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History Department of @ubuffalo.bsky.social. Providing rigorous education for the next generation of scholars and helping to foster an informed and engaged public. Find out more at history.buffalo.edu.
Dr. Schen and her daughter Maddy Cherr's coauthored essay, "Embracing the Untamed Garden," which recently appeared in the AHR was highlighted by the UB Arts and Sciences! The project was also recently featured on the American Historical Review's podcast, "Mistakes I Have Made."
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dr. Schen and her daughter Maddy Cherr's coauthored essay, "Embracing the Untamed Garden," which recently appeared in the AHR was highlighted by the UB Arts and Sciences! The project was also recently featured on the American Historical Review's podcast, "Mistakes I Have Made."
✨ Student spotlight!✨ Joey Ennis Jr loves Reacting to the Past with Dr. H-C but his Roman Empire is the Roman Empire! Joey is considering law school or museum work after graduation. His advice to other students: DO THE READING! Outside class Joe is a Rangers fan who makes mean mac n cheese! 🧀
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
✨ Student spotlight!✨ Joey Ennis Jr loves Reacting to the Past with Dr. H-C but his Roman Empire is the Roman Empire! Joey is considering law school or museum work after graduation. His advice to other students: DO THE READING! Outside class Joe is a Rangers fan who makes mean mac n cheese! 🧀
UB History Prof Herzberg's excellent op-ed shows how appeals to a mythological American past, unspoiled by dangerous illegal drugs, are used to justify the current administration's "lethal kinetic strikes" on suspected drug trafficking vessels. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UB History Prof Herzberg's excellent op-ed shows how appeals to a mythological American past, unspoiled by dangerous illegal drugs, are used to justify the current administration's "lethal kinetic strikes" on suspected drug trafficking vessels. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Winter courses are here! Try HIS 460: War on Drugs (Andrew Pothier), exploring drug policy's ties to race & gender; HIS 321: Victorian History (Alyssa Martin), examining empire & inequality; or HIS 361: American Cultural History (Mitchell Jones), from Puritans to Victorians. #ubuffalo #historymajor
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Winter courses are here! Try HIS 460: War on Drugs (Andrew Pothier), exploring drug policy's ties to race & gender; HIS 321: Victorian History (Alyssa Martin), examining empire & inequality; or HIS 361: American Cultural History (Mitchell Jones), from Puritans to Victorians. #ubuffalo #historymajor
Happening tomorrow! Thinking about those law school, grad school, or scholarship personal statements? Join UB History & the Career Design Center for a workshop on writing effective statements tomorrow at 2 pm in Park 545. Bring your laptop, some ideas, and any drafts you're already working on.
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happening tomorrow! Thinking about those law school, grad school, or scholarship personal statements? Join UB History & the Career Design Center for a workshop on writing effective statements tomorrow at 2 pm in Park 545. Bring your laptop, some ideas, and any drafts you're already working on.
✨ Meet our Faculty!✨ Dr. Sasha Pack is a Professor of History who specializes in modern Europe with a focus on Spain & the Mediterranean world in the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to writing, teaching, and lots of international travel, Dr. Pack plays piano in a band! #ubuffalo #doinghistory
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
✨ Meet our Faculty!✨ Dr. Sasha Pack is a Professor of History who specializes in modern Europe with a focus on Spain & the Mediterranean world in the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to writing, teaching, and lots of international travel, Dr. Pack plays piano in a band! #ubuffalo #doinghistory
✨ Student spotlight!✨ Elaina Kernan is a double major in History & Poli Sci. Her fave class was US Women's History w/Dr. H-C. Elaina plans to go into law & loves traveling! She's studied in Paris & hopes to study in London soon. In her spare time, Elaina is known for baking cakes! 🎂 #ubuffalo
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
✨ Student spotlight!✨ Elaina Kernan is a double major in History & Poli Sci. Her fave class was US Women's History w/Dr. H-C. Elaina plans to go into law & loves traveling! She's studied in Paris & hopes to study in London soon. In her spare time, Elaina is known for baking cakes! 🎂 #ubuffalo
Happening soon! Dr. Ogechukwu Williams is delivering the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University at 1 pm ET TODAY! Her talk is titled "Recasting Authority" will be livestreamed - register using the link in our bio!
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happening soon! Dr. Ogechukwu Williams is delivering the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University at 1 pm ET TODAY! Her talk is titled "Recasting Authority" will be livestreamed - register using the link in our bio!
Happening tomorrow! The 2nd Annual Moti Lal and Kamla Rustgi Lecture on India will be delivered by Prakash Kumar of Penn State University. Join us at 3:30 pm in O'Brian 112 for this important lecture. #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happening tomorrow! The 2nd Annual Moti Lal and Kamla Rustgi Lecture on India will be delivered by Prakash Kumar of Penn State University. Join us at 3:30 pm in O'Brian 112 for this important lecture. #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences
Our faculty is EXCELLENT! At UB's Celebration of Faculty & Staff Academic Excellence last week, Victoria Wolcott won a Chancellor's Award for Scholarship, Sarah Handley-Cousins a Chancellor's Award for Teaching & Gene Zubovich was honored for winning an NEH fellowship. Congratulations! 🎉 #ubuffalo
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Our faculty is EXCELLENT! At UB's Celebration of Faculty & Staff Academic Excellence last week, Victoria Wolcott won a Chancellor's Award for Scholarship, Sarah Handley-Cousins a Chancellor's Award for Teaching & Gene Zubovich was honored for winning an NEH fellowship. Congratulations! 🎉 #ubuffalo
✨ Meet our Faculty!✨ Dr. Robin Mitchell is a College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at UB History. A dedicated mentor & teacher, Dr. Mitchell is also scholar of race, gender & sexuality in 19th century France and the Afro-French world. #ubuffalo #doinghistory
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
✨ Meet our Faculty!✨ Dr. Robin Mitchell is a College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at UB History. A dedicated mentor & teacher, Dr. Mitchell is also scholar of race, gender & sexuality in 19th century France and the Afro-French world. #ubuffalo #doinghistory
Wishing you a very spooky Halloween, history nerds! #historymajor #ubuffalo
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wishing you a very spooky Halloween, history nerds! #historymajor #ubuffalo
Happening this afternoon! Join us for a celebration of our colleague Mike Rembis's new book, Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum! Happening at 3 pm in Park 532. Also streaming on Zoom - use QR code or email Sarah H-C for the link!
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happening this afternoon! Join us for a celebration of our colleague Mike Rembis's new book, Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum! Happening at 3 pm in Park 532. Also streaming on Zoom - use QR code or email Sarah H-C for the link!
Last week, the City Historian of Buffalo Lindsey Lauren Visser & Director of the Grosvenor History Room at the Buffalo Central Library,Susan Buttaccio visited Sarah Handley-Cousins's Historical Writing class to talk about doing local history. It was a great conversation! #ubuffalo #historymajor
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last week, the City Historian of Buffalo Lindsey Lauren Visser & Director of the Grosvenor History Room at the Buffalo Central Library,Susan Buttaccio visited Sarah Handley-Cousins's Historical Writing class to talk about doing local history. It was a great conversation! #ubuffalo #historymajor
Days are shorter, temps are cooler - time to start thinking about those winter courses! We have some awesome choices this year. #ubuffalo #historymajor #ubartsandsciences
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Days are shorter, temps are cooler - time to start thinking about those winter courses! We have some awesome choices this year. #ubuffalo #historymajor #ubartsandsciences
Join us on Oct 31 for a celebratory conversation about Dr. Mike Rembis's Writing Mad Lives in the Asylum. Rembis will be joined by Dr. Rachel Da Silveira Gorman, who will offer commentary on the book & on disability history. This is a hybrid event! Reach out for the link. #ubuffalo #dishist
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Winter course registration is open now! Need a seminar? Consider HIS 460: The War on Drugs with Andrew Pothier. Students will explore how government efforts to crack
down on drug use have almost always been connected to race, gender, and sexuality; immigration, poverty & crime. #ubuffalo
down on drug use have almost always been connected to race, gender, and sexuality; immigration, poverty & crime. #ubuffalo
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Winter course registration is open now! Need a seminar? Consider HIS 460: The War on Drugs with Andrew Pothier. Students will explore how government efforts to crack
down on drug use have almost always been connected to race, gender, and sexuality; immigration, poverty & crime. #ubuffalo
down on drug use have almost always been connected to race, gender, and sexuality; immigration, poverty & crime. #ubuffalo
Students in Dr. Mitchell & Dr. Zubovich's Historical Inquiry class recently visited the UB Special Collections for hands-on experience with research! Even as digital collections become more common, navigating a real archive is an essential skill for historians. #ubartsandsciences #ublibraries
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Students in Dr. Mitchell & Dr. Zubovich's Historical Inquiry class recently visited the UB Special Collections for hands-on experience with research! Even as digital collections become more common, navigating a real archive is an essential skill for historians. #ubartsandsciences #ublibraries
Have a restful Fall Break, #UBHistory!
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have a restful Fall Break, #UBHistory!
✨Student spotlight!✨ Eden Johnson is a double History & Political Science major planning to become a JAG attorney then criminal defense lawyer. She balances 3 jobs, teaches in Honors Colloquium, leads Phi Alpha Delta, and is VP of Sisters In Law. Good luck on your LSAT, Eden! ⚖️
October 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
✨Student spotlight!✨ Eden Johnson is a double History & Political Science major planning to become a JAG attorney then criminal defense lawyer. She balances 3 jobs, teaches in Honors Colloquium, leads Phi Alpha Delta, and is VP of Sisters In Law. Good luck on your LSAT, Eden! ⚖️
Students in Dr. Mitchell & Dr. Zubovich's Historical Inquiry class recently visited the UB Special Collections for hands-on experience with research! Even as digital collections become more common, navigating a real archive is an essential skill for historians. #ubartsandsciences #ublibraries
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Students in Dr. Mitchell & Dr. Zubovich's Historical Inquiry class recently visited the UB Special Collections for hands-on experience with research! Even as digital collections become more common, navigating a real archive is an essential skill for historians. #ubartsandsciences #ublibraries
Tickets are still available! Join Prof Erik Seeman at Forest Lawn on Sat October 11 to learn about the history of why the cemetery is so beautiful, with winding paths, picturesque gardens, and rolling hills. Tickets available here: forest-lawn.com/event/forest... 🗃️
Forest Lawn Chapel Chat with Dr. Erik Seeman - Forest Lawn - Buffalo, NY
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October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tickets are still available! Join Prof Erik Seeman at Forest Lawn on Sat October 11 to learn about the history of why the cemetery is so beautiful, with winding paths, picturesque gardens, and rolling hills. Tickets available here: forest-lawn.com/event/forest... 🗃️
Join us out at the fire pit next week for our annual Fall Social! 🎃 #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubuffalo
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us out at the fire pit next week for our annual Fall Social! 🎃 #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubuffalo
✨ Student spotlight! ✨ Meet Vivienne O'Hara, a senior History & Social Studies Education major from Orchard Park! She loves studying 20th century Britain & Ireland and plans to teach, then go into admin to support teachers and create equitable learning environments. 🍎 #ubuffalo #historymajor
October 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Student spotlight! ✨ Meet Vivienne O'Hara, a senior History & Social Studies Education major from Orchard Park! She loves studying 20th century Britain & Ireland and plans to teach, then go into admin to support teachers and create equitable learning environments. 🍎 #ubuffalo #historymajor