Department of History

Attention History Majors & Minors!

Please plan to attend one of the upcoming History Advising & Enrollment Fairs. Grab some free pizza for lunch while you meet with a History faculty advisor to choose your Spring 2024 History classes and plan the shortest path to graduation. Enrolling early is imperative to ensure your History courses of choice run this spring semester. History minors should also attend.

Wednesday, October 25, 11:00-1:00
Thursday, October 26, 12:00-1:00
Sage 3206

The Thomas J. Rowland African American History Research Grant provides up to $600 in support of collaborative student/faculty research in fields relating to African American history. Grant funds may be used for supplies and expenses (including travel) incurred during the Summer and/or Fall of 2023. This opportunity has been provided by former UW Oshkosh History lecturer Dr. Thomas Rowland, and it is aimed to support UWO students who will be enrolled full time in the Fall 2023 semester.

Please direct questions to Stephen Kercher (kercher@uwosh.edu), Director of University Research & Creativity.

Join Us for a Discussion: Ukraine: One Year of War

Featuring Panelists:
Michelle Kuhl, History – moderator
Oksana Katsanivska, Anthropology
Jordan Karsten, Anthropology
Karl Loewenstein, History
Tracy Slagter, Political Science

When:  Thursday, March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m.
Where:  University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Sage Hall, room 1210, 835 High Avenue, Oshkosh
Live-Stream Link:

During May-term 2022, Dr. Karl Loewenstein is leading a study-abroad course to the Czech Republic and Germany to study the Holocaust and the history of the 20th century. The course will focus on one of the worst moments in the history of humankind: the Holocaust. It will examine the roots of the Holocaust and its aftermath, the establishment of the Iron Curtain.

The research grant is intended to fund collaborative student/faculty research in fields relating to African American history during Summer 2022. This opportunity has been provided by former UW Oshkosh History lecturer Dr. Thomas Rowland, and it is aimed to support UWO students who will be enrolled full time in the Fall 2022 semester.

The student must complete this application and compose the text used herein. Faculty mentors are allowed to offer student applicants with technical advice and assistance with editing, but the process of submitting a proposal belongs primarily with the student. Student applicants must be full-time undergraduate students in good academic standing. This application is due by 5 p.m. on April 18, 2022.

Preference for funding will be given to student research that has not been previously received support from OSRCA

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