News and Announcements

HÚH!! Iceland’s Amazing Journey to the World Cup Tuesday, November 28 7:00 pm – Griffin 3 A lecture by Magnús Bernharðsson Brown Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in Arabic Studies, Leadership Studies, and Religion… Continue reading »

Tuesday, November 14 Griffin 6 – 7:00 pm A lecture by Arnfríður Guðmundsdóttir Professor of Systematic Theology, and Academic Dean, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies University of Iceland   Women, who supported and actively participated in… Continue reading »

There are a good number of History and History-related summer and year-long internships around the nation that are available for History majors. Internships offer valuable hands-on experience doing the work of history and give you a chance to explore some of the careers available in the field. There are many… Continue reading »

Please join us in the Dodd Living Room on Wednesday, November 1, at 7:00 pm, for our Fall Student Reception. It is open to all current majors and anyone interested in becoming a major. Continue reading »

The Class of 1960s lecture on Friday, October 24, at 4:15 pm in Griffin 7 has been cancelled. Continue reading »

THE RETURN OF THE MIDEAST STRONGMEN IN THE AGE OF TRUMP JUAN COLE Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History – University of Michigan Author of The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East (Simon & Schuster, 2014); Editor of the Informed Comment blog THURSDAY, APRIL 6… Continue reading »

SUNDAY MARCH 5 AT 7:00 PM BROOKS-ROGERS RECITAL HALL Q&A after Screening with John Sbardellati Associate Professor of History University of Warterloo Sponsored by the Department of History, American Studies, Comparative Literature, Political Science, Leadership Studies, and the Stanley Kaplan Program   Upon its… Continue reading »

Visiting Position in African American History The Department of History at Williams College invites applications for a full-time one-year appointment in African American History at the Visiting Assistant Professor level beginning Fall Semester of 2017. The Department seeks candidates committed to teaching excellence and liberal arts education.   Included among the… Continue reading »

UP THE CREEK:  WATER, LAND, AND DEVELOPMENT IN DUBAI A talk by Professor Steven Caton Khalid Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies at Harvard University WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 4:00 PM – GRIFFIN 4 Sponsored by the Department of History, Anthropology Sociology, Global… Continue reading »

SENIOR THESIS IN HISTORY Informational Meeting SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017 4:00 PM Sawyer 307 – Mabie Room MEMO TO: Junior History Majors FROM: Alexandra Garbarini, Chair of the History Honors Committee RE: Senior Theses in History, 2017-2018 Proposals for writing a… Continue reading »