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Department of History

Welcome to the UNO Department of History website, where you can learn more about our unique course offerings, innovative and award-winning faculty, and student opportunities.

  • Join us on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 6PM for the launch of Dr. Danielle Battisti's new book, 'Whom we Shall Welcome': Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965. Learn more about this event.

  • Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Battisti on the publication of 'Whom We Shall Welcome': Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965. Learn more here.

  • Congratulations to Dr. Mark Scherer on the publication of Echo of Its Time: The History of the Federal District Court of Nebraska, 1867-1933. Learn more here.

  • Congratulations to Dr. Kent Blansett on the publication of A Journey to Freedom: Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and the Red Power Movement. Learn more here.

  • Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb? Dr. Jeanne Reames explores the mystery of Philip's Tomb. Thursday January 31, 2019 at 6:30PM in CEC, Rooms 230-231. Learn more

  • Dr. Martha S. Jones will deliver the 2018-2019 Winchell Endowed Lecture for the UNO History Department. Learn more about the Winchell Lecture

The History Department is a critical component of a liberal arts education, as our faculty engage students in learning historical perspectives from all places and periods of time. The undergraduate and graduate history programs offer a variety of courses that cover diverse parts of the globe and innovative research methods. Students can take courses on Native American and Indigenous history, Ancient Mediterranean, the American West and Great Plains, Medieval Europe, Material Culture, Historical Methods, Immigration and Foreign Policy, Professional Internships, Latin America, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 

UNO graduates who major or minor in history develop an extraordinary sense of contextual knowledge, intellectual experience, and cultural awareness. Studying history is valuable for students to gain analytical, critical thinking, and research, writing, and communication skills that prepares them for a diverse array of internships and career opportunities. 

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