Lawrence Cappello – Department of History

Senior India Rose Cary to Apply Historical Skills as a Contracts Negotiator After Graduation

Posted on: May 5th, 2022

While taking Dr. Lawrence Cappello’s Right to Privacy course, Senior India Rose Cary realized she had a deep fascination with the subject of privacy and the complicated interaction between history, […]

Dr. Lawrence Cappello Interviewed About Mobile’s Proposed Surveillance System

Posted on: March 30th, 2022

Assistant Professor Lawrence Cappello, a specialist in U.S. Legal & Constitutional History and director of the department’s Legal History Concentration, was interviewed recently by al.com about the city of Mobile’s […]

Dr. Lawrence Cappello wins awards for teaching and advising

Posted on: November 18th, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence Cappello, who garnered two major awards in 2021. He has won both the 2021 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award and the 2021 John L. Blackburn Advisor […]

Dr. Lawrence Cappello Wins Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award

Posted on: May 6th, 2021

Assistant Professor Lawrence Cappello‘s excellence in teaching and learning has been recognized by The University of Alabama Alumni Association’s 2021 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award. Cappello is an assistant professor […]

Department Adds New Degree Concentrations

Posted on: September 4th, 2020

The Department of History is pleased to announce a new advanced concentration in Legal History — specifically designed to give undergraduates a competitive edge when applying to elite law schools […]

Lawrence Cappello’s None of Your Damn Business Reviewed in The Economist.

Posted on: January 14th, 2020

Assistant Professor Lawrence Cappello‘s recent book, None of Your Damn Business: Privacy in the United States from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age, was the subject of an extensive […]

Cappello, Brock, and Smith interview Bill Baxley

Posted on: January 12th, 2020

Drs. Lawrence Cappello and Julia Brock, along with History triple-major Andrew Smith, interviewed Bill Baxley this week for the Birmingham Bar Association (BBA). Baxley is a University of Alabama graduate […]