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History at Northwestern
Our world-class department owes its reputation to outstanding faculty dedicated to teaching and research, as well as engaged students who take advantage of learning opportunities in and beyond the classroom.
The History undergraduate program teaches over 4,500 students each year, and the PhD program has over 110 students in residence.
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The Chabraja Center for Historical Studies (CCHS) promotes broad scholarly engagement with historical materials.
Upcoming Events
May
1
2024
Undergraduate/Faculty Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join lunch with your fellow History undergrads and faculty on Wednesday May 1, 2024 at 12:30PM - 1:45PM. If this will be your first tim...
May
7
2024
Craig KOSLOFSKY lecture on Fanon, Afropessimism, and Early Modern...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Craig KOSLOFSKY (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), co-author of Stigma: Marking Skin in the Early Modern World (2023)—Tuesday,...
May
9
2024
Conference on "The Stories in Our Histories: Historians Confront ...
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
May 9-10 faculty CONFERENCE convened by Prof. Leslie HARRIS on "The Stories in Our Histories: Historians Confront Themselves” Conferen...