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Congratulation to all our graduates from our graduate and undergraduate programs! -
Congratulations to Associate Professor of History Gretchen Heefner on winning the Charles Warren Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University in addition to being named a recipient of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Award! -
Time to start thinking about registering for courses! Both our undergraduate summer course offerings and Fall semester course offerings in addition to our Graduate Fall course offerings now available! -
January 25, 2018 was proclaimed William Fowler, Jr. Day by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in honor of Professor Emeritus William Fowler, Jr. -
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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! -
The Boston Maps Project investigates urban and social change in the city of Boston using historical maps.
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.
History News
Assistant Professor Victoria Cain Gives Keynote Address at the Shanghai International Museum Forum
Victoria Cain, Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University, recently returned from Shanghai China where she gave the keynote address at the Shanghai International Museum Form. In addition to the keynote address, Professor Cain also took part in a panel focusing on Naturalists and Museum Collections with her talk entitled “Fifty Years of Searching for…
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Assistant Professor Philip Thai publishes short essay entitled “Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling”
Philip Thai, an Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University, recently published a short essay entitled “Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling” on the Columbia University Press Blog. This article ties in with Professor Thai’s recently published book on the ongoing U.S.-China trade war entitled “China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic…
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Public History students blog about the legacy of Crispus Attucks for King Street (Official Blog of the Bostonian Society)
Multiple Masters in Public History students have contributed to a multiple-part blog about the legacy of Crispus Attucks for On King Street, which is the official blog of the Bostonian Society, this past spring. Check out their work here
Doctoral Candidate in History, Matthew Bowser, announced as one of the winners of the AHA blog contest
The Department of History at Northeastern University is pleased to announce that Matthew Bowser (doctoral candidate in History) has been named one of the winners of the AHA blog contest. Please see the official announcement from AHA here. Congrats Matt!
History Events
03/19/2018—05/15/2018
States of Incarceration Exhibit at Northeastern University
Please mark your calendar for Northeastern University’s States of Incarceration exhibit and opening reception. The exhibit will be open to the public and available for viewing in International Village, 1155 Tremont St., Boston, from March 19 – May 15, 2018. We hope you will attend the exhibit opening reception on March 22 at 6pm. States of Incarceration, a national…
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