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The department seeks to develop each student’s capacity for comparative reasoning and to deepen their understanding of global connections.

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Faculty research ranges from medieval to modern history and emphasizes the histories of Europe, the United States, East Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Esteemed Black Studies scholar Shani Mott dies at 47

Shani Tahir Mott, lecturer in the Center for Africana Studies and Department of History at Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer on March 12, four days before her 48th birthday.