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DEPARTMENT NEWS AND EVENTS

Featured Alumni

Featured Alumnus: Chris Lese

“As a student in the MU History Department, I was challenged to engage the public in a variety of ways through participation in both local and national field schools and internships. This wide variety of immersion experiences continue to enhance my teaching inside and outside of the classroom.” Read more.

21st Annual Rev. Henry W. Casper, S.J., Lecture

April 7, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. | Baumier Suites B&C, Raynor Library: "On Fascism: Lessons from Japan" Dr. Robert Stolz
Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia

 

Rev. Francis Wade, S.J., Lecture, Feb. 26  | Marquette Today : Rev. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., the Francis C. Wade, S.J., Chair at Marquette and professor of history at Boston College, will deliver the 2025 Rev. Francis Wade, S.J., Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. in the Raynor Library Beaumier Suites BC. A reception will follow.

We have a range of exciting offerings for Spring 2025. Check out our course descriptions here!

Chima Korieh reflects on involvement in new documentary on Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family in Nigeria in the 1980s.

PBS Wisconsin has new episodes of The Look Back, a series aimed at fourth-sixth graders that explores the state’s history through artifacts.  You can find Sergio González in several episodes.