Sarah Handley-Cousins and her colleagues Laura Ansley (American Historical Association) and Ayah Nuriddin (Yale School of Medicine) recently appeared on the New Books Network's Women's History podcast to discuss The Nursing Clio Reader. You can hear the ep here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...

As you take those finals and submit those term papers, don't forget that scholarship applications are open! Apply here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

Prof Victoria Wolcott was recently interviewed by the Infinite Women podcast to talk about the Civil Rights and peace activist, Eroseanna Robinson! You can hear the conversation here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #womenshist #ubuffalo

Don't forget -- Park 545 is available for History students to use for quiet studying as the semester comes to an end!

Looking for a quiet place to study? Come to the History department! Park 545 will be open for students to use this week during reading days & exam week. Quiet Study hours: Tues 12-4; Wed 10-4; Thurs 10-4 and Friday 10-4. 📚

Happening now! Stop in sometime today to celebrate the end of the semester!

Our amazing MA student Samantha Nyweide turned her 'history accordion' class project for Dr. Claire Schen into a display now featured at Clymer District School No. 5, which welcomes hundreds of schoolchildren yearly. History majors do amazing things for their communities! #ubuffalo #historymajor

Looking for a new course for this Spring 2026? Consider THE HISTORY OF SEX MAGIC, taught by Global Gender Studies prof Dr. Marla Segol! This class will trace the development of mystical experience into contemporary sex magic, from its earliest sources in ancient texts to modern thought. #ubuffalo

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! 🧀

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

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

✨ 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!

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

✨ 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

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

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

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

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!

✨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! ⚖️

Happening today! Join us at 3 pm in Park 532 for a celebration of Ogechukwu Williams' new book, "Birth Politics: Colonial Power, Medical Pluralism, and Maternity in Nigeria." Dr. Williams will be joined by Dr. Saheed Aderinto for the conversation. #histmed #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

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

✨ 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

📚 New faculty book alert! In Birth Politics, Ogechukwu E. Williams examines childbirth in Nigeria from the colonial era to the present to consider the complex relationships between traditional midwives, biomedical maternities & faith-based birthing homes. @hopkinspress.bsky.social #ubuffalo #histmed

Check out the amazing visual essay written by Dr. Claire Schen & her daughter, Maddy Cherr, in the most recent issue of the American Historical Review! You can see a preview of the essay here, but you can read the whole thing at the link! #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...

📚 New faculty book alert! Dr. Rembis "Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum" (Oxford UP) uses asylum inmates' own writing to reveal hidden histories of American asylums. In this book, Rembis shows how "mad writers" shaped understanding of madness. #dishist #ubartsciences @oxunipress.bsky.social

Welcome Dr. Genie Yoo, our newest History faculty! Dr. Yoo joins us from Princeton where she earned her PhD in 2022 & a postdoc at Dumbarton Oaks. Scholar of plant knowledge in Indonesia's "spice islands." Welcome to Buffalo, Dr. Yoo! #ubuffalo #ubtrueblue @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social

New faculty book alert! Dr. Jenifer Barclay's new volume Cripping the Archive, co-edited with Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy, is out now from @illinoispress.bsky.social! This important text considers how and why disabilities are underrepresented, erased, or distorted in the historical record. #dishist

✨ Student spotlight!✨ Brennan Spruck, History & Global Affairs major from Cold Spring, NY! Originally wanted Aerospace Engineering for his Air Force pilot dreams, but discovered history was perfect too. ✈️ #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubtrueblue #airforce

Prof Erik Seeman is giving a talk soon at Forest Lawn Cemetery! Join him at Forest Lawn on 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... 🗃️

✨Student spotlight!✨ Victoria is a junior History major from Brooklyn. She is well traveled - she’s been to 16 countries! Victoria is thinking about a law career & recommends everyone take a class on history you don’t already know. We agree 😉 #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubtrueblue

Sasha Pack found this 1811 letterhead while doing research in Spain this summer, written when Napoleon's brother Joseph ruled Spain. He claims authority by the grace of God AND by Constitution of the State - that was new and controversial! This kicked off a century of political chaos & 3 civil wars!

Hey students, Prof Andreas Daum has added a new class for this semester! This fascinating online class fulfills the HIS seminar requirement. There's still room in the course, so add *Berlin: Urban Modernity & Political Change* to your fall schedule today!

Prof Handley-Cousins was in Gettysburg this summer to visit the Visitor's Center museum & recently reopened Little Round Top, where intense fighting took place on July 2, 1863. While there, she made sure to pose with this quote by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, who she has researched & written about!

Erik Seeman had a very exciting summer of travel! He visited both Beijing, China - where he taught a course on "America to 1763"- and Erfurt, Germany - where he presented a paper at a symposium called “Nachts auf dem Friedhof” (The Cemetery at Night).

More History professor travels! Gene Zubovich did research in the National Library of Finland! Zubovich is researching American evangelical encounters with former-Soviet peoples after the USSR's collapse as part of a book project on the global history of the US culture wars.

Save the date! Prof Hani Khafipour's book "Mantle of the Sufi Kings Political Sufism and the Rise of Early Modern Iran" is coming out this November!! You can see more details & preorder your copy here:

This summer, Dr. Katherine Zubovich traveled to beautiful Tartu, Estonia to research in the National Archives. Tartu was founded in the medieval era, but the archive is in this brand new building with a maze-like facade, designed to reflect the ‘dents, twists and turns, and triumphs of research’!

Associate Prof Claire Schen is having a busy summer as the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research in Undergrad Education! Claire is leading UB's vision & support for undergrad research at UB, working to foster learning through research, creative activity and scholarship for all undergrads.

Prof. Erik Seeman is out with another article! You can read "Religion in Boston’s 1721 Smallpox Epidemic: Disease and Devotion in Social Context" in Religion and American Culture in the Winter 2024 issue. It's another piece from his work in progress on the 1721 smallpox epidemic in Boston.