For over a century the largest American philanthropies, from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Gates Foundation, have promised no less than to promote the well-being of all mankind. Acting on […]

On Friday, May 2, at 1 p.m. a symposium composed of leading scholars explores the historical connections between the domestic "war" against poverty and the 20th-century development project as led […]

Professor Alex Lubin (Director of the Center for American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut) on Wednesday May 7th at 4:00pm in the MCC. Professor Lubin will […]

Abigail Washburn is a critically acclaimed singer, composer and banjo player known for her collaborations with the Sparrow Quartet, the Wu Force,and her duet performances with Bela Fleck. Her albums […]

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is the author of four books on China and the editor or co-editor of several more, including most recently Chinese Characters:Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land, […]

Panel I: War and International Relations8:45 Andrew Haney, The Cossack and the Elephant: The Court-Martial of John Basil Turchin and Military Necessity in the American Civil War (Majewski) Commentator: Prof. […]

Robert A. Gross, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History,University of Connecticut, Storrs, will present two exciting lectures at UCSB. 1) History Seminar: "Outsiders in […]

Because of the events in Isla Vista last weekend, this event has been rescheduled to Fall quarter. The Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS) will be showing […]

Come join the Black Studies Graduate Colloquium this Wednesday at 4pm in South Hall 3711 for a talk by Dr. Osagie Obasogie (UC Hastings Professor of Law) from his new […]

The UCSB History Associates and the Department of History will honor the the recipients of this year's student awards. Please let Bob Ortega (bortega@hfa.ucsb.edu) know if you plan to attend […]