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The Department of History is committed to pursuing excellence in historical scholarship and teaching across many different time periods and research interests. Its outstanding faculty specializes in a wide array of historical issues and themes that transcend particular regions and periods. Courses connect undergraduate and graduate students with the excitement of historic discovery and provide a rigorous training in researching and analyzing the human past.
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Are you interested in becoming a history major? You can now apply online, after securing your own major advisor. For more information: history-major-application-information. Paper Applications are available in 120 Mary Ann Wood Drive.
Important notices:
Codes for pre-1800 and World Areas courses are included with the course descriptions in the Class Roster and Courses of Study.
To search for courses under specific Major Requirement Codes, go to Courses of Study and enter the code in Search.
History professor David Silbey points out restrictions on and risks of using active-duty military to respond to protests.
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Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
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The Centennial Medal recognizes alumni who have made fundamental and lasting contributions to knowledge, their disciplines, their colleagues and society
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Among those being recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship this year are faculty members Begüm Adalet, Claudia Verhoeven, and Marcelo Aguiar.
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Hyrum Edwards is a Robert S. Harrison College Scholar who also majored in history, Jewish studies & Near Eastern studies.
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Tuesday's meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the White House yielded “mixed outcomes” that fell short of a substantial reset of relations between the U.S. and Canada, says scholar Jon Parmenter.
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Aidan Black is a history major.
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Kate Sullivan is a history major.
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