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The Department of History at Marshall University is energetic department of thirteen full-time faculty. Each semester we offer more than 50 courses (including a number fully online), which meet the needs of over 2000 students per year. Currently, the department serves about 100 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate students.

We welcome and encourage student interaction, emphasize analytical, communications, and critical thinking skills, and promote chronological, cultural, and geographic diversity. Our alumni are employed in a variety of fields from law to city planner and serve on the faculty of History Departments across the United States.

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Announcements

Dr. Laura Michele Diener wins the Rowley prize for her upcoming biography of Sigrid Undset (1882-1949).

Hazel Rowley Prize 2022 winner announced

MA Graduates 2022

Bill St. Clair, MA, Jed Basler, MA, Sara Browning, MA, Ethan Tackett, MA, Jared Ross, MA, Nicholas Spencer, MA,

BA Graduates 2022

Steven McGinnis, BA, Savannah Duncan, BA, Jaja Johnson, BA, Kyleigh Edwards, Chayse Jones, BA, Haven Ketterman, BA, Payton Caldwell, BA, Mallory Stanley, BA

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Dr. Chris White’s new podcast.  Check it out on Audible.

Connected by Controversy