Department of History
University of Washington
318 Smith, Box 353560
Seattle, WA 98195-3560
U W H I S T O R Y
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W H A T ' S I N S I D E
2018 History Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Undergraduate Awards Ceremony . . . . . . 2
History Undergrads Make Their Mark . . . 3
Transfer Students Find a Home . . . . . . . . 4
UW Historians Shape National Parks . . . . 5
Department Welcomes New Faces . . . . . . 6
Why Race Matters 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Labor & Working-Class History
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Graduate Student Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
History Goes Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Faculty Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Graduate Student News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Recent PhDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY FACULTY MEMBERS
LAURIE MARHOEFER (TOP LEFT), CHARITY
URBANSKI, AND DEVIN NAAR LEAD CLASS
DISCUSSIONS DURING SPRING 2017