Examining the past. Documenting the present. Informing the future.

The Department of History produces world-class scholarship, contributes to meaningful public discourse, and educates students across all UConn campuses.

Department Highlights

Recent News

Manisha Sinha Pens Piece for American Kahani

September 18, 2024

Manisha Sinha, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History, recently published a piece in American Kahani, concerning the 2024 presidential election. To access the piece: click here. To explore Prof. Sinha’s other work: click here.

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Jason Chang, First Head of New Social and Critical Inquiry Dept.

September 13, 2024

On August 28th, 2024, Professor Jason Chang, professor of History and Asian American Studies and Director of Asian and Asian American Studies, became the head of the new Social and Critical Inquiry Department. The department brings together the areas of American Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, and Women’s, Gender, […]

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Research and Scholarship

Our faculty are nationally-recognized scholars with expertise that covers a wide range of time periods, geographic regions, and fields of history.

Recent Faculty Publications

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On July 26th, Gabrielle Westcott successfully defended her dissertation, “Struggling for the Soul and Mind of a President: How Emotions and Personality Shaped Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam Policy in 1968”.
Congratulations to Dr. Westcott on this remarkable achievement!

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On July 26th, Gabrielle Westcott successfully defended her dissertation, “Struggling for the Soul and Mind of a President: How Emotions and Personality Shaped Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam Policy in 1968”. Congratulations to Dr. Westcott on this remarkable achievement!

On July 26th, Gabrielle Westcott successfully defended her dissertation, “Struggling for the Soul and Mind of a President: How Emotions and Personality Shaped Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam Policy in 1968”.
Congratulations to Dr. Westcott on this remarkable achievement! ...

Congratulations to Frances Martin who successfully defended her dissertation, “From the Ambassadors of Little Saigon: The Nation-Making and Grassroots Diplomacy of Vietnamese Refugees in the United States, 1975-1997″, on June 7th!

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Congratulations to Frances Martin who successfully defended her dissertation, “From the Ambassadors of Little Saigon: The Nation-Making and Grassroots Diplomacy of Vietnamese Refugees in the United States, 1975-1997″, on June 7th!

Congratulations to Frances Martin who successfully defended her dissertation, “From the Ambassadors of Little Saigon: The Nation-Making and Grassroots Diplomacy of Vietnamese Refugees in the United States, 1975-1997″, on June 7th! ...