
Symposium launches archive of Venezuelan migrant testimonies
On April 18, this collection of migrant experiences will be presented to the public in a daylong symposium at the A. D. White House.
Read moreThe Department of History thrives on its close relationship with many other departments, centers and area studies programs in the humanities and social sciences at Cornell. The faculty includes more than a dozen prize-winning authors as well as winners of Cornell’s prestigious teaching and advising awards.
On April 18, this collection of migrant experiences will be presented to the public in a daylong symposium at the A. D. White House.
Read moreTHE HISTORY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS SHEET STUDENT’S NAME: ___________________________________________________ Student’s CUID: ____________________________________________________ 1) Students must complete (or be taking) two History courses before being admitted to the major. 2) Students must choose a...
Read moreColumbia University's Khatchig Mouradian will give a lecture, “Ethnic Cleansing in the Long 19th Century: The Native American, Circassian, and Armenian Cases,” on April 24.
Read more"My experiences with exploration pushed me to uncover new interests."
Read moreThe drills, in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, serve three military purposes, says professor David Silbey.
Read moreThe award carries a stipend of $300,000; Strauss will receive the award at a ceremony on May 29 in Washington, D.C.
Read moreProfessor Jon Parmenter says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to call the election looks like a smart decision.
Read moreJingya Guo, a doctoral candidate in history, studies how historical actors contested and reconfigured the demarcation between pathology and health for female bodies in China.
Read moreHistory is valuable as preparation for graduate, professional, or law school and for any career that requires critical thinking and good writing; the reputation of the faculty for scholarship, teaching, and advising; and most of all, the intrinsic interest of the discipline.
Cornell's Department of History has a topnotch faculty covering a wide range time periods, geographic regions and methodologies. As a student in our program, you will also be able to work with members of the wider Graduate Field of History, which includes scholars whose main appointment is in other colleges and programs at Cornell but who are able to supervise dissertations of Ph.D. students in History.
Connections through history
The Cornell Public History Initiative (CPHI) works to stimulate and deepen dialogue among undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and their wider communities about the sedimented histories that shape our contemporary world.