Welcome to the History Department at the University of Cincinnati where we strive for inclusive excellence in our teaching, writing, research, and community engagement. The faculty, staff and students in our department are committed to supporting racial justice and equity in our local community, state, country and in the world. Studying the past is vitally necessary to understanding the ongoing inequities in our society and societies throughout the world that we have seen magnified by the Covid-19 pandemic and by the more recent killing of unarmed African American men and women by law enforcement, as well as by ongoing acts of violence and bigotry against other racial and religious minorities in the U.S. It might be helpful and indeed necessary to share recent statements put forth by the American Historical Association (AHA) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH) focusing on the history of racist violence in the United States. These statements also include links to other resources that faculty and students alike might find instructive. Now more than ever, we need to understand the history of the present; and the history of the present is all about the past.
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Department of History
360 Arts & Sciences Hall
PO Box 210373
2700 Campus Way
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0373
Phone | (513) 556-2144
Event: September 22, 2023 3:00 PM
The University of Cincinnati will host a symposium on the state’s response to the pandemic titled Ohio Under COVID: Lessons from America’s Heartland in Crisis. The event will feature Dr. Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health, and authors and editors of the new book of the same title.
September 12, 2023
University of Cincinnati researcher Anne Delano Steinert and community partners have received a $74K grant from the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) to spearhead an initiative to help preserve the culture of the community of Avondale.
July 28, 2023
Plans for a new Over-the-Rhine Museum are coming together, with a detailed announcement of interior displays coming on July 29, 2023. The project is being led by Anne Steinert, an assistant professor of history and founding board member of the museum.
