, 2012

Angela Sanchez's public service project creates a UCLA School on wheels.

2012 Commencement Speaker


May 01, 2012

Alumnus Chester Pipkin of Belkin International will be this year's commencement speaker.

Joyce Appleby Delivers Haskins Prize Lecture for ACLS


May 01, 2012

May 11 at the 2012 ACLS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

Latest Undergraduate Newsletter


Latest Undergraduate Newsletter

Apr 30, 2012

Read about the accomplishments of our undergraduate students.

Teo Ruiz to Deliver UCLA Faculty Research Lecture


Apr 20, 2012

"Kings and Knights at Play: Festive Martial Traditions in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain"

Eric Avila Assesses LA in NYT


Eric Avila Assesses LA in NYT

Apr 06, 2012

Part of the NYT Room for Debate: Should Los Angeles New Yorkify?

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Events Calendar

May 21, 2012 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM — 5288 Bunche Hall

History of Science Colloquium

Joe Dumit (UC Davis), “Surplus Health: Risk Trafficking and Prescription Maximization”

May 22, 2012 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM — YRL Conference Room

Chair Installation

Installation of Sebouh Aslanian as the Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History

May 23, 2012 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM — Bunche 6275

"Haiti, History and Historiography"

Speakers: Watson Denis, Dept. of History, Université d'Etat d'Haiti: "Oral History and the Story of Haiti" Teresa Barnet, Center for Oral Historical Research, UCLA: "The Ethics and Logistics of Permissions in the Streets and in the Markets of Port-au-Prince" Robin Derby, Dept. of History, UCLA: "City of the Dead: Rumor as Public Opinion in Port-au-Prince, Haiti"

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HISTORY STUDENT
HIGHLIGHTS

Congratulations to Sohaib Baig, Ethan Scapellati, and Stephanie Dyar who have won the 2012 Library Prize Award for Undergraduate Research.

Kristen Hillaire Glasgow, a Ph.D. candidate in the field of United States history, is the recipient of two prestigious awards: the Charles E. and Sue Young Award for Distinguished Graduate Students, and the Distinguished TA Award from the UCLA Academic Senate.

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FACULTY
HONORS

Congratulations to Scot Brown, who is the recipient of the UCLA Academic Achievement Program Faculty Recognition Award.

Congratulations to Joan Waugh, who has been named the Stephen and Janet Rogers Distinguished Fellow in 19th Century American History at the Huntington Library in 2013-2014.

Congratulations to Sarah Stein, who has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research.

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