The Department of History consists of 12 full-time faculty members, 11 of whom are tenure-track or tenured. We are a community of historians dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service. We use history to empower scholars, students, and the public at large to use critical thinking and communication skills to expand curiosity, creativity, compassion, tolerance, and integrity in our diverse and ever-changing world.We have around 300 undergraduate majors (fall 2020), one-half of whom major in History and Social Studies Education, as well as an active Master’s program.