For more than a century, the Department of History has flourished as an intellectual community committed to intensive research, collaborative seminars, public engagement, and methodological innovation. We offer a top-ranked graduate program and a rigorous undergraduate major and minor, all of which prepare students to engage issues of vital personal and global significance.
Contribute new research to the oldest PhD history program in the country.
The department seeks to develop each student’s capacity for comparative reasoning and to deepen their understanding of global connections.
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.
Another hearty round of congratulations to our inspiring colleague Martha S. Jones–this time on her election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This distinguished organization “convenes leaders from […]
Warmest congratulations to Martha S. Jones on receiving a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in the field of U.S. History! The Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship was established in 1925 by Senator Simon Guggenheim […]
Friday, March 28, 2025, 6:00 pm (CET) / 1:00pm (EST) The second session of the Book of the Month series, organized jointly by CEU Review of Books and Review of Democracy, presents ”The […]