Congratulations Abigail Neubert
History Major Abigail (Abby) Neubert was a recipient of the Dean's Scholar Award in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. The award recognizes seniors who exemplify high scholarship, character, and devotion to the ideals of the University of Pittsburgh.
Congratulations Abby, from the History Department.
Professor Molly Warsh Interviewed by Times of India and al-Jazeera
Professor Molly Warsh was interviewed by Srijana Mitra Das of the Times of India about the history of pearls and their modern resonances with issues of resource extraction and labor exploitation.
Pitt Students Study Rare Historical Language and Literature
This past semester (fall 2025), three ambitious Pitt students studied a rare religion (Zoroastrianism) through the prism of a challenging, dead language: Middle Persian / Pahlavi.
Andrews Honored by the Conference on Latin American History
George Reid Andrews was honored by the Conference on Latin American HistoryGeorge Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Kenneth P.
Dr. George Reid Andrews is the 2025 Distinguished Service Award Winner
The History Department is pleased to announce George Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor of History and UCIS Research Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, is the recipient of this year's Conference for Latin American History (CLAH) Distinguished Service Award, which is one of the highest honors bestowed on scholars of Latin American history in the US. Reid will receive the award at the upcoming CLAH annual meeting held in Chicago in early January 2026 in conjunction with the American Historical Association.
In Memorium - Cho-Yun Hsu
Renowned Historian Passes Away at 95.
Longtime University of Pittsburgh History colleague Cho-Yun Hsu taught at Pitt in History and Sociology from 1970 through the late 1990s. Last year, he was awarded the prestigious Tang Prize.
Mostern Launches Institute of Spatial History Innovation (ISHI) in July
The University of Pittsburgh will soon be home to a new research center that will challenge the notion of history as a single past, using massive amounts of data and voices that are often left out of textbooks to explore places around the world across time and contexts.
PhD Candidate Paula Orozco-Espinel Received a Newcombe Fellowship
Paula Orozco-Espinel, a doctoral candidate in Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient.
Angel Cramer Wins 2025 William Stanton Prize
Angel Cramer received the 2025 William Stanton Prize for her superior history honors thesis.