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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.
Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies
Academic Interests:
Join us for our Undergraduate Lunch with Faculty this semester:
When: Friday, October 4th and November 1st @12:30pm, in 366 McGraw Hall
Faculty Hosts: TBA
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 McGraw Hall, fourth floor.
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.
Those are the gifts that fate gave Ezra Cornell, per one historian. Here’s a look at his life—from humble beginnings to great wealth.
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The centerpiece is a wall-size homage to the first three women hired and McGraw itself, drawn by Prof. Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik.
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Carter's presidency ultimately set in motion many of the trends that have shaped the world we live in today, says Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor at Cornell University and historian of American foreign relations.
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Cornell government and history scholars provide perspective on the end of 14 years of civil war and 24 years of the Assad dictatorship.
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Jeremy Peschard Pórtela studies the histories of Latinos, immigration and mental health under the guidance of Prof. Maria Cristina Garcia.
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The Biden White House is likely trying to give Ukraine everything it can before the administration changes, says military historian David Silbey.
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This fall, Jake Anbinder, a historian with an interest in cities and strong ties to public policy, presented two conference papers elaborating on his award-winning book project.
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During “Beyond 2024: Envisioning Just Futures and Equitable Democracy,” faculty and students from across the university will come together to creatively showcase research and art, build community and be inspired to imagine a better future.
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