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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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Codes for pre-1800 and World Areas courses are included with the course descriptions in the Class Roster and Courses of Study.
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Jerry Elbaum ’61, JD ’64, founded the organization that mounts bovine-themed public art shows in cities around the globe
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As a final project, a popular course on Cornell history lets students create miniature time capsules for future generations.
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A look at some projects imperiled by federal funding cuts—and how you can support your alma mater through ‘Cornell Matters’
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This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the “official” end of World War II, but a new book co-edited by Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor of history, extends the war’s timeline back to 1931 and into the mid-1950s.
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A research project collecting records of freedom-seeking enslaved people in the pre-Civil War U.S. came to a halt when researchers received a stop-work order from the National Endowment for the Humanities in early May.
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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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