Graduate Handbook
Before emailing the Director of Graduate Studies or graduate coordinator with a question, please check these sources first! Often you will find all the information you need in these two documents.
Contact Tore Olsson, Director of Graduate Studies
Departmental Graduate Handbook
You will find the department’s policies and requirements outlined in our Department of History Graduate Handbook here.
Graduate School Policies
In addition to the policies outlined in the Department of History’s graduate handbook, you are also subject to the policies held by the Graduate School.
Resources
The American Historical Association provides many useful resources for graduate students.
“History gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions.”
—Hajo Holborn, German-American historian (1902-1969)
News
- Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights
- 1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies
- Christopher Magra in ‘The Conversation:’ How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness
