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UC Berkeley's Department of History is one of the top-ranked history departments in the nation. Our faculty's research covers almost the entirety of recorded history and spans most of the globe.

Christine Philliou Secures Funding for Establishment of Nikos Kazantzakis Visiting Scholar Program

PhD candidate Sophie Fitzmaurice on The Materiality of the Telegraph Revolution (Berkeley Matrix)

Hidetaka Hirota: The disturbing precedent for busing migrants to other states (Washington Post)

PhD Candidate Cameron Black Named 2022-2023 IRLE Dissertation Fellow

In Memoriam: Richard Herr (1922-2022)

Bonnie Morris on Title XI at 50 (AHA Perspectives)

Quick Links: Campus Resources for COVID-19 for Campus Community

PhD Candidate Noah Ramage on Tribal Nations and Democracy (AHA Perspectives)

Career Development Blog: Reflections From Historians at Work

Internal events calendar for history faculty and graduate students (login required)