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Welcome to the Department of History at Purdue University. The Department is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as historical research. The Department’s thirty-five faculty members take pride in fostering close working relationships with students. The academic year began with 89 graduate students, 312 undergraduate majors, and 116 undergraduate minors who help make the Department of History a vibrant intellectual community. The faculty members have national and international reputations for research, and the Department has earned campus-wide recognition for excellent teaching. Departmental faculty consistently win major research awards and grants, hold offices in professional organizations, and serve on editorial boards at home and abroad as well as publish articles in major journals and critically acclaimed books.

 

The Department is expanding its International Programs for faculty and graduate and undergraduate students, and it is developing an Honors Program for undergraduate students. View their respective pages for more detail under the undergraduate and graduate programs. You will find that departmental events throughout the year include: lectures, colloquiums, forums, receptions, and banquets. We are grateful to the alumni and friends of the Department that take part in our functions as guests and as presenters. The public is extended an open invitation to attend our programs. Keep up to date with our functions by viewing the Calendar. Please feel free to contact the Department with any questions at history@purdue.edu.

 

We have an exciting year ahead during which time the Department will build on its achievements from previous years as well as plan for the future. Visit our website often!

 

R. Douglas Hurt

Department Head

 

 

 

 

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History Faculty Recognized for Their Achievements

 

On Wednesday October 17. 2007 the College of Liberal Arts 2007 Recognition of Achievement Reception honored faculty and staff who received significant awards for their outstanding research, teaching, guidance and accomplishments during the 2006-07 academic year. The following History Department faculty were among those honored:

 

JANET AFARY for receiving the "University Faculty Scholar Award."

 

STACY E. HOLDEN for receiving the "Classes of 1944 and 1945 Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award."

 

ROBERT E. MAY for receiving the "2007 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in the

Memory of Charles B. Murphy".

 

RANDY ROBERTS for receiving the "2006 Professor of the Year, Indiana by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education."

News & Events

 

News:

 

Graduate Student Garrett Washington has won the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship which supports his final year of dissertation writing. Congratulations!

 

Associate Professor Melinda Zook received Scholar of the Month for April 2008 in the British Scholar Newsletter. Click Here to see her interview.

 

Congratulations to the following: Professor Janet Afary for getting promoted to Full Professor and Professors Tithi Bhattacharya and William Gray for getting promoted to Associate Professors.

 

Associate Professor Nancy Gabin received the CLA Educational Excellence Award for 2008. Congratulations!

 

Assistant Professor Dawn Marsh is a committee member of the Prophetstown Revisited Conference. She is also participated in the CIC-AIS Conference as Purdue's liaison.

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

 

 

You may donate to the Department of History by using a credit card with Purdue-gift. The transaction is completed through Purdue’s secure server. Follow the link for the online form. To direct your donation to the Department of History select “Other” then type in the Special Instructions box “History Department.” We appreciate your support.


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