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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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Elections in Colombia

Professor Mikael Wolfe and PhD Student Christian Robles-Baez sits down with Jacobin Magazine's Jen Pan to discuss Colombia's 2022 Elections. 

Interview Video

The Electoral College & U.S. Presidential Elections

"Understanding what Congress was even doing on January 6 before the Capitol was besieged invites us to ponder the Electoral College, the peculiar mechanism by which the U.S. chooses its president."

Stanford News Interview
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 Stephen Sawyer at Stanford

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

More about Professor Sawyer's residency

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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