UAA Department of History

Come work with us! Denali National Park and Preserve is hiring a Historian. This is a permanent, career-seasonal job and applications are open now.

The historian is responsible for preparing historic preservation documentation, conducting historical investigations and oral history interviews, serving as an advisor for historic resources, developing educational and interpretive materials, and more. See the full position description at the links below for details.

The public can apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/768142100 (Open for applications through January 12, 2024.)

Current or former federal employees, veterans, and those eligible for other hiring authorities may also apply at this link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/768141800 (Open for applications through January 19, 2024.)

The fall semester will be here before we know it! Have you registered for courses yet? We are offering some great ones, such as Dr. Ha's Hist A355 "Colonialism and Imperialism in US History"!

Professors Hartman and Ball with UAA history major Denile Ault, who was recognized this afternoon as a CAS scholar. She has received a $1000 scholarship for the fall term. Congratulations, Denile!

Want to know more about the history of St. Patrick's Day and its traditions? Listen to UAA History Prof. Deirdre Bryan on Informania this afternoon with Deb Mole:

Informania Interviews – Deb's Informania Radio Show KRUA’s Informania explores St. Patrick’s Day with UAA’s Irish historian, Thurs. 4-5pm on 88.1FM / kruaradio.orgHappy St. Patrick’s Day! Deb the Librarian interviews Dr. Deirdre Bryan about her experience and knowledge about Ireland, her historical research, courses she teaches, and St. Patri...

If you missed last night's panel on The Misuse of History and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine you can find the recording here:
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Happening tonight! Zoom info in the comments.

On March 16th, at 5:00 PM, the UAA Department of History is hosting the roundtable titled "The Misuse of History and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine."

Moderated by Professor Ray Ball, the panel with feature Professors Liz Dennison, Paul Dunscomb, Bill Myers, and Jeff Meyers.

UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage

UAA Historians have been busy this week! Congratulations to Professor Paul Dunscomb who presented "Squeeze Play: The Crisis in Japanese Professional Baseball of 2004 and the Resilience of Heisei Japan" as part of the Spring Webinar Series for the Japan Studies Association. Congratulations to Professor Ray Ball who presented "The Charity of Performance and the Performance of Charity: Theaters, Hospitals, and Poor Relief in Colonial Latin America" at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.

We are so proud of our graduates!

🎉 🎓 Congratulations to our Fall 2021 CAS Graduates! 🎓🎉

We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work and your achievement! Each and every one of you worked hard to achieve this remarkable milestone.

The CAS faculty and staff is proud to count you as alumni! 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓

We look forward to hearing from five of our fantastic alumni including the three pictured here (Celeste Earley, Darrick Howard, and David Reamer) this evening. Join us at 6:30pm for "What You Can Do with a History Degree" sponsored by the UAA Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta!

Congratulations to Prof. Ray Ball! She recently presented current research at the annual meeting of the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference in San Diego. She has also been named to the board of directors of the Alaska Humanities Forum.

Save the Date!
11/9 at 6:30pm
UAA History Alumni Panel: What You Can Do With a History Major