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The History Department at the College of Staten Island, CUNY The department offers a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in History.

Its courses combine the traditional function of the scholarly examination of the past for its value in general education with the utilitarian concern for preparing students with the basic skills to enable them to live more meaningfully. It seeks to train future historians, to update the teaching of history by secondary school teachers, and to provide opportunities for lifelong education. History may also be taken as a minor. Professor Susan Smith-Peter is the current Chair of the Department. Professor John Dixon coordinates the Master’s degree program in History, and Professor David Traboulay coordinates the interdisciplinary Master’s degree program in Liberal Studies. The directors of two interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree programs reside in the History Department. They are Professor Emmanuel Mbah, of African and African Diaspora Studies, and Professor Catherine Lavender, of American Studies.

10/28/2026

Did you know History students do not only go into Education!

This graph, from the American Historical Association, shows the diverse and exciting careers you can do with one of our many history degree programs!

Read more below:
https://www.historians.org/resource/what-can-you-do-with-that-history-degree-exploring-the-data/

10/27/2026

Our Public History interns are hard at work!
(1) For my Trails & Rails internship, Mia Ortiz have started researching and writing down information regarding Alexander Hamilton and his connection to New York State and the Hudson River Valley. She is currently reading Ron Chernow's "Hamilton", and connecting it to her research.

(2) Christopher Becker is working on a fact sheet discussing how Staten Islanders reacted to the presence of British soldiers and their Hessian allies on Staten Island during the American Revolution. This work is the beginning of a new display titled "Quartering Soldiers: Redcoats, Hessians and Staten Island" as part of his internship with the New York Public Library.

10/26/2026

Meet Professor of History Eric Ivison!

10/21/2026

Professor of History Susan Smith-Peter will be making a lecture today at Harvard University, entitled "Green Ukraine and Siberia: Lost Partners of 1918".

Use the link below to learn more and register!

In 1918, during the upheavals of the Russian Civil War in Siberia and the Far East, some of the nearly half million Ukrainians in the region sought to create Green Ukraine in the territory near Vladivostok. They hoped to establish their own Rada and army. Siberian regionalists were mostly Russian a...

10/19/2026

There is only a few more days left to register for the History graduate programs info session! We hope to see you there.

10/15/2026

Expand your historical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and writing ability by taking one of our Spring 2027 undergraduate History Courses!

10/13/2026

on MA student Christopher Becker planning a display for his internship, titled Staten Island and the Billopp's: The Price of Loyalty. This display will discuss the history of the Billopp family, from their origins on the island in the late 17th century to Colonel Christopher Billopps departure at the end of the American Revolution.

10/05/2026

Exciting times for Staten Island history!

A new documentary, explores how an African American cemetery and church was paved over to become a Santander drive through.

Documentarian organized an exhibit at of artists, showing the continued vitality of the descendants of those church goers. Here, artist is talking to David Thomas and Ruth Ann Hills, descendants of Benjamin Prine, who was part of the church. Later, he gifted the painting to them. Kudos!

10/02/2026

- M.A. student Christopher Becker working on an exhibit for his internship titled: "An Island divided?" Staten Island and the American Revolution. The exhibit shown here provides pictorial information about Staten Island during the American Revolution.

10/01/2026

Advance your career and education in History! Get and M.A. in History or Advanced Certificate in Public History!

Register for our graduate program info session TODAY!

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2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY
10314

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://www.csi.cuny.edu/academics-and-research/departments-programs/history, https://linktr.ee/csi_history

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