UI Department of History

08/28/2026

Congratulations on making it through the first week of classes Hawkeyes! We want to specifically welcome our 2026 Graduate Student Cohort.

Front: Trevor Johnson, Paige Eaton, Allie Bevins, Molly Dains
Back: Michael Schmidt, Chad Pfohl, Mark Soriano, Will Rogers

08/13/2026

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Scott Neill, who successfully defended his comprehensive exams this week!

07/10/2026

PhD student Aaron Stagner has been spending his summer as a Summer Intern for the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Humanities Without Walls program. The summer program gives graduate students the chance to gain hands-on professional experience outside the classroom while building skills that translate across many career paths.

Check out his experience this summer: https://obermann.uiowa.edu/stagner-where-money-meets-the-people

07/04/2026

07/02/2026

Congratulations to Pat Goodwin on her retirement from the University of Iowa! Pat worked at the University for 38 years with over 23 years in the Department of History. We will miss her in the office but wish her all the best as she starts her retirement journey today!

06/09/2026

Professor Viridiana Hernandez Fernandez and PhD Candidate Ashley Dorn were both presenters at this year's the Agricultural History Society's Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

Professor Hernandez Fernandez participated on a panel discussing Crop Innovation and Dorn presented her research on a panel about Struggles over Farm Labor in the Long 20th Century.

05/21/2026

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Haseeb Haroon, who successfully defended his dissertation prospectus.

05/15/2026

Congratulations to our undergraduate students graduating tomorrow!

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Chaplin. Nathan researched U.S. empire building in Nicaragua under advisor Dr. Mariola Espinosa. He defended his dissertation, "Middle Americas: Midwestern Futures in Nicaragua, 1855-1927" in April and will graduate this evening at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our annual award winners and scholarship recipients who were honored during our end of year Senior Sendoff and Celebration of Scholarship earlier.