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Welcome to Brockport's History Program!

Whether pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, you will join a community of faculty and students dedicated to personal and professional honesty and promoting open-minded, respectful dialog. The study of history lies at the heart of the liberal arts tradition, opening the world to all who engage in it. While learning, researching and writing about the past, students of history develop intellectual flexibility, breadth of perspective, and inquiring minds, essential preparation for participating in a vital community of engaged citizens. Undergraduate history majors interact with history graduate students in upper division classes, and are encouraged to consider continuing their education in our MA program. Brockport's history faculty aims to empower you as independent thinkers, researchers and writers, confident in your knowledge and in your ability to critically examine new information.

Equipping Students to Succeed...

Our faculty of teacher-scholars encourages students to develop the ability to:

  • read critically.
  • present effective arguments orally and in purposeful and persuasive writing.
  • transcend the boundaries of time, place, and culture in analyzing and understanding past peoples.
  • identify comparable situations, define appropriate categories of comparison, and draw substantive conclusions.
  • gain meaningful insights into the human condition from the study of individuals and societies.
  • recognize the constructed/contingent nature of knowledge.
Dr. Owen S. Ireland,
Department Chair 		Teri L. Rombaut,
Department Secretary
Department Phone: 585.395.2377
Department Fax: 585.395.2620

Last Updated 5/28/13

News

Dr. Ken O'Brien has been named a SUNY Provost Fellow for the 2013-2014 year.

Dr. Bruce Leslie has been made a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor.

Dr. Morag Martin receives SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

History students win campus-wide awards for 2012-13 year!

Three History students present at the NCUR.

Events

Department Graduation Ceremony, May 18, 10:30 am in the New York Room, Cooper Hall