Aaron Freedman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department, is the subject of the Center for Political Economy’s latest feature, which explores his research on how Wall Street became an economic and political powerhouse between the 1970s and 1990s. Read the full...

Kim Phillips-Fein‘s article for Jewish Currents, “Lessons From La Guardia,” explores the historical lessons one can draw from the success of mayor Fiorello La Guardia against a political establishment opposed to his platform, made especially relevant...

Professor Mae Ngai discussed threats by the Trump administration to terminate visas of Chinese international students at a webinar sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies on June...

Julia Burke, a doctoral candidate in the History Department, has been named one of this year’s Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows. Read more about the award...

Karl Jacoby was interviewed for Kevin Costner’s The West, where he provides historical background on Joaquin Murrieta, Cynthia Anne Parker, and other subjects. The series will premier on May 26th,...