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History Faculty, Anthony Barbieri and Sherene Seikaly win prestigious NEH Fellowships

January 17, 2022 tannishtha

Two members of the History Department Faculty, Anthony Barbieri and Sherene Seikaly were awarded two prestigious National Endowment of Humanities grants and fellowships. NEH Fellowships are a set of competitive fellowships awarded to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody “exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing.” Projects are evaluated based on their value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. […]

Introducing the “History Hub”, a new student study space!

February 13, 2020 Megan Murray

We are happy to announce a brand-new study space in HSSB is now available for student use! Through a collaborative effort between the History Department, HASC, the History Club @ UCSB and the History Grad Student Association, the History Hub is now open for all students to use as a quiet reading and study space on weekdays between the hours of […]

Prof. Perrone Publishes Op-Ed on Meaning of Confederate Monuments

August 27, 2017 Harold Marcuse

“Confederate Monuments Always Embodied a White Heritage of Hate” in Haaretz, Aug. 17, 2017 The coupling of neo-Nazism with neo-Confederate hate displayed in Charlottesville has helped strip away the thin veneer of states’ rights, military valor and Southern pride from the fundamental truth of the Lost Cause.

Professor Sherene Seikaly’s Podcast on “Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine”

November 3, 2015 Elizabeth DePalma Digeser

Listen to the podcast by Professor Sherene Seikaly as part of the Ottoman History Podcast series. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/230675809″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=’166′ iframe=”true” /]

NRC: UCSB History graduate program ranks in top 10 nationally

September 4, 2011 Tony Chabolla

The new National Research Council study puts our program squarely among the very best in the nation. Update Sept. 14, 2011: US News & World Report ranked UCSB as the no. 10 public university in the nation: UCSB Ranked Top University. The National Research Council recently announced the results of a new study of Ph.D. programs in the United States. […]

UCSB Ranked in Top 10 Public Universities Nationally

March 15, 2011 Tony Chabolla

In addition to the latest US News & World Report rankings, updates link to Times Higher Education and Washington Monthly‘s rankings —————— Update 12/9/10: edhat.com: “UCSB in Citation Leader.” Update 9/17/10: A British ranking in Times Higher Education puts UCSB at no. 29 of 200 universities worldwide: “UCSB Ranked High by Brits.” The rankings include 13 separate performance indicators across […]

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