• History Undergraduate Program

    History is the study of human experience of all kinds, considered in relation to particular times and places.

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    The Department of History actively seeks scholars with a wide variety of backgrounds, ideas, and interests to join our student body.

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Department of History

History Faculty in the News

Aug. 31, 2021

Behind the Scenes- How Working at NYU Special Collections was Integral to my Development as a Researcher
Feb. 06, 2020

In suspending Global Entry, a spiteful Trump makes us all less safe
Oct. 11, 2020

COVID, Collective Resistance and Columbus: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020

Faculty Spotlight

The Faculty Spotlight is a chance for us to highlight our faculty and the work they do. Our department is made great by the individuals in our community who actively carry out NYU's values of education, service, and critical thinking. Our faculty exemplify the same thoughtfulness and action they seek to instill in their students every day.

Maria Montoya
Maria Montoya

NYU Shanghai Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of History Maria Montoya has been named President Elect of the WHA.

Karl Appuhn
Karl Appuhn

Congratulations to Karl Appuhn, recipient of a 2020 Golden Dozen Teaching Award.

Tatiana Linkhoeva
Tatiana Linkhoeva

Congratulations to Tatiana Linkhoeva, who was awarded Scholar Research Support by the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.

Susanah Romney
Susanah Shaw Romney

Congratulations to Susanah Shaw Romney, who was named a Distinguished Fellow for Spring 2020 at CUNY Grad School's Advanced Research Consortium.

Hasia Diner
Hasia Diner

Congratulations to Hasia Diner, whose book Julius Rosenwald: Repairing the World won the Axiom Business Books gold medal in the History category.

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