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History Department

Overview

SUNY Cortland’s History Department offers two majors, a minor and a graduate program. We have a world-class faculty offering classes ranging from Revolutionary America to Ancient Greece, from Medieval Europe to Modern China, from the South Asia to Native American History, from World Environmental History to Public History, and dozens more. In our history courses, students don't just study the past — they become historians.

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    News

    Events Centered Around Latin America and Latino Issues Continue

    Sept. 20, 2011
    A month-long event series continues through Saturday, Oct. 15.

    College Announces Record Number of New Faculty

    Aug. 29, 2011
    The College will begins its academic year with 35 new full-time faculty members.

    Project Puts College’s History Alumni on the Map

    Aug. 1, 2011
    The History Department is attempting to plot the locations of its alumni.

    Judith Van Buskirk to Discuss Working Lives of 1930s Female Stars

    March 17, 2011
    Judith Van Buskirk, a SUNY Cortland associate professor of history, will present “The Glam Girls and the Studios: Stars of the Early Silver Screen as Workers” on Wednesday, March 23, at the College. The lecture continues the 2010-11 Rozanne M. Brooks Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. A reception to welcome Van Buskirk starts at 4 p.m. in the Rozanne M. Brooks Museum, Moffett Center, Room 2126.

    College Will Celebrate Women’s History Month

    March 6, 2011
    The celebration of Women’s History Month at SUNY Cortland will run through Thursday, March 31, with a series of speakers, presentations and art exhibitions.

    Clubs/Societies

    The History Club is one of SUNY Cortland’s most active organizations on campus! Its goals are to provide a social setting for developing interests in historical topics and to establish a better relationship between faculty and students.

    Contact History Club at: historyclub@cortland.edu or www.instagram.com/historyclubsunycortland and www.instagram.com/sc_history_archaeology_club