Welcome to Georgetown History

The Department of History at Georgetown University is a collegial community of undergraduate majors, graduate students, alumni, and more than 40 full-time faculty members. Our faculty is broadly international in its range of skills and interests and we are known as a leader in global, trans-regional, and comparative history; we bring equal dedication to our scholarship and our students, recognizing that the synergy between research and teaching is a source of excellence in both.

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Black Alumni Council Honors History Prof.

Prof. Maurice Jackson received the Distinguished Leader Award from the Georgetown University Black Alumni Council recognizing his contributions to historical scholarship and the Washington, D.C. community.

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Prof. Newfield Awarded $100K Magis Prize

Awardee Timothy Newfield, an associate professor in the biology and history departments, will investigate the origins of smallpox by tracing its historical and epidemiological roots.

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Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

Adam Rothman, Professor in the Department of History and Director of the Georgetown Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies is a recipient of the 2024 President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.

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The Company France Kept

The Unsung History of the Third French East India Company and the Shaping of the Modern World: Prof. Elizabeth Cross speaks about her new book, Company Politics, and the lasting legacy of the Third French East India Company.

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Recent News

History Prof. James Gustafson Joins the College as Davis Visiting Professor

October 6th, 2025

Gustafson is teaching two courses this semester: History of Iran and Environmental History of Iran. The first course covers Iran’s social and cultural history from the Persian Empires of antiquity to the modern Islamic Republic. The second is a seminar that explores how climate change and environmental hazards have shaped modern Iran’s history. …

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