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Department of History

Why study history at Baylor? Cutting-edge scholarship. Caring community. Dynamic teaching. Research opportunities. Global outlook. Career preparation. Questions that matter. Tools to respond to them.

All in a program where you are known by name.

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History is a versatile major that will develop your critical thinking skills and prepare you for a wide variety of careers or pursuit of a graduate degree. Explore our programs for undergraduates.

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Our department offers two graduate degrees: a Master of Arts (M.A.) in History and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History. Explore our programs for graduate students.

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Feb. 2, 2023
Black History Month Lecture Featuring Dr. Kaysha Corinealdi

Baylor University’s Department of History presents the Spring 2023 Black History Month Lecture Series featuring Assistant Professor of History at Emmerson College, Dr. Kaysha Corinealdi, on February 21st. 

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Jan. 31, 2023
Baylor History Scholarships Set to Open February First

On February 1st, Baylor’s History Department scholarship portal for the 2023/2024 academic school year will open to all undergraduate History majors who have completed 12 credit hours of history at Baylor.

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Jan. 19, 2023
Baylor History Professor Honored with Alpha Chi Distinguished Alumni Award

 Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor and The Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History at Baylor University, has been awarded the Alpha Chi Distinguished Alumni Award, an annual award given to one alumnus from the organization in recognition of public service that exemplifies the Alpha Chi spirit of making scholarship effective for good. 

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Dec. 12, 2022
Baylor 1 of 8 schools to make U.S. News' top 25 for both undergrad teaching & research

In their latest rankings, U.S. News put Baylor at No. 16 nationally for undergraduate teaching and No. 21 for undergraduate research/creative projects. No other Texas or Big 12 school made the top 25 in both categories; in fact, only Rice (No. 4 for teaching) and Texas (No. 19 for research) cracked the top 25 in either listing.

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Enimini Ekong (BA, 2007)
Project Manager, National Park Service
Jenna De Graffenried (BA, 1995; MA, 1997)
Archivist, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Andrew J. Salinas (BA, 2016)
Attorney, Alexander T. Shapiro & Associates, P.C., Brooklyn, NY
Brandon Gaynor (BA, 2006)
Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, Permian Resources

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2023
GPS Workshop - Self Care
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21
2023
Study Abroad Fair
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21
2023
Black History Month Lecture - " Panama in Black: Afro-Caribbean World Making in the Twentieth Century" Featuring Dr. Kaysha Corinealdi
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23
2023
"Ten Lessons Learned in 12 Month of War in Ukraine: An Economic Historian's Perspective" - Lecture - Featuring Dr. Volodymyr Kulikov

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