The Columbia University Department of History is one of the leading centers of historical scholarship in the world. Our approximately 50 faculty, together with colleagues in the Barnard College Department of History and historians in other departments of the University, study all aspects of human history, from ancient to contemporary societies, across the entire globe. Our community includes each year around 200 graduate students and 250 undergraduate majors and concentrators.

You will find on this website details about all aspects of the Department, including the undergraduate and graduate programs, courses, faculty, and upcoming events. If you cannot locate here the information you need, please contact the office directly, or come find us in Fayerweather Hall. If you have questions or suggestions about this website, please click here to email Department Administrator Sean Sawyer.

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		5-10-2008   The Department of History mourns the passing of Charles Tilly  The Department of History mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Charles Tilly, the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Scien ...     more...
		5-3-2008   Caterina Pizzigoni receives CMI Mentoring Award  At their end of the year reception, the Columbia Mentoring Initiative (CMI) honored Professor Caterina Pizzigoni with their Recognition Awa ...     more...
		5-1-2008   The Undergraduate Education Committee announces Departmental Honors and Prizes  The Undergraduate Education Committee of the History Department is pleased to recognize those students awarded Departmental Honors and pri ...     more...

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