Remodeling – Room Additions – Second floor additions

Our department is committed to deeper conceptualizations of cultural heritages from across the globe. Our faculty members help students develop a critical understanding of the many varied pasts as well as enhance writing, research, analytical, and rhetorical skills. Of the many subjects students will encounter, history is the key discipline that integrates insights from the arts, sciences, economics, politics, literature, religions, and philosophies into a synthetic examination of the human experience. The wide variety of courses we offer expose students to the complexities of the human experience in different geographic regions, and across class, race, ethnicity, and gender. Our classes highlight the social, political, economic and cultural values with which people ordered their world. History alumni have pursued successful careers in business, law, teaching, government, and the non-profit sector.

Take classes with us! See the Fall 2016 Course Schedule with descriptions . 

Thursday, April 7, 2016. Student Panel for History Majors and Minors. 5 PM, Magnolia Room, Reynolda Hall. 

Come and learn how graduating History seniors applied the skills they learned to successfully land jobs! Please RSVP to Laura Quinn (quinnlj@wfu.edu) by Wednesday, April 6. This event is sponsored by the Department of History and the Office of Personal and Career Development.

Associate Professor Qiong Zhang awarded the 2015 Academic Excellence Award of the Chinese Historians in the United States (CHUS). 

Professor Zhang received the award at the 2016 meeting of the American Historical Association for her book  (Brill, 2015).

Michele Gillespie named Dean of the College

Michele Gillespie, Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History, has been named Dean of the College, with academic oversight for the undergraduate school of arts and sciences.  Professor Gillespie will begin serving as Dean on July 1, 2015.  Read more .

For more information, contact , Department Chair.