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
Celebrating Howard Chudacoff's 53 Years at Brown
On Saturday, April 29th, friends, family, and colleagues of Professor Howard P. Chudacoff gathered at Brown’s Faculty Club in Providence, RI to celebrate his retirement after 53 years of teaching.
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News from the Department of History
'Transformative' Class Trip to John Hay Library's Special Collections
On April 19th, HIST 0286 A: History of Medicine I: Medical Traditions in the Old World Before 1700, taught by Professor Harold J. Cook, visited the special collections at John Hay Library. The archive contains more than 3,000,000 items, over half the library’s total resources.
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News from the Department of History
The Choices Program Introduces Summer Institute: American Soldiers in American Wars — History and Memory
The Choices Program, affiliated with the Department of History, will be hosting a one-week Institute for K-12 educators taking place in summer 2023 called "American Soldiers in American Wars: History and Memory."
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Department of History
Brown University
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Providence, RI
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