The History Department at UMass Lowell provides a broad introduction to civilizations of the past and present, including those of antiquity, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Read more...
In Spring 2025, the UMass Lowell History Department celebrated the graduation of twenty-one students. On Friday, May 16, two received their Master of Arts (M.A.) in History. On Saturday, May 17, nineteen received their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History.
Seven of the History students to graduate this academic year (Jackson Lewis, Dylan Stein, Alex Joseph, Tommy Perliger, Evan Laplante, Aldwin Gonzalez-Leonardo, and Campbell Tacey) are in the picture below, together with friends.
Kady Phelps came to UMass Lowell to major in education, but history caught up with her. She earned her master’s degree in history and the Excellence in Students Cultural Heritage Award for her work on an exhibit about Portuguese immigration to Lowell.
Sophie Combs knows her research is going somewhere: into the online Library of New England Immigration.
Karam Alafandi is studying history on his way to becoming a doctor.
Bradley Sherwood explains history to school children and adults at the Tsongas Industrial History Center, an educational partnership between the university and Lowell National Historical Park.
Nicholas Trunfio immersed himself in history while studying abroad.
