Welcome to the Department of History, a community of teachers and students dedicated to socially relevant research and learning. Our students study abroad and close to home, where they have the opportunity to participate in community-engaged research through the Center for the City and with community partners, such as the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and the Cincinnati Museum Center. Through internships, co-ops, and independent and faculty-led research, our graduate and undergraduate students are making a difference as they learn.
Our work is literally changing the landscape in the city and reinterpreting spaces – as you can see along the Wyandot Removal Trail. Our faculty has strengths in race and caste, empire and international relations, law, religion, cities, environment, medicine, public history, and more. Our students have the opportunity to work for and publish in Ohio Valley History, the premiere journal of this region.
While it is always a good time to study history, the need is all the more evident in a time of rapid change. Join us.
