Department of History

1. July 22, 2024

   Obituary — Ellen Spence Poteet

   Ellen Spence Poteet, lecturer in the Department of History, died April 3 in Batouri, Cameroon, where she is buried, as she wished.

2. January 9, 2023

   Panel to look at Washtenaw County’s African American presence

   The lecture and discussion “Before the Black Action Movement: The U-M African American Student Project, Washtenaw County’s Black Communities, and the Struggle for Inclusion” will take place Jan. 16.

3. February 7, 2022

   Obituary — Jerome Martin Clubb

   Jerome Martin Clubb, professor emeritus of history and research scientist emeritus, died Dec. 15, 2021, in Vancouver, Washington.

4. July 19, 2019

   History professor Valerie Kivelson inducted into British Academy

   Valerie Kivelson, an expert on early modern Russia and European history, has been elected as one of 76 fellows to the British Academy, a leading institution for humanities and social sciences.

5. April 5, 2018

   History professor wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

   Rita Chin, professor of history, has been awarded a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of 173 artists, scientists and scholars selected for the honor.