Department of History
Department of
History
Overview
The Department of History offers minors and immersions that promote broad perspectives on human experiences, teach critical appraisal of primary and secondary sources, develop communication and writing skills, and enable you to make comparisons and draw contrasts across global historical perspectives—all skills that are essential in a wide variety of professions, including business, education, journalism, law, politics, and public service. We are a tight-knit department with faculty who have a wide variety of professional and scholarly interests, from the history of gender to the history of computing, from the history of Asia to the history of the United States, from the history of imperialism to the history of baseball.
10
Faculty in the department
68
History courses offered
9
Geographical and historical areas of study
Latest News
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October 9, 2024
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GCV&M offering new virtual tours of its historic village
Rochester First highlights the project put forth by Izzy Moyer '24 (museum studies), which will allow for student interns and co-ops to work across the museum’s departments.
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September 16, 2024
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RIT Museum Studies Demystifies AI for Museum Students and Pros
RIT’s Museum Studies Program collaborated to host more than 50 students and archive and museums professionals last week for a workshop on the artificial intelligence trends, tools, and techniques for the industry.
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July 22, 2024
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Artificial intelligence aids cultural heritage researchers documenting and teaching oral histories
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand as more people experiment with the technology. Scholars in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, the RIT Archives, and the Research Computing services are exploring how AI can aid scholars working with oral histories.
Featured Work
Historians Put Today’s AI to Work to Better Understand the Past
From medical devices to economic forecasting tools to writing and editing assistants and more, artificial intelligence is playing a role in nearly every industry and activity of contemporary life, but...
Lecturer Empowers Voices of the Past in a Traveling Exhibition
Samaya Nasr
RIT lecturer Samaya Nasr plays a pivotal role in an award-winning exhibition that highlights the often-overlooked narratives of diverse communities in the American West.
Professor Receives Award for Her Book on Polio Survivors in France
Rebecca Scales
Dr. Rebecca Scales, a history professor at RIT, has been awarded a Miller Fellowship for her groundbreaking book, “Polio and its Afterlives,” which explores the profound impact of polio on France's...
Featured Profiles
Graduate Exploring New Frontiers in Museum Studies Through Fulbright Award
Izzy Moyer
Museum studies graduate Izzy Moyer returns to Croatia as a Fulbright awardee, leveraging her expertise with RIT's Multispectral Imaging System to support The State Archives and inspire future museum...
Melissa Sagen
’15
“My professors each encouraged my passion for film preservation in their own unique ways. It was meaningful to have that type of positivity and reassurance while I was discovering how I fit in and...
Preserving Lost History
As an archivist, Kayla Jackson '18 is effectively restoring the lost history of the Black community in St. Paul, Minnesota by preserving and digitizing historical documents.
