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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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.

Learn more about the FEIC and its company politics

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In Dialogue with Prof. Mike Amezcua

The Georgetown Global Cities Initiative speaks with Prof. Mike Amezcua, who was recently awarded the First Book Prize from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, about what it means to be an urban historian.

Get to know the Making Mexican Chicago author

Recent News

Prof. Adam Rothman in The Hoya: Pursue Accountability and Justice

September 5th, 2024

This year, Georgetown University added a new element to the core curriculum called “Pathways to Social Justice” (PSJ). This curriculum introduces students to the idea of justice that runs through Georgetown’s values, from community in diversity to faith that does justice.…

In “Facing Georgetown’s History,” Student Artists Reflect on the GU272

April 8th, 2024

Starting April 8, Lauinger Library will host an exhibition on its Fourth Floor Community Gallery reflecting on Georgetown University’s role in the injustice of slavery and the legacies of enslavement and segregation in our nation. “Facing Georgetown’s History Through Art” will showcase multifaceted artwork from the capstone projects of students in Prof. Adam Rothman’s History 099: Facing Georgetown’s History course from 2021 to 2023. …

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