Garrison 100 Celebration
Garrison Hall 100 Year Celebration
You are cordially invited to join History alums, faculty, students, staff, and other friends of the department to celebrate the 100th birthday of Garrison Hall on September 17-19, 2026. Three days of festivities will celebrate the History community, showcase the great teaching and scholarship taking place under Garrison's roof, and explore American history in the nation's 250th year. Registration is required - sign-up to attend here.
Program
Thursday, September 17 | Keynote Event
- 5:30-6:30pm: Reception
Garrison Hall Lobby, First Floor. Light refreshments served. - 6:30pm: Welcome
Garrison Hall Auditorium, 0.102- Mark Lawrence Professor and Chair, Department of History; and Stanton Morrow, History ’14 and Chair, History Visiting Committee
- 6:45pm: Keynote: "America at 250 / Garrison at 100: The Challenge of Teaching U.S. History"
- Professor H.W. Brands and Professor Monica Muñoz Martinez
Friday, September 18 | Garrison Hall Open House
Classes led by History Faculty. Garrison Hall, Rooms TBA. Light refreshments served.
- Session I, 1:00-2:00pm
- “Writing Microhistory: An Indigenous Woman’s Journey and the Making of Colonial Bogota”
Professor Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez - “Dictators, Spies, and a Cardinal: Chronicles of the Cold War in Eastern Europe”
Professor Mary Neuburger - “Nagasaki Reconsidered: How the World’s Second Atomic Attack Became Perhaps Its Most Important”
Professor Emeritus Michael B. Stoff - “How the UT History Department Influenced the Making and Study of U.S. Foreign Policy”
Professor Jeremi Suri
- “Writing Microhistory: An Indigenous Woman’s Journey and the Making of Colonial Bogota”
- SESSION II, 2:15-3:15pm
- “The Built Environment as Archive: Teaching Historical Methodologies Through Space”
Professor Jonathan Cortez & UT Historic Preservation Planner Kim Barker - "Perpetrators, Bystanders, Victims? Understanding Nazi Genocide Today”
Professor Emeritus David Crew & Professor Tatjana Lichtenstein - “Polarizing Uncertainty in the Atlantic World around 1776”
Professor Lina del Castillo - “Stalin’s Russia at War: The Soviet Union’s Defeat of Nazi Germany”
Professor Charters Wynn
- “The Built Environment as Archive: Teaching Historical Methodologies Through Space”
- SESSION III, 3:30-4:30pm
- “An Academic Odd Couple: Professors Carlos E. Castañeda and George I. Sánchez at the University of Texas at Austin”
Professor Carlos Blanton - “World War II in North Africa: The Fight Against Fascism and the Question of Freedom”
Professor Benjamin C. Brower - “The Contemporary Middle East: A Historical Outlook”
Professor Yoav Di-Capua - “Why Some Northerners Saw the Civil War as a Struggle for the Control of the United States”
Professor Emeritus George Forgie
- “An Academic Odd Couple: Professors Carlos E. Castañeda and George I. Sánchez at the University of Texas at Austin”
- Closing Remarks, 4:45pm
Garrison Hall Lobby, First Floor- Professor Mark Lawrence, Chair of the Department of History
Saturday, September 19 | Garrison Hall 100 Year Celebration Tailgate
- 5:00-7:00pm
Garrison Hall Courtyard (west side, facing the Tower)Buffet service begins at 5pm and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities last.
Registration
Registration is required. Please sign-up to attend here.
Giving to History
As we commemorate this milestone, we invite you to be part of Garrison Hall’s future. Your support helps continue the legacy for generations to come. You may send your gift online through our secure online web form, or we welcome the opportunity to meet with you and seek your guidance in assisting the department.