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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.
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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The Nov. 2 conference will focus on an interdisciplinary approach.
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A year after former students held a conference in NYC that paid tribute to a giant in the field of U.S. history, Cornell University Press has published a companion volume to the event.
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Cornell military expert says North Korea sending troops to Russia for for eventual deployment in Ukraine, if true, amounts to more of a political statement, than a military one.
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Scheduled for Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in Ives Hall, Room 305, the event is free and open to the public and a livestream is available.
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This month’s titles, featured in Cornellians, include "Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section" by A&S alum Rachel Somerstein ’04.
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