UNO History Program

James Clark, PhD, Adjunct Professor of History in the UNO History Department, will be part of this virtual event on Thursday, October 12th at 6:00PM. Registration is required: unomaha.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join an interdisciplinary panel of UNO professors and community partner Wendy Goldberg (Executive Director, Tri-Faith Initiative) as they address the recent developments in the Middle East.

Apply for a History Department work study position today! app.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/82594… Must be work study eligible.

Are you passionate about history and want to engage with faculty in historical research? Would you like to learn how humanities scholars use digital methods to produce and disseminate research? Interested in helping produce digital history resources?

Again, congratulations on the recognition of your hard work!

They earned special recognition for bringing together multiple departments (History, Sociology/Anthropology, and English) and most new funding received in Arts & Humanities. Read more on the project: unomaha.edu/college-of-art…

Congratulations to (L to R) Dr. Danielle Battisti, Dr. Alecia Anderson, Dr. Tanushree Ghosh, and Dr. Kristin Girten! They were honored at this year’s Research and Creative Activity Awards Ceremony for their “Tell All the Truth Project.”

The Department of History has two work study positions available! Come work with us as an Office Assistant: unomaha.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/82229… or as a Student Researcher: unomaha.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/82230… Must be work study eligible. Apply today!

3/ Many thanks to our cosponsors UNO Department of Political Science (@unopsci); UNO Department of History (@DanielleBattis5); UNO Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights (@KilincRamazan), and The Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights (@GoldsteinHR)

1/ During September, @UNO_OLLAS will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the military coups in Uruguay (27 June 1973) and Chile (11 September 1973) with a series of events organized in collaboration with our partners. More information below: @UNOmahaCAS | @UNOmaha

Exciting news! Dr. Jeanne Reames will appear in the History Channel's "Ancient Empires" trilogy. Dr. Reames features in the first episode on Alexander the Great, which airs this Monday, September 4th at 7pm Central. Don't miss it! @HISTORY #AncientEmpires

To learn more about the position and apply, visit the Handshake website: unomaha.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/81799… Please contact the Fried Academy’s Dr. Mark Celinscak with any questions.

A new Research Assistant position for a UNO undergraduate or graduate student has opened! The student researcher will assist a graphic artist and editor with research to complete a book about a Holocaust survivor.

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Celinscak! His book, "Kingdom of Night, Witnesses to the Holocaust" made the Vine Awards shortlist! kofflerarts.org/News-Insights/…

what a great initiative to support digital history and emerging scholars! twitter.com/IEHS1965/statu…

The 2023-2024 recipient is Will Kennedy Jr. who is working with Dr. Danielle Battisti to complete his thesis, titled: “Jewish Refugee Resettlement in South America: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Atlantic Basin.” Congratulations, Will!

Funded by George and Ginny Shuflata, The Shuflata Master’s Thesis Fellowship supports an advanced MA student for a year while they write their capstone thesis. unomaha.edu/college-of-art…

Congratulations Treygan, Katie, and Michael!

It is in her honor that we can award significant financial support to fund graduate educations. unomaha.edu/college-of-art… Treygan Russell received this award for the 2022-2023 academic year, and Katie Dykstra and Michael Gutierrez-Madrigal for the 2023-2024 academic year.

A graduate level scholarship was funded by the generous support of former professor Jody (Jo Ann) Carrigan. Dr. Carrigan came to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in 1970 and became the first female full professor in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1971