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Department of History, U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee is the history department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its work centers on undergraduate and graduate education in history, faculty scholarship, and public engagement tied to the study of the past. The department offers both BA and MA degrees in History and also participates in doctoral training through UWM’s PhD in History. It serves students preparing for careers in education, public history, archives, museums, law, government, and other fields that value historical research and analytical writing. The department’s academic profile includes regional and thematic breadth. UWM history faculty teach and research subjects spanning the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and the department highlights strengths in public history and documentary editing. A concrete anchor is its role in graduate training connected to the Center for International Education and the university’s global and area studies resources, which support historical study beyond a single national frame. Another anchor is the department’s relationship to Milwaukee and Wisconsin history through teaching, research, and community-facing historical work in an urban Great Lakes setting. Department of History, U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee also supports students through advising, graduate study, and opportunities linked to honors and Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Its place within UWM connects the department to a large metropolitan campus and to the broader mission of a doctoral university serving southeastern Wisconsin. The department combines classroom instruction, original research, and public-facing historical practice for students at multiple levels of study.