Marquette University History Department

06/01/2026

Museums are a popular historical attraction during the summer months. One of our colleagues, Dr. Patrick Mullins, often works with museums and in the public history sphere, including as Marquette’s public history director. Back on March 15th, the print edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article on an exhibit at the Haggerty Museum which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Called Defying Empire: Revolutionary Prints from Britain and America, the exhibit was curated by Dr. Patrick which is still on display until August 1st. He also installed a history exhibit in the atrium of the Raynor Library called George Washington and a Nation of Farmers, which can be viewed at the library through July 5th. Together with Dr. Mullins's Defying Empire exhibit at the Haggerty Museum, it serves as a Marquette campus memorial to the 250th anniversary of American independence.

05/19/2026

One of the best things about academic conferences is the opportunity to connect with Marquette alumni. Lezlie Knox recently ran into Peter Dobek at the annual International Medieval Studies Congress (aka Kalamazoo!). After earning his BA at Marquette (2010), Peter studied for an MA at the Centre for Medieval Studies at Toronto and then moved to Western Michigan for a PhD focusing on central Europe and especially Poland in the later Middle Ages. You can learn more about his research in his recently published book, The Public House in Central Europe. As an expert in the history of brewing, taverns, and their critical place in later medieval cities, Peter is rarely challenged to explain why his scholarship is so interesting! https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/public-house-in-central-europe-9781666927382/

05/11/2026

An interview with our professor emeritus, Rev. Steven Avella.

A Milwaukee Catholic priest shares how he’s handling the church and state conflict.

05/04/2026

As another academic year comes to an end, I just wanted to share with you our end-of-year celebration, Phi Alpha Theta induction ceremony, and undergraduate award winner. Dr. Patrick Mullins started us off with a nice speech about the importance of historical study this year, the 250th anniversary of the United States. We had a large new cohort of students who joined. Then Dr. Alison Efford presented two undergraduate awards. Kiley Brockway, currently an Advanced Degree Program student working on her MA, received the annual Boden Award for outstanding history major. Mark Claerhout won the Jablonowski Award for best undergraduate paper or project for his paper, "Mussolini’s Poet: Ezra Pound’s Modernism in the Making of an American Fascist." Congratulations to everyone, and thanks to you, the community, for supporting our faculty, staff, and students this year.

04/28/2026

Raynor has openings for the 2026-2027 school year! Our "Hiring Week" will begin on August 2nd, but you can use the link from the graphic or in our Linktree at any point to learn more about our open positions!

04/24/2026

Giving research talks at other universities is part of the History department's activities among faculty and graduate students. Our own Dr. Laura Matthew recently gave such a talk at Tulane for their 2026 Holt Lecture on Middle American Ethnohistory. Titled "Commerce Amid Catastrophe: Consumer Goods and Mesoamerican Lives, c. 1600." Congratulations Dr. Matthew!

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04/20/2026

Our own Tim McMahon highly recommends this new episode featuring our own Bryan Rindfleisch.

https://shows.acast.com/transatlantic/episodes/46-an-ulster-scot-on-the-american-frontier?fbclid=IwdGRjcARTkVZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEevfqIfXlcBEOcfYuGDPhUZKlbjSgdsUHiJr3afovw0Cvdda-TSmspxS3fipM_aem_geFbPMFMT8WwOyWsudJOWA

Listen to 45. An Ulster Scot on the American Frontier: The Extraordinary Life of George Galphin from Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast. George Galphin was a married man in his late 20s when he left Armagh for a new life on the American Frontier in 1737. Across the four decades that fo...