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...
On September 1, 2024, Prof. Elizabeth Williams was promoted to a tenured Associate Professor. Since joining the History faculty in 2017, Prof. Williams has been the department's expert in the history of the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire. She has published journal articles and book chapters on environmental and agricultural history in this region. In 2023, she published a monograph with Stanford University Press: "States of Cultivation: Imperial Transition and Scientific Agriculture in the Eastern Mediterranean."
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.
Deirdre Hutchison was ‘terrified’ when she began college at 47.
Kelley Leonhard is putting her history degree to work as COO of the Boston History Company.
Sarah Elizabeth McDermott is grateful for scholarships that are helping her to graduate debt-free, because in the future she won’t have to say “No” to any opportunities.
Olivia Hebert discovered a passion for corporate real estate at UMass Lowell.
