{"id":74,"date":"2017-10-26T21:22:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.wp.nau.edu\/eliza-sandbox\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-09-01T23:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:53:07","slug":"welcome-to-the-history-department-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of History"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/directory\/faculty-bios\/\">\nGet to Know Our Faculty!\n\n<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h4>Follow us on Social Media<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAUHistoryDept\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nauhistorydept\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/news\/\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>History Department News:<\/h2>\n<!-- shortcode-post -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-post-container\">\n      <article class=\"post\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/the-perils-of-innocence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Perils of Innocence: A History of Latinx Child Migrants in the United States<\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"entry-meta\">\n                <span>\n          Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/author\/gsl42\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Gregory<\/a> on \n        <\/span>\n        <time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"\">September 03, 2026<\/time>\n                      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n    <div style=\"display: block;\">\n      <div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<\/div>\n <div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\"><\/div><\/div> History&hellip;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"post\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/fall-2025-newsletter-released\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fall 2025 Newsletter Released!<\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"entry-meta\">\n                <span>\n          Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/author\/elk\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Erika<\/a> on \n        <\/span>\n        <time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"\">January 16, 2026<\/time>\n                      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n    <div style=\"display: block;\">\n      Our Fall 2025 Newsletter has&hellip;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"post\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/department-newsletter-for-fall-2024\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Department Newsletter for Fall 2024!<\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"entry-meta\">\n                <span>\n          Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/author\/elk\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Erika<\/a> on \n        <\/span>\n        <time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"\">March 10, 2025<\/time>\n                      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n    <div style=\"display: block;\">\n      Our Fall 2024 Newsletter has&hellip;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h1>Department of History<\/h1>\n<h2>Examine the past. Define your future.<\/h2>\n<p>History majors are politicians, entrepreneurs, community activists, entertainers, writers, lawyers, teachers, diplomats, and museum curators whose understanding of the past informs their journey to a fulfilling career. Our accomplished and diverse professors will provide guidance and mentorship as you develop skills in research, communication, critical thinking, interpretation, and problem solving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!-- shortcode-video-iframe -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/933410631?badge=0&amp;amp;autopause=0&amp;amp;player_id=0&amp;amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<h2>Opportunity in every direction<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Robert Penn Warren<\/p>\n<p>Our widely published, <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/directory\/faculty-bios\/\">award-winning faculty<\/a> offer courses in their regional and geographic areas of expertise, including the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Islamic world. Faculty members hold particular strengths in the history of the North American West, US\u2013Mexico Borderlands, Indigenous and Latin\u00e9 peoples, Environment and Health, Public History, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Class, Colonialism and Nationalism, and Comparative Global Studies. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/directory\/faculty-bios\/\">browse our faculty profiles<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n<h3>Undergraduate Program Paths<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"History, Bachelor of Arts\u00a0_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            History, Bachelor of Arts\u00a0\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/undergraduate-degrees\/bachelors-degrees\/history-ba\/\">History, Bachelor of Arts<\/a> \u2013 The BA program offers flexibility for you to customize your coursework based on the period or type of history you\u2019re interested in. Two years of required foreign language courses help you deepen your cultural understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"History, Bachelor of Science_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\">\n            History, Bachelor of Science\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-history\/undergraduate-degrees\/bachelors-degrees\/history-bs\/\">History, Bachelor of Science<\/a> \u2013 As with the BA, you can tailor your plan of study\u00a0to your individual needs, whether you are preparing for graduate study or your professional career. The BS major requires you to select a minor.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Secondary Education \u2013 History and Social Studies, Bachelor of Science in Education_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\">\n            Secondary Education \u2013 History and Social Studies, Bachelor of Science in Education\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a 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