Department of History Faculty

The History Department faculty has been honored with a variety of awards and fellowships, including a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, several Guggenheim fellowships, and fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Science Research Council, and the Fulbright Commission. Books authored by faculty members have been awarded the Bancroft Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Mark Lynton History Prize, the American Historical Association’s George Louis Beer Prize (best book on European international history since 1895) and J. Russell Major Prize (best book on the history of France), among others. The History Department faculty is also known for its innovative and committed teachers, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and it counts among its ranks numerous recipients of university teaching awards. 

Chairperson: Dr. Susan Kent       

Committee Chairs & Program Directors:

Executive Committee: Dr. David Shneer

Graduate Studies Program Director: Dr. Paul Sutter

Undergraduate Studies Program Director: Dr. Lee Chambers

Honors Program Director:Dr. John Willis

Advising:

Undergraduate Major Advising: Patrick Tally

Undergraduate Minor Advising: Daniel Sturgis

Graduate Advising: Scott Miller