{"id":235,"date":"2023-09-11T12:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:56:22","slug":"history-dept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"History Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An understanding of history is vital for navigating the challenges of our dynamic and interconnected world. Studying history at Queens will equip you with valuable skills for almost any future professional endeavor.&nbsp;Everything has a history, and a degree from our department makes a great combination with many other majors and minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Queens, history students join our award-winning faculty as they use innovative research tools and techniques to explore the past. The history department believes in learning by doing, and history students have multiple opportunities to engage in research and collaborate with community partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every history student at Queens who maintains a GPA of 3.0 or above is eligible for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/preyer-history-fellows-program\/\">Preyer History Fellowship<\/a>, which offers special financial support and funded professional experiences, such as travel, research, conferences, paid assistantships and internships, networking events, and more. Feel free to contact us anytime for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n<component\n  class=\"accordion\"\n  is=\"accordion\"\n  v-slot=\"accordion\"\n      :single=\"1\"\n  >\n      <article class=\"accordion__panel\" data-accordion-panel>\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__header\">\n        <button\n            class=\"accordion__button\"\n            data-accordion-button\n            :aria-expanded=\"accordion.active.includes(0) ? true : false\"\n            @click=\"accordion.toggleActive(0, $event)\"\n        >\n          Majors\n          <span class=\"accordion__arrow-btn\">\n                  <svg class=\"\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 10 6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\">\n      <path d=\"M.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0L5 3.6 8.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0 .4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0l-4-4C-.1 1.3-.1.7.3.3z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd; clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <div\n        class=\"accordion__window\"\n        data-accordion-window\n      >\n        <div\n          class=\"accordion__content\"\n          data-accordion-content\n        >\n          <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history\/\">History<\/a> (BA)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"accordion__panel\" data-accordion-panel>\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__header\">\n        <button\n            class=\"accordion__button\"\n            data-accordion-button\n            :aria-expanded=\"accordion.active.includes(1) ? true : false\"\n            @click=\"accordion.toggleActive(1, $event)\"\n        >\n          Minors\n          <span class=\"accordion__arrow-btn\">\n                  <svg class=\"\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 10 6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\">\n      <path d=\"M.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0L5 3.6 8.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0 .4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0l-4-4C-.1 1.3-.1.7.3.3z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd; clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <div\n        class=\"accordion__window\"\n        data-accordion-window\n      >\n        <div\n          class=\"accordion__content\"\n          data-accordion-content\n        >\n          <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n  <ul>\n<li>Black Studies<\/li>\n<li>East Asian Studies<\/li>\n<li>History<\/li>\n<li>Latin American &amp; Latino Studies<\/li>\n<li>Social Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/component>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Barry-Robinson.jpg\" alt=\"Barry Robinson\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Barry-Robinson.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Barry-Robinson-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barry Robinson, Ph.D.<\/strong><br>Robert Haywood Morrison Professor<br>Chair, History Department<br>Director, Undergraduate Data Analytics Program<br><a href=\"mailto:robinsonb@queens.edu\">robinsonb@queens.edu<\/a><br>704-788-2762<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history-dept-faculty\/\">Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An understanding of history is vital for navigating the challenges of our dynamic and interconnected world. 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