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Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Check out our Virtual Yearbook as we recognize all the accomplishments of this past year! -
Congrats to Prof. Marty Blatt who won the Robert Kelley Award from National Council of Public Historians! Prof. Blatt is recognized for decades of service to the field, work with students and public historians, and bringing practitioner experience to an academic setting. -
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Check out the working prototype of the work in progress entitled the Birth of Boston Project by Associate Professor Chris Parsons and history doctoral candidate Molly Nebiolo -
Interested in our Graduate Programs? Attend one of our next Open Houses! Click here for more info -
Breaking History: a new World History Podcast created and run by the Northeastern University History Graduate Students. Episodes now streaming! -
January 25, 2018 was proclaimed William Fowler, Jr. Day by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in honor of Professor Emeritus William Fowler, Jr.
Welcome to the Department of History
In summer 2015, the World History Association moved its institutional headquarters to Northeastern University’s History Department, home to one of the oldest and most successful World History Ph.D. programs in the country. The Department is pleased to enter into this partnership with the premier World History organization in the world.
Megan Barney (Public History)
Megan Barney graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 with a Master of Arts degree in Public History and a Certificate in Digital Humanities. Prior to Northeastern, Megan attended Elmira College where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and American Studies. Megan was an acti...
Caroline Klibanoff (Public History)
Caroline Klibanoff graduated from Northeastern University in 2018 with a Master of Arts degree in Public History and a Certificate in Digital Humanities. After completing her undergraduate degree at Georgetown University in American Studies and Film/Media, Caroline worked in video and communicati...
History News
Want to learn more about racism against Black people in the United States? Check this out!
Want to learn more about racism against Black people in the United States? Check out this list created by members of the Northeastern Community: https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/06/06/heres-what-to-read-listen-to-and-watch-to-learn-more-about-racism-against-black-people-in-the-u-s/ Here’s what to read, listen to, and watch to better understand racism against Black people in the US – News @ Northeastern Combatting racism and injustice against Black people requires…
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Katie and Megan Woods (M.A. in Public History, 2019) Returning to National Parks of Boston as Student Conservation Association Public History Interns
Recent public history grads Katie and Megan Woods this past year have been working full time as Student Conservation Association Public History Interns at the National Parks of Boston. They will be returning to these positions for a second year. Katie developed the interactive map below on women’s suffrage in Boston and Megan compiled the…
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Kirsten Bilas Named Winner of 2020 CSSH Staff Award
Kirsten Bilas, one of the administrators for the Department of History, was recently named one of the three winners of the 2020 2020 CSSH Outstanding Staff Award! She has worked for the department since 2013. Nominees noted “both faculty and staff colleagues described Kirsten as a tireless advocate and mentor for students, and a…
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History Doctoral Candidate Molly Nebiolo Wins 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Humanics
Doctoral candidate in History Molly Nebiolo received the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Humanics. The award recognizes graduate students who, through their education, have integrated human literacy with data and technology in their learning and/or research. Congratulations Molly!
History Events
03/18/2020
Dissertation Defense: “Misdirected Rage: The Fascist Response to Co-Colonialism and Capitalism in Burma and the Origins of Burmese Islamophobia, 1929-1942” by Matthew Bowser
Name: Matthew Bowser Department: History Dissertation Title: “Misdirected Rage: The Fascist Response to Co-Colonialism and Capitalism in Burma and the Origins of Burmese Islamophobia, 1929-1942” Date and Time: Wednesday March 18th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: 206 Meserve Hall, Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
03/19/2020
Dissertation Defense: “Strikes and Strikeouts: Building An Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Working Class Sports Culture From Below in the United States, 1918-1950” by James Robinson
Name: James Robinson Department: History Dissertation Title: “Strikes and Strikeouts: Building An Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Working Class Sports Culture From Below in the United States, 1918-1950” Date and Time: Thursday March 19th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: 206 Meserve Hall, Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
04/02/2020
Dissertation Defense: “The Fluidity of Late-Colonial Development: Water Management, State Building, and Rural Resistance in Kenya 1938-63” by James Parker
Name: James Parker Department: History Dissertation Title: “The Fluidity of Late-Colonial Development: Water Management, State Building, and Rural Resistance in Kenya 1938-63” Date and Time: Thursday April 2nd from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Location: 206 Meserve Hall, Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
