The University of Rochester's Department of History is committed to teaching and scholarship and to intellectual rigor in the context of close attention to students' needs and interests. We offer internship, seminar, and honors thesis opportunities to our undergraduate students; a series of distinguished outside speakers; symposia and workshops to address graduate students' research, teaching, and career concerns; and a Department lounge near our offices in Rush Rhees Library where we gather as a community.
Explore this website to learn more about us and to view our wide range of courses, which cover the globe and span the centuries from the medieval period to the present. You will also find information about our programs leading to the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in History, as well as about our faculty, students, and upcoming events.
Professor Robert Westbrook was installed as the Cunningham Professor on Monday, May 2, 2011. Read more »
Associate Professor Michael Jarvis received the American Historical Association's 2010 James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History for his book, In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the Maritime Atlantic World, 1680-1783. The honor is given to a single recipient each year by the American Historical Association, the country's premier scholarly organization for historians. Read more »
The National Research Council ranked the University of Rochester History Department among the best PhD programs in the country. Read more »
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