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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.

Kaicker's "The King and the People" Named in BBC History Magazine's Books of the Year

Jones-Rogers Awarded the 2020 Harriet Tubman Prize by the Schomburg Center

Brandon M. Schechter (Ph.D. ’15) Awarded Paul Birdsall Prize by AHA

New Article: "The Book of Ruth: Justice Ginsburg on Religious Freedom" by Ronit Stahl

Martin Jay in conversation with Paul Breines 8/25 - City Lights Books

New Faculty Highlight: Bernadette Pérez

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

Interview with Ethan Katz - UC Berkeley Social Science Conversations

Career Development Blog: Reflections From Historians at Work

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