Welcome to the Stanford University Department of History

We offer innovative courses, cutting-edge research, and critical outreach to better understand the past in order to prepare for the future.

Get to know Stanford Historians: Paula Findlen

Paula Findlen is Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of History, Barbara Finberg University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, and Professor of French and Italian (by courtesy).

Professor Cabrita in the News

Professor Joel Cabrita has been appointed the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History.

The Unfinished Constitution

Professor Gienapp recently appeared on the Consider the Constitution podcast to discuss what the word "constitution" meant in 1787.

Welcoming Professor Janick Schaufelbuehl as Visiting Scholar

Janick Schaufelbuehl's research focuses on the post-1945 history of international relations, focusing on political history, the history of capitalism, neoliberalism, economic history, & the Cold War.