Lehigh University History Department

05/13/2026

https://cas.lehigh.edu/articles/labour-partys-18-year-exile-beyond-shadow-margaret-thatcher

Lehigh University history student Jack Ciavolella evaluates England’s political divisions that fueled a long period of defeats.

05/03/2026

This week, graduate students Ian Collins and Ben Goldman presented and commented at the "Never Always Again" conference at Clark University, with generous funding offered by Lehigh University Berman Center, clarku.edu/holocaust-and-genocide-studies/ and Lehigh University College of Arts and Sciences. In the photo, Ian is commenting on the Bosnian-American author Aleksander Hemon's presentation.

04/20/2026

This photo is from a recent field trip and was taken in front of the original mine shaft inside the No. 9 Coal Mine in Lansford PA. The group include Prof Owain Lawon and students from HIST/EVST 108 Climate & Energy in Modern History: Drew Bigley, Laney Bort, Luis Felipe Dominguez, and Luke Reilly.

04/16/2026

Prof Owain Lawson lectures about Empire, Oil, and the Gulf

04/09/2026

Today, Timothy Betz successfully defended his dissertation: “Empire of Things: Imperial Collecting in the Spanish Empire”. Pictured here with his advisor, Maria Barbara Zepeda Cortes, and committee members, Bill Bulman and Kwame Essien.  external committee member Matthew Restall (Penn State)is not pictured.
Congratulations to Tim!

11/21/2025

History Grads meet with three alumni working in the education field: Patrick Grubbs (23'), now associate dean at Northampton community college; Rachel Engel (19'), Chair of History and Social Sciences at Moravian Academy; Tim Betz (26'), teacher and curator at Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society.

09/17/2025

Happy United States Constitution Day!
September 17

09/16/2025

The History department's new Graduate cohort (with our one and only Ellen). Welcome!

09/04/2025

AHA Online | April 7, 2023 Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the PublicPanelists: Bryan Banks, Assistant Profe...

09/04/2025

09/04/2025

After 20 years as a United Nations-accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) in an observer role, Lehigh University's partnership with the U.N. has expanded significantly.

Joining an elite group, Lehigh is now one of only 20 higher education institutions in the world to be officially granted U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO special consultative status with expanded access, privileges and influence.

“After a year and a half process, we’re thrilled that our application for the U.N. ECOSOC special consultative accreditation has been unanimously endorsed by all 19 nations serving on the U.N. Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations,” said Bill Hunter, director of the Office of Fellowship Advising and U.N. Programs.

“This designation moves us from observer to consultative status, allowing for more meaningful participation and policy impact. It will also dramatically increase opportunities at the U.N. for faculty, staff and students, and amplifies Lehigh’s stature and reputation on the global stage.”

Learn more here: https://news.lehigh.edu/lehigh-joins-elite-group-of-ngos-granted-un-economic-and-social-council-special-consultative-status