Last month, I graduated with my MA in history with a certificate in public history from UMass Amherst. I am proud to say that I received departmental honors for my portfolio, titled "Legacies of Movement: A Presentation of Fields." So thankful for UMass Public History and all it gave me! 🎓

Are you registered yet to go "Into the Woods" with the DublinSeminar for New England Folklife later this month? We're proud to support this exploration of New England's forests in fact and imagination at Historic Deerfield. 🌲 More info here: historic-deerfield.org/events/dublin-…

We’re looking forward to our conference “Into the Woods: New England Forests in Fact and Imagination” at Historic Deerfield starting June 28. People interested in the regional environment over time can attend in person or virtually. For all the details, see: buff.ly/3zdrZGD

Alumna Kelli Morgan ’17PHCert recently launched the Black Artists Archive! Using the histories of self-sustained Detroit Black artists, BAA aims to create a space for people to make, exhibit, learn, and preserve Black visual culture. Learn more here: linktr.ee/baadetroit

We are proud co-sponsors of the UMass Amherst Department of History Feinberg Series, "What Are Universities For?" This is #PublicHistory at its best. Join us in digging into the #history of crises in higher ed. Read more and register: umass.edu/feinberg

Public scholar Davarian L. Baldwin is keynoting the UMass Amherst Department of History Feinberg Series, "What Are Universities For?". Join us Tu, 9/24, 6pm ET at UMass Amherst and on zoom -- and all year -- for this timely exploration of the roots of present-day crises in higher ed

Starting next week at UMass, the Art Sustainability Activism series is a #PublicHumanities project connecting artists, scientists, and activists to learn from one another and reckon with and create meaningful solutions surrounding climate change.

Next week at @umassamherst and on Zoom! The UMass Public History program are proud co-sponsors of this vital conversation and the yearlong Feinberg Series on the history of present-day crises in higher ed. umass.edu/feinberg #twitterstorians #publichistory

In this excerpt from The Museum: A Short History of Crisis and Resilience, Samuel J. Redman revisits a destructive fire that consumed the Smithsonian in 1865 and reveals what emerged from the ashes. Read now on the blog. buff.ly/3BtLcoZ

Tomorrow (10/9) at 6pm ET! Join us here at UMass Amherst and on Zoom for a Feinberg Series address by Timothy Eatman on the legacies of slavery and colonialism in academia -- and possibilities to repair these harms.

Join the UMass Amherst Department of History Feinberg Series for a panel of renowned historians and educators exploring the historical roots of one of the most pressing issues in our field today

Local educators! Join UMass Amherst Department of History for a spring 2025 joint seminar for UMass students & K-12 teachers on the the Ancient Mediterranean and its influences on the modern world. PDPs, grad credit and stipends available for participating teachers! Priority registration by Nov 10!

This year's Feinberg Series brings together historians and organizers to explore the roots of present-day crises in #HigherEducation. Next up, we're turning our attention to the history of #labor in academia. Join us 11/4 at 6pm on Zoom #twitterstorians #publichistory

Public disappointment with universities has reached epidemic proportions. Christopher Newfield (Christopher Newfield) suggests the answer lies in redefining #HigherEducation around intellectual and social benefits not monetary ones. Join us Mon, 11/18, @ 4pm on Zoom websites.umass.edu/feinberg/nov18/

#PublicHistory community, join us for UMass Amherst Department of History's Feinberg Series fall capstone, an exploration of how we should rethink #highered and the role that the #humanities will play in this revisioning! Feat the inimitable Christopher Newfield Nov 18, at 4pm ET on Zoom websites.umass.edu/feinberg/nov18/

Spotlight on UMass Amherst alum, Richard Anderson (@RichAndHistory), who does such important work, including creating a new #PublicHistory certificate at Moravian University. We are excited to read his upcoming #history of #Chicago's Democratic political machine! comenian.org/12002/communit…