

The 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.
HIST 2811 Science, Nature, and Knowledge: 1500-1800 (also STS 2810) (HST-AS)(HPE, HEU) Monday and Wednesday: 10:10-11:25 Professor Jeremy Schneider This course investigates the history of science in early modern Europe (ca. 1500 to 1800), a period in which new understandings of the natural ...
Read moreHIST 2441 Truths: A History from Antiquity to the Modern ((ETM-AS, HST-AS) (HPE, HEU) Monday and Wednesday: 2:30-4:10 Professor Olga Litvak and Professor Jeremy Schneider Where have humans found truth? Will the truths we uphold today remain true tomorrow? Leaning on discussion and close re...
Read moreHIST 2064 Starting Your Own Country: From Utopia to the Network State (ALC-AS, HST-AS) (HTR) Monday and Wednesday: 2:55-4:10 plus Independent Research Professor Raymond Craib Ever thought about starting your own country? You’re not alone. The past is filled with examples of new worlds, both...
Read moreThis semester, visiting A.D. White Professors-at-Large will explore themes of democracy, reparatory justice and Latin American narratives during public talks.
Read more12 faculty members from seven colleges have been named 2025-26 Faculty Fellows with the Cornell Center for Social Sciences.
Read moreIt wasn’t easy being in uniform during the Vietnam War era, but military service made Don Stanton '72 a better student—and a better man, he writes in a Chime In essay for Cornellians
Read moreOn he third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Cornell University experts discuss sanctions and the state of US and European support for Ukraine.
Read moreThe U.S. president's collective actions against Canada have needlessly harmed a long-cherished and close relationship says Jon Parmenter, a professor of North American history.
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