UVM History Department Blog

Dear History and Historic Preservation Students,  I am currently soliciting a few good women and men to join the Editorial Board of the UVM History Review, the department’s annual scholarly journal.  This is a student-produced journal from beginning to end.  If you are interested in burnishing your writing skills and adding editorial and publication experience to your resume, […]

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Dear History Blog Readers, I want to take this opportunity to welcome back our students and faculty and to say hello to our readers. This is the third year of our blog and we continue to share information of relevance to all who visit our website. The new academic year is off to a wonderful […]

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From Forbes: “That ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech’s Hottest Ticket” What kind of boss hires a thwarted actress for a business-to-business software startup? Stewart Butterfield, Slack’s 42-year-old cofounder and CEO, whose estimated double-digit stake in the company could be worth $300 million or more. He’s the proud holder of an undergraduate degree in […]

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A UVM-sponsored Special Recognition Event held at Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, Vermont on April 27, 2016, had a wonderful turn-out of preservation supporters and UVM Historic Preservation students, alumni and faculty. Rokeby Museum’s director, Jane Williamson, a 1993 graduate of the University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program, spoke to the UVM students about her work […]

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On Friday of this week, the history department will celebrate the many books recently published by members of our department, and their authors.  Members of the UVM community and the general public are cordially invited to join us at 4 PM on January 29 at Billings Library Apse for free food and brief remarks by […]

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Dear History Readers, Our newest faculty member is Mary E. Mendoza. Professor Mendoza recently completed her dissertation at the University of California, Davis and joined us in the summer as the inaugural Andrew Harris Postdoctoral Fellow. For information on her research please see the following interview, which was featured on a blog hosted by the […]

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Historians are often asked: “what can you do with a degree in history?”  Whether it’s an undergraduate major, an MA or a PhD, the diversity of careers that people who study history go on to pursue might surprise you. Here is one great example, from TIME magazine: “Meet the Historians Who Track Down War Criminals” […]

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