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History Department is the new home of the Hispanic American Historical Review
July 25, 2022
The History Department is the new home of the Hispanic American Historical Review for the...
Dr. Geraldine "Jeri" Alden Passes Away
July 21, 2022
We are sorry to announce that Dr. Geraldine “Jeri” Alden passed away on July 16, 2022. She earned...
Professor Emeritus Ned Alpers Gives Keynote Address at the 11th Conference of African Studies
July 19, 2022
Professor Emeritus Ned Alpers gave the Keynote Address at the 11th Iberian Conference of African...
Fernando Perez-Montesinos featured in article by the BBC, "The Empire the Aztecs couldn't Conquer."
July 14, 2022
Assistant Professor Fernando Perez-Montesinos was featured in an article by the BBC, “The Empire...

Luskin Center for History and Policy

New academic research center devoted to using history to publish knowledge that promotes solutions to present-day issues. Learn more...

UCLA Public History Initiative

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Featured Publications
German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present
Peace and Friendship: An Alternative History of the American West
Wartime North Africa
The Colonial State and Forms of Knowledge: The British in India
Faculty Honors
Peter Loewenberg Awarded JAPA Prize for Best Article
June 13, 2022
Peter Loewenberg was awarded the JAPA Prize for the best article in JAPA  (The Journal of the American Pychoanalytic Association for...
Kelly Lytle Hernández One of Six UCLA Professors to Receive the UCLA Public Impact Research Award
May 23, 2022
Kelly Lytle Hernández is one of six UCLA Professors to receive the UCLA Public Impact Research Award for her work with Million Dollar Hoods...

Post-Doc Scholars

Dr. Brian Griffith
Dr. Griffith is our inaugural Eugen and Jacqueline Weber Post Doc who started on July 1, 2020 and will be working with Professor Caroline Ford.

Dr. Jackson Smith
Dr. Jackson Smith is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow with the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies and the Department of History. He will be working with Professor Robin D.G. Kelley. 

Alumni Highlights
Frederick Walter Lorenz's Peer-Reviewed Article Accepted for Publication
June 23, 2022
Fredrick Walter Lorenz’s peer-reviewed article titled “‘Agents, Ambassadors, and Imams: Ottoman-British Transimperialism in the Cape of...
Naveen Kanalu and Nivedita Nath contributed to The Colonial State and Forms of Knowledge
May 31, 2022
Naveen Kanalu and Nivedita Nath contributed to the recently published book The Colonial State and Forms of Knowledge: The British in...
Student Highlights
Frederick Walter Lorenz (PhD, Spring 2022) to Start Tenure-Track Position at the University of North Georgia
June 16, 2022
Fredrick Walter Lorenz (PhD, Spring 2022), will start a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of African History in the...
Gregory Sattler to Present at Princeton University Conference
June 13, 2022
On June 16, Ph.D. student Gregory Sattler will present at The Conference on Tang-Song Transitions at Princeton University. His presentation...