CUA History Department

CUA History Department CUA Department of History & Anthropology The history department is a long-standing, vital and integral part of Catholic University. programs.

It offers a superb undergraduate and graduate education, combining the intimacy of a liberal arts college with the rigor of a research university. The undergraduate major culminates in small intensive seminars and in original research; where possible connections are made to Washington, DC, as a central location for U.S. and international history and as a city rich in research opportunities. The ci

ty of Washington provides endless options for internships – in government, museums, businesses, law firms and not-for-profit organizations – and history department alumni have pursued careers in all of these areas after graduating from the university. Graduate education is concentrated in the following fields: medieval, early modern, and late modern Europe; United States; and Latin America. At present, the department has particular topical strengths in the areas of the history of political culture, history of religion, intellectual history, the history of migration to the New World both voluntary and involuntary (slavery), and the history of women. In each field we have faculty members with expertise in the history of Catholics and of Catholicism. The history department’s distinguished faculty members have won grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy in Berlin and the Humboldt Foundation. For their record of publications and teaching please consult their individual profiles in the faculty section of this website. Washington, DC is an outstanding city for graduate research, starting with the Library of Congress and including the Folger Shakespeare Library, the National Archives and Dumbarton Oaks. A consortium links CUA to the many other DC-area universities. The department has an impressive record of job placement for alumni of its masters and Ph.D.

12/05/2025
Step Inside ANTH 108 "Introduction to Archaeology" with Dr. Laura Masur! Students learn how archeologists ask questions,...
12/04/2025

Step Inside ANTH 108 "Introduction to Archaeology" with Dr. Laura Masur! Students learn how archeologists ask questions, use varied scientific methods, and create narratives about the past. Reaching back to our existence as hunters and gatherers and the transition to city life, this course explores how humans have modified plant and animal life through domestication. What are the perils of “settling down” ? How has over-exploitation caused the demise of some early civilizations while others learned from their mistakes.

Step Inside HIST 101 "Exploring the Past" ~ A new course for Freshman History Majors that introduces them to critical re...
12/02/2025

Step Inside HIST 101 "Exploring the Past" ~ A new course for Freshman History Majors that introduces them to critical research and writing skills and prepares them for upper level coursework. Led by Dr. Jennifer Paxton, Assoc. Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program. The Catholic University of America College of Arts and Sciences

Step Inside HIST 848 "National Identity in Britain 1300-1600" taught by Dr. L.R. Poos, Professor of History. (who wouldn...
12/02/2025

Step Inside HIST 848 "National Identity in Britain 1300-1600" taught by Dr. L.R. Poos, Professor of History. (who wouldn't love a session learning how to read hand-written 14th century petitions in Anglo-Norman French???). Consider a gift to our department ~ visit CUA's page & scroll to find Dept. of ANTH or Dept. of HIST. https://advance.catholic.edu/giving/to/arts-and-sciences



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Alumni, Remember your Junior Seminar? Comment to share your professor's name, the topic, or course title! Pictured: Dr....
12/02/2025

Alumni, Remember your Junior Seminar? Comment to share your professor's name, the topic, or course title! Pictured: Dr. Samuel Fisher leads HIST 396A "Junior Seminar: Civility, Savagery, and Rebellion in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800"
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Step Inside Our Classrooms: ANTH 324 "Cultural Heritage of Native America" is led by Dr. Laura Masur, Assistant Professo...
12/02/2025

Step Inside Our Classrooms: ANTH 324 "Cultural Heritage of Native America" is led by Dr. Laura Masur, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. During this class session, student groups applied their knowledge of Native American culture to create K-8 lesson plans that would inform and engage young learners.

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Step Inside Our Classrooms: HIST 288 / ANTH 288"Bootleggers, Smugglers, Traffickers, and Cartels: The History of Crime a...
12/01/2025

Step Inside Our Classrooms: HIST 288 / ANTH 288
"Bootleggers, Smugglers, Traffickers, and Cartels: The History of Crime and Justice on the Border" is led by Dr. Julia Young, Associate Professor of History and Chair of Department of Global Studies

A lively post-lecture reception followed the REGINA FLANNERY HERZFELD SYMPOSIUM ON THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NATIVE AMERI...
11/22/2025

A lively post-lecture reception followed the REGINA FLANNERY HERZFELD SYMPOSIUM ON THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NATIVE AMERICA ~ Featuring Dr. Sam Holley-Kline's presentation of "Totonac Labor in the Shadow of El Tajín"
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Dr. Sam Holley-Kline, Univ. of Maryland, engaged students and faculty with his fascinating presentation of "Totonac Labo...
11/22/2025

Dr. Sam Holley-Kline, Univ. of Maryland, engaged students and faculty with his fascinating presentation of "Totonac Labor in the Shadow of El Tajín." ~ XVI ANNUAL REGINA FLANNERY HERZFELD SYMPOSIUM ON THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NATIVE AMERICA ~ The Catholic University of America College of Arts and Sciences The Catholic University of America CUA Anthropology Department CatholicU Alumni

Join us tomorrow for the Regina Flannery Herzfeld Symposium on the Cultural Heritage of Native America ~ Dr. Sam Holley-...
11/18/2025

Join us tomorrow for the Regina Flannery Herzfeld Symposium on the Cultural Heritage of Native America ~ Dr. Sam Holley-Kline ~ "Totonac Labor in the Shadow of El Tajin" ~ Wed. 11/19 at 5:00 pm in McGiveny Auditorium ~ A light reception will follow the lecture ~ All are welcome! The Catholic University of America College of Arts and Sciences The Catholic University of America CatholicU Alumni CUA Anthropology Department

Presenting at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds were:* Amos Bronner, "Consensus in the Caro...
07/17/2025

Presenting at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds were:

* Amos Bronner, "Consensus in the Carolingian Dispute Charters"

* Nicholas Brown, "Commemorating the Saints, Commemorating the Dead: The Religious Practice of University Scholars in Late Medieval Bologna"

* Jonathan Dell Isola, "Creating a Vision of the Past in Carolingian Charters"

Amos and Jon also organized a series of 3 panels on "Charters as Repositories of Knowledge."

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