The department’s research, public outreach, and teaching is global and integrative, and its award-winning faculty members are acclaimed scholars who excel in the classroom.
Department of History
History at Brown
The Brown History Department is a community of scholars and students committed to the rigorous study of humanity’s vast and diverse past.
History at Brown
The Brown History Department is a community of scholars and students committed to the rigorous study of humanity’s vast and diverse past.
Academics
Undergraduate
Our history courses teach undergraduate students how societies and cultures across the world change over time. Concentrators learn to write and think critically, and to understand issues from a variety of perspectives.
Graduate
The Department of History at Brown trains graduate students in a wide range of fields, methodologies, and regions of the globe.
Recent News
News from the Department of History
Faculty News: Recent Article and Personal Dedication by Faiz Ahmed
Faiz Ahmed publishes latest article in Law and History Review, dedicates it to mourned Brown student John Owen Habib '24.
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News from the Department of History
Graduate Student Spotlight: Ebru Erginbas
In this spotlight interview, the Department of History caught up with Ph.D. Candidate Ebru Erginbas to learn more about her dissertation research in the U.S. and Europe and paper presentations on hydrotherapy.
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News from the Department of History
Meet History's Newest Postdoctoral Fellows
Get to know Amanda Valdés Sánchez and Josef Řídký!
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Upcoming Events
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Department of History
Brown University
Box N
79 Brown Street
Providence, RI
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