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.
Hilary Gallito ’25 is studying the words of three remarkable Revolutionary-era women who wrote about America as it was being formed.
Need a change of scenery while you study for exams or wish to have a quick break?Stop by the History Department’s seminar room (Gilman 308), on Monday, Dec. 9th, between […]
Congratulations to emeritus professor, Richard L. Kagan, on the publication of his new book, THE INQQUISTION’S INQUISITOR: HENRY CHARLES LEA OF PHILADELPHIA, published last month by Penn Press. From Amazon: […]