
Welcome to the History Department at Stanford University. We offer innovative courses, cutting-edge research, and critical outreach to better understand the past in order to prepare for future.

Three Stanford students named Rhodes Scholars
Ziyi Wang Class of 2020 one of three Stanford students named Rhodes Scholar.

The researcher fighting to embed analysis of sex and gender into science
Londa Schiebinger explains why studies that ignore these factors are flawed.
Understanding the past, present, and future
Historians explore change over time by sifting through different forms of evidence, perspectives, and factors.
Department Bookshelf
Check out the newest publications from our faculty members.