Southwestern University History Department

11/16/2023

The historian of modern Europe in the house, Dr. Melissa Byrnes, gathered a multidisciplinary group of SU faculty to discuss the controversial film on the live of Napoleon. Come and join us in this fascinating conversation.

A lunchtime faculty panel discussion on Napoleon, in advance of the theatrical release of the Sony Pictures Film coming out this month. Lunch is pro...

07/29/2022

Historians of Africa.
Come and work with an amazing group of colleagues at Southwestern University History Department.
https://www.southwestern.edu/live/news/15309-assistant-professor-of-history/hr/details
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Opened: 7/28/2022 Closed: 9/30/2022

04/18/2021

This Tuesday, Dr. Nancy Tomes will visit our campus virtually to talk about the influenza pandemic of 1918 and US preparedness for epidemic outbreaks. Join us for an evening of conversation on history, disease, epidemic outbreaks, and how the past influences our present.

Dr. Nancy Tomes, president of the SUNY University Senate and SUNY distinguished professor of history, will join the Southwestern community virtually for a ca...

02/18/2021

Dear students! We hope you are staying well, safe, and warm, with access to power, water, and food. We want to let you know that with internet out on campus, we as many other SU faculty can't receive or send email through the SU domain. So please do not stress on course assignments. Just focus on taking care of yourselves, your friends, your family, and your community.

06/23/2020

Meili Criezis '17, now an associate at American University's Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL) program, published the article titled "Online Deceptions". Read it here:

06/04/2020

03/18/2020

Interested in history? Learn how exciting it can be when examined through fiction in Dr. Jessica Hower's class and from the experience of our amazing students!!!

Southwestern faculty and students study history through the lens of pop culture.

02/26/2020

Can't wait to learn about the next project of this path breaking historian. Come and join us for an evening of environmental history!!!!

McNeill will deliver a public lecture on the global ecological impacts of the Industrial Revolution during the 2020 History Colloquium.

02/13/2020

A History degree prepares you to pursue a wide range of careers. Thanks Lily Rodriguez '19 for sharing your story of tenacity and accomplishments.

Lily Rodriguez ’19 shares how her history major allowed her to succeed in a journalism internship with the Laredo Morning Times.

02/04/2020

An example of the exceptional work our history majors do. Good job, Lili!!!!

Lily Rodriguez ’19 conducts archival research while interning at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Washington, DC.

01/24/2020

Dr. Hower received the Sam Taylor Fellowship Grant to pursue a project titled "The Life and Career of Author-Activist Ralph de Toledano". Congratulations Dr. Hower!!!!