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Stanford
Department of History
School of Humanities and Sciences

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.

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2022 Commencement

Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

Stanford Department of History will be hosting its commencement ceremony at Hewlett Building Lawn on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 12:30pm (PDT).

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Professor Francesca Trivellato at Stanford

Professor Francesca Trivellato joins the department  in Spring 2022 as William H. Bonsall Visiting Professor in the Humanities.

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Professor Stephen Sawyer at Stanford

Stephen W. Sawyer joins the Stanford History Department in Spring 2022 as Kratter Visiting Professor in European History.

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Images of Current events for History 2021 Class.

Stanford historians put 2021 into its historical context

Every week in the 2021 Fall Quarter, nearly 140 Stanford students gathered to hear History Department faculty discuss a current affairs issue in relation to their area of historical expertise.

Videos & Interviews about the course

Understanding the past, present, and future

Historians explore change over time by sifting through different forms of evidence, perspectives, and factors.

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Department Bookshelf

Check out the newest publications from our faculty members.