Two events on the skills that studying history teaches and the variety of professional opportunities open to history majors.
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World: John McCumber in The Chronicle of Higher Education on the importance of the humanities.
History Beyond the Classroom: Charleston Study Tour
During Fall Break 2017, Dr. Michael Thompson led students from his senior seminar on the history of urban slavery (HIST 4500: Slavery in the Cities) on a study trip to Charleston, South Carolina.
History News Summer 2017
History news from summer 2017: Why history is still such a useful major, and why studying the liberal arts gives you an edge, in the job market and beyond.
Dr. John Swanson’s New Book
Dr. John Swanson’s new book, Tangible Belonging: Negotiating Germanness in Twentieth-Century Hungary, has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press.