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.
Welcoming Cornelius Torp
Cornelius Torp joins the Stanford History Department in Winter 2025 as the Kratter Visiting Professor in European History.
Professor Findlen receives grant from Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Professor Paula Findlen has received a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for her Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, 1573-1636/Firenze globale: il mondo di Francesco Carletti
Kampala is a Swamp: Power, Placemaking, and Devotion, 1900-2025
PhD Candidate Adele Stock receives Mellon Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Winter 2026 History Courses
History Courses for Winter 2026 have been posted! Take a look before enrollment opens on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 at 5:30 PM!
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.
