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Historians are gossips who tease the dead. – Voltaire
Historians are gossips who tease the dead. – Voltaire
Historians are gossips who tease the dead. – Voltaire
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. – Mark Twain
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. – Mark Twain
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. – Mark Twain
Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. – Oscar Wilde
Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. – Oscar Wilde
Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. – Oscar Wilde
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. – George Orwell
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. – George Orwell
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. – George Orwell
We cannot escape history. – Abraham Lincoln
We cannot escape history. – Abraham Lincoln
We cannot escape history. – Abraham Lincoln
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. – James Baldwin
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. – James Baldwin
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. – James Baldwin
Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded. – Virginia Woolf
Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded. – Virginia Woolf
Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded. – Virginia Woolf
Overlays

Welcome to the Department of History at Rutgers–Camden

We seek to foster understanding of the historical experiences of peoples around the world, to strengthen our students’ analytical and communications skills, and to prepare them for life after university. Despite the fast-paced nature of today’s world, the study of History remains one of the most exciting and practical subjects around, and we invite you to check out our Top 5 Reasons to Study History.

We offer courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level covering all regions of the world from ancient times from the present, as well as a history major and minor. For any undergraduates thinking about graduate work, we particularly invite you to check our our BA/MA program, which offers you an opportunity to take graduate courses at a terrific value. There are also several prizes and opportunities for our majors.

Our Chair is Professor Andrew Shankman, our Undergraduate Program Coordinator is Professor Katherine Epstein and our Graduate Director is Professor Nick Kapur. They are delighted to speak with any current or prospective students about our program.