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History majors learn to think broadly, and they develop skills in critical analysis, research, and oral, written and digital communication. They grow as informed citizens, and they find the joy of making new discoveries and conquering great challenges. Knowledge and experience gained in History coursework enables our majors to excel in a wide variety of fields such as education, law, government, international development, business, journalism, medicine, social work and much more. Make history and do so with an eye toward the future. Become a major.
News & Updates
- MSU Researchers Win Grant for ‘America in the Kitchen’America in the Kitchen is a new project at Michigan State University that recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize 200 of the most important American cookbooks published from the 18th century through 1960. The team behind the grant includes Associate Professor of History Helen Veit, MSU Libraries Head of Special… Continue Reading Home
- Jay Domage to speak on Monday, March 17 at noon in Old Horticulture room 255 on the subject “From Academic Ableism to Access and Inclusion.” The History Department’s DEI committee is pleased to welcome Jay Domage to speak on Monday, March 17 at noon in Old Horticulture room 255 on the subject “From Academic Ableism to Access and Inclusion.” Higher education has built and enforced definitions of disability that are primarily medical: we see disability all over our campuses, in… Continue Reading Home
- Professor Emily Tabuteau will give a lecture on “Magna Carta Through the Ages”Professor Emily Tabuteau will give a lecture on “Magna Carta Through the Ages” on February 19, 2025 at 1:30- 3:30ish at the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union in the Community Room on the corner of Mt. Hope and Farm Lane. There will be a social hour from 1:30-2:00 followed by Emily’s lecture and questions… Continue Reading Home
- History Club and History Scholars are pleased to share that The Undergraduate HistorianThe History Club and History Scholars are pleased to share that The Undergraduate Historian (the journal of the undergraduate history club, which has been in hiatus) has sent a new issue to press. It contains ten papers written by MSU undergraduates in history classes. Two student editors—Trey Davis from the History Club and Anna LePage… Continue Reading Home
- Professor Emine Evered publishes new bookProfessor Emine Evered recently published a new book, Prohibition in Turkey: Alcohol and the Politics of Identity, with the University of Texas Press. The book investigates the history of alcohol, its consumption, and its proscription as a means to better understand events and agendas of the late Ottoman and early Turkish republican eras. Through a comprehensive examination… Continue Reading Home
- Doctoral student Estela Gonçalves de Souza develops K-12 teaching resources about Brazil and Latin AmericaHistory department doctoral student Estela Gonçalves de Souza recently collaborated with MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies to develop a resource package for teachers in K-12 education about Brazil and Latin America. The materials contain information about slavery in Brazil and its effects on daily life and culture in the present day, and resources… Continue Reading Home