Department of History
history@umn.edu
612-624-2800

Staff

Teaching Assistants

930 Heller - TA's	612-624-4812 & 612-624-7812
1035 Heller - Grad Instructors	612-626-0859
931 Heller - History Day TA Andy Wilhide	612-625-6416

Eric Weitz Department Chair	1110A Heller 612-624-2391	weitz004@umn.edu
Michael Lower Associate Chair	1147 Heller 612-624-7543	mlower@umn.edu
Jeffrey Pilcher Director, Graduate Studies	1130A Heller 612-624-5840	pilcherj@umn.edu
Chris Isett Director, Undergraduate Studies	920 Heller 612-624-5227	isett003@umn.edu

Amanda Nelson Associate Administrator	1110D Heller 612-624-4397	nelso808@umn.edu
Derrick Aly Principal Office and Administrative Specialist	1110 Heller 612-624-2800	history@umn.edu alyx0001@umn.edu
Rachel Ayers Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies	1130 Heller 612-624-5840	histdgs@umn.edu
Rich Kott Associate Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Studies	1135A Heller 612-624-5227	histugs@umn.edu kottx001@umn.edu
Phil Voxland Information Technology Professional	1048A Heller 612-625-9879	voxland@umn.edu
Kem Tae Lynch Principal Office and Administrative Specialist	1110C Heller 612-624-8537	lync0142@umn.edu

Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.
Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.
November 17th, 2009
Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.
June 5th, 2009
Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.
June 5th, 2009