Welcome to the History Department at UT

The History Department is located at the geographical and intellectual heart of the campus in Garrison Hall. Almost all UT students take a history course during their undergraduate years. This web site is designed to introduce you to the many courses, programs and activities that we offer. On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students, I would like to welcome you to our department.

– Alan Tully, Chair

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News and People

	History Dept. faculty participate in Humanities Texas workshops for schoolteachers AUSTIN, Texas -June 15, 2009- What better venue to study "The U.S. Constitution and American History" than at the 36th President's Library and Museum at The University of Texas at Austin--LBJ country. And who better to present lectures to 42 schoolteachers that Humanities Texas selected from 75 applicants, than the university's faculty--particularly historians.
	Prof. Deans-Smith receives teaching fellowship Associate Professor Susan Deans-Smith has just been selected to be the recipient of the Raymond Dickson Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship.
	Prof. Matysik receives teaching fellowship Assistant Professor Tracie Matysik has just been selected to be the recipient of the Raymond Dickson Substantial Writing Component Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship.
	History Commencement Ceremony 2009 This year the History Department was honored to have actor Paul Bartholomew, B.A. '94, give the commencement speech for the graduating class of 2009. More than 160 of the 250 graduating students participated in the commencement ceremony on May 22 at the recently renovated Bass Concert Hall.
	Prof. Bsumek's book Indian Made wins book award from Historical Society of New Mexico Assistant Professor Erika Bsumek's book, Indian Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868–1940 has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Ralph Emerson Twitchell Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico (HSNM) for its significant contribution to the field of history.
	David Oshinsky to receive the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean's Medal AUSTIN, Texas -May 19, 2009- David Oshinsky, history professor at The University of Texas at Austin, will be presented the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean's Medal.
	New issue of Life and Letters newsmagazine features top-ranked History Department Austin, Texas -May 19, 2009- The Department of History is prominently featured in the current issue of the College of Liberal Arts' Life and Letters newsmagazine.