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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
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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:
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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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