Department of History

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environmental devastation
Approaching the Vietnam War from another angle
An environmental historian’s book highlights the roles landscapes play in military conflicts
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Dr. Evans, Nurse Cowser
Meet the women who battled tuberculosis in Indian country
In his latest book, a scholar of Native American history explores a little-known collaboration that made big impacts
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Welcome from the Chair

I would like to welcome you to the Department of History at UC Riverside.  Our 30 full-time faculty cover a range of areas, themes, and issues that range all periods of history around the globe.  We have earned recognition for international and national excellence in research and teaching. Our undergraduate offerings emphasize critical thinking, writing, and research. Our graduate program offers students the opportunity to focus on one or more areas of concentration by working closely with a scholar in her/his field.  The Department of History at UC Riverside is an exciting place to study, live and develop a passion for history at all levels.  And since history is an important component of any degree program, we offer exciting, interdisciplinary opportunities as well.

Dr. Michele R. Salzman, Department Chair

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In Putin's vision for the world, a medieval narrative resurfaces

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The missing piece about Putin and Ukraine

Putin is immersed in Russian Christian Orthodoxy; his interpretation is incongruous with compromise

Upcoming Events

 

Undergraduate Award Opportunities

Cornerstone Journal
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Ken R. Noller Undergraduate Award in History
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Peter Schneider Award in American History
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Thomas and Evelyn Gahn Prize
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Sterling Stuckey Award in African American History
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Department Statement

The History Department recognizes the history of racism and violence in our community directed especially at Black people and other people of color, and recognizes the bravery of UCR students in addressing our faculty. In support of our students and communities and our need to look inward, the History Department is taking time to engage in a process of reflection and change. The Department will post an action plan with concrete steps.