Pioneering professor of history Marysa Navarro-Aranguren and trustee emeritus John Rosenwald '52, Tuck '53, are recognized.
Department of History
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Why History? Founded in 1894, the History Department has long offered one of the most popular majors and broadest course selections in the undergraduate College. It is impossible to understand today's world without studying how people lived in the past. (Learn more about our homepage image.)
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2025-2026 History Course Schedule
See the full schedule of history course offerings from Summer Term 2025 through Spring Term 2026.
Statement of Core Learning Outcomes
The History Department at Dartmouth strives to teach students to think historically, developing a broad range of knowledge, skills, and understanding on which good history and good thinking depend.
Learn more about how to major or minor in History.