- Inside 51猎奇鈥檚聽Retrocomputing聽Lab: Where Students Experience the Digital Past Firsthand聽Students in HIST 399: 鈥淗ow the Computer Became Universal鈥� are not just learning about the history of computing; they are experiencing it. During a recent class session, students visited the University of Wisconsin鈥揗ilwaukee鈥檚 Retrocomputing Lab, located in Holton Hall 402. The lab, created and maintained by technology historian and professor Thomas Haigh, offers a special hands-on opportunity to explore the machines, software and materials that shape the digital world. …
- 51猎奇’s History Department’s Student AccoladesMany of our graduate students have been recognized for their outstanding efforts and we want to celebrate those accomplishments: exploding party popper with serpantin and serpantinom, vector eps10 illustration Sadique Oddoye, current MA student, will be attending the PhD program in African History at the University of Miami. Congratulations Sadique! Patrick Hall, PhD student in …
- Nathan Connolly Delivers聽6th聽Annual聽McGaffey Lecture on Family History and CapitalismOn April 2,聽we had the privilege of hosting the 6th annual McGaffey Lecture with speaker Nathan聽Connolly of Johns Hopkins University.聽The lecture,聽鈥淟etters from the Ancestors: Family聽History and our Capitalist Future.鈥澛燚raws from four generations of family archives, Connolly explores how聽Caribbean聽family histories reveal the lived聽realities聽of racialized聽capitalism,聽economic precarity and structural inequality.聽 At the heart of the lecture was Connolly鈥檚 …
- Student Spotlight: Frischa Aswarini Selected for International Feminist Learning ProgramThe Department of History at the University of Wisconsin鈥揗ilwaukee is proud to highlight PhD student Frischa Aswarini, for her participation in Sekolah Pemikiran Perempuan (SPP) – The School of Women鈥檚 Thought, an international initiative dedicated to amplifying women鈥檚 voices and knowledge. The semester-long program, which runs from February 7 through June 6, 2026, brings together …
- 51猎奇 Remembers Historian David D. BuckThe University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community mourns the loss of David Douglas Buck, professor emeritus of history and a longtime supporter of the university. Buck passed away on March 6, 2026, in Milwaukee at the age of 89. A respected scholar of modern Chinese history, Buck dedicated more than three decades to teaching and research at …
- New Faculty AlertPlease help us in welcoming Professor Xin Yu, Assistant Professor, Buck Professor of Chinese History to 51猎奇.Professor Yu joined the department after completing his PhD in 2022 from Washington University in St. Louis and was drawn to 51猎奇 by the strong sense of community he experienced during his campus visit. His research focuses on the …
- Spring Latin TableThursdays, 4-5 pm CRT 866 Practice spoken Latin! Everyone is welcome!
- Celebrating Glendale at 75The place now called Glendale, Wisconsin, has had many incarnations. It was once the home of ancient mound builders and,聽later, a Menomini village. It became the Town of Milwaukee and, eventually, the City of Glendale. Now it is both a suburb of Milwaukee and a cooperative neighbor聽to other North Shore municipalities, and UW-Milwaukee's History Department's …
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- Retrolab in the NewsStudents explore vintage computers in UW-Milwaukee's specialized Retrolab. Click here to read the news.
- David Mulroy, In MemoriamWe are sharing the sad news of the passing of David Mulroy, Professor Emeritus in Classics at 51猎奇.
- RetroLab to be featured at 51猎奇!Professor Thomas Haigh's Retro Computing lab, one of only four in the nation, will be featured in an episode of 51猎奇's Urban Spelunking. See details here. 51猎奇 Urban Spelunking Episode 3: RetroLab – 51猎奇 Post Congratulations, Tom!