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03/28/2025

📢 Join Us for Public History Day! 📢

The AU Department of History and the Public History Program are hosting our annual Public History Day on April 30. Our first-year students will share their practicum projects via a poster session from 3:30 - 5:00 PM, followed by a reception with food and refreshments. Don't miss this chance to explore how our students do .

Public History at American University

[graphic text: The Department of History presents Public History Day 2025. Wednesday, April 30th. 3:30-5:30 PM. Mary Grayden Center room 206. Join us for a poster session showcasing our public history students' innovative projects and research!]

03/25/2025

📅 History Day is just one month away!

Join the Department of History on Wednesday, April 23 for an all-day celebration of student research! Throughout four sessions, our History students will present original research from their research seminars or senior thesis — showcasing their hard work this academic year.

We’ll start the day at 9AM with pastries and coffee before diving into the first session at 9:30AM. We will pause to enjoy a catered lunch at 12:30 PM and then continue with presentations throughout the afternoon.

Don’t miss this opportunity to support our students and explore their exciting research! See you there!

03/12/2025

🗓️✍️ Don’t miss the annual Brandenburg Lecture on April 9, 2025!

This year, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Julie Keresztes, a postdoctoral fellow with the AU Jewish Studies Program, who will be discussing her newly published book *Photography and the Making of the N**i Racial Community* (Cornell University Press, 2025).

In addition, we’ll be celebrating the achievements of our History and Jewish Studies students with the presentation of our annual awards and scholarships.

🎉 Awards Ceremony: 5:00 PM

🎤 Brandenburg Lecture: 5:30 PM

📍 McDowell Formal Lounge (MCD 115)

🍪 Refreshments to follow!

Mark your calendars! We hope to see you there!

[graphic text: AU Department of History Brandenburg Lecture Series, co-sponsored by Jewish Studies Program. April 9, 2025. Lecture Topic: Photography and the Making of the N**i Racial Community" with featured speaker Dr. Julie Keresztes.]

12/17/2024

Congratulations to our Fall 2024 graduates! We wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors. Whether you’re starting your career or continuing your education, we know this is just the beginning of your adventure. We hope you will stay in touch with us with your future accomplishments! We love keeping up on our alumni — email us at [email protected].

12/11/2024

It's all grand and it's all green… when you take a Certified Green Course! 🌱🎓✨

12/05/2024

We still have seats available in HIST 215 003: “Social Forces that Shaped America” for Spring 2025!

📚 How have race, class, and gender shaped the United States?

Explore American history from the late-19th century to the present, focusing on the intersection of race, class, and gender—and how these forces influence the social attitudes of residents of the United States.

Register now for HIST 215 003 in Eagle Service. This class counts for the AU Habits of Mind: Socio-Historical Inquiry requirement and also counts as an American History course for history majors.

11/26/2024

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from the AU Department of History! 🦃

We’re grateful for our amazing students, faculty, and staff this holiday season. Just a heads-up: our team is working virtually this week, and the university will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.

We hope your break is filled with delicious food, good company, and a chance to reflect on what makes you thankful.

11/20/2024

Did you know that Jim Henson got his start in DC? For out local history highlight this week, learn a little bit about Henson’s career start right here in DC. 🐸 🐷

11/13/2024

Check out this local history highlight!

11/06/2024

Looking for ways to enhance your research? Consider utilizing AU’s Archives and Special Collections for your next research project! Materials from Archives and Special Collections provide unique insight into many periods across time that can elevate your research. For more information on Archives and how to access its materials, please visit https://www.american.edu/library/archives/

10/30/2024

📚Explore the complexities of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa in HIST-385: Islamic Africa 🕌

Join this course and challenge the binary of 'Africanized' vs. 'authentic' Islam. Running Spring 2025!

10/23/2024

Learn about Alexander the Great’s career from his relationship with his father to his military conquests. This course explores this complex figure and his impact on those around him. You can learn more about Professor Joseph Roisman’s class on Wednesdays between 2:30-5:20 pm on Eagle Service.

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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