TCNJ History Department

03/24/2026

From Dr. Cynthia Paces:
I'm so proud of the work we do in the history department.
I will donate an additional $25 for every five donors who use this link. Funds support student travel, research, and departmental awards!

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences comprises 11 programs, making it the largest school on campus. Your gift to the school, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship project, and/or to one of our academic departments will support the rigorous curriculum studied by innovative....

01/30/2026

The History Department is proud to announce Dr. Satya Shikha Chakraborty's book Colonial Caregivers: Ayahs and the Gendered History of Race and Caste in British India. In celebration of the book's release, Dr. Chakraborty will be giving a talk on Wednesday, March 11 at 5pm in the TCNJ Library Auditorium!

10/16/2025

TONIGHT at 6pm in the Library Auditorium, the History Department is proud to present Prague: The Heart of Europe. Dr. Cynthia Paces will be presenting on her recently published book. This event is free to attend and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

09/02/2025

University of California Press did a spotlight on our own Dr. Dina Boero in recognition of her article "The Space of the Stylite: Columns and Their Topographical Contexts," published in the journal Studies in Late Antiquity.

https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/saints-and-stylites-a-q-a-with-dina-boero
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Hagiography Society Article Prize-winner Dina Boero tells us about “stylites,” Christian saints who lived for years and even decades on top of columns.

03/26/2025

Consider making a gift to support the history department of TCNJ! We are raising money to support faculty-student research and department events. If you benefited from our community , consider helping the students of today! Thanks— Prof. Cynthia Paces

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences comprises 11 programs, making it the largest school on campus. Your gift to the school, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars project, and/or to one of our academic departments will support the rigorous curriculum studied by innovative learner...

09/12/2024

Interested in traveling this summer? Join Dr. Paces for a Holocaust and Genocide Study Tour information session this Tuesday, September 17, at 12:30pm in Social Sciences 227!

Locations: Czech Republic, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina

02/29/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Phi Alpha Theta Induction Class!

02/27/2024

02/27/2024

One week from today!

02/21/2024

Need a summer job? Come chat with Professor Hollander and learn about Camp Laurel tomorrow at 5pm in SSB223!

02/19/2024

It's Recruitment Season for Peer Tutors! Information Sessions are this week on Zoom- why don't you check one out?