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

	"Making Race, Making Health" Conference The Department of History will host the conference "Making Race, Making Health: Historical Approaches to Race, Medicine and Public Health" on Nov. 13-15, 2008 at Thompson Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
	Professor Canizares-Esguerra selected to be Senior Mellon Fellow The John Carter Brown Library, at Brown University, has selected History Professor Jorge Canizares-Esguerra to become the library's 2009-2010 Senior Mellon Fellow.
	Odyssey Program presents History Lecture Series Distinguished faculty of the History Department will present talks beginning October 6 through November 10, 2008, on subjects ranging from Jefferson's Presidency and persona to the roots of the Civil Rights movement in the modern south to the Holocaust and its image.
	Second edition of History Dept. Alumni Newsletter published The Department of History publishes the second volume of its Alumni Newsletter in September 2008.
	Noted historian to speak on flaws in American electoral system Most Americans will go to the polls this November confident that their votes will be fairly counted and the results accurately tabulated. But they may be badly mistaken, according to a prominent political historian who will give a lecture at The University of Texas on Wednesday, September 24.
	Education Notes: Experts for Hispanic Heritage Month AUSTIN, Texas -Sept. 8, 2008- The United States celebrates the history, culture and traditions of citizens who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and Latin America with National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
	Prof. Wynn receives teaching fellowship Associate Professor Charters Wynn has just been selected to be the recipient of the Raymond Dickson Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship.
	History professor one of several listed as music expert AUSTIN, Texas -July 10, 2008- Music is an important part of summer. Each season, children enroll in music lessons and concert-lovers flock to music festival such as Bonnaroo in Nashville, Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Austin City Limits Music Festival.