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Julie Taddeo was quoted in the UK Sunday Style Section about her podcast, Period Drama Debrief!

Terp magazine interviewed Richard Bell for an article titled "World Wide Reb: In New Book, Historian Depicts American Revolution as Global War:" Bell discusses the book's main takeaways, its characters, and the "ripple effects" of the American Revolution to the present.

World Wide Reb | Terp Magazine In New Book, Historian Depicts American Revolution as Global War

It was a busy week for our History Terps! Congratulations to our UMD Library Award for Undergraduate Research / IDEA Award winners, our History Honors Seniors for presenting their research at our annual Honors Showcase, and to our 2026 inductees to Phi Alpha Theta! Cheers to a great semester!

Julie Taddeo spoke with WBAL about King Charles's address to Congress. Read more here:

History professor discusses King Charles' address to Congress Julie Taddeo, a research professor for the University of Maryland's Department of History, discussed King Charles' address to Congress.

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Richard Bell was announced as the winner of the 2025 Journal of the American Revolution's Book of the Year Award for his recent publication, "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World." Congratulations, Rick! Read the full article about Rick's award here.

Announcing the 2025 JAR Book of the Year Award! - Journal of the American Revolution Since 2014, the Journal of the American Revolution has recognized the new adult nonfiction volume that best mirrors the mission of the journal with its national Book-of-the-Year Award. This year the editors are pleased to announce a winner and two runners-up. All three books are outstanding contribu...

Thomas Zeller was interviewed by KJZZ, the public radio station in Arizona, about Germany's autobahn and its lack of a speed limit. Some politicians in Arizona are debating a pilot program to do away with speed limits on some rural highways in that state.

A new Arizona highway proposal is drawing comparisons to Germany's Autobahn A proposal from Republican Rep. Nick Kupper would, among other things, set up a pilot project on a stretch of I-8 between Casa Grande and Yuma as a “derestricted speed zone” for at least a year.

Rachel Schine's publication, Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race, was awarded the Medieval Academy's 2026 Monica H. Green Prize! Congratulations Rachel!

MAA 2026 Publication Prizes We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes: The Haskins Medal: Travis Zadeh, Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book That Traveled the W…