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.
History Professor Marcia Chatelain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in History for her book, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.
Learn more about her work.
Highlighting outstanding undergraduate work done in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A spotlight on GU History Professors Amy Leonard and Kathryn Olesko and their leadership during COVID-19.
See how they’re helping keep Georgetown running.
How three books from Georgetown History came to be.
Worldmaking for the Afterlife: The Case of the Fangmatan Diagrams – Asia in Depth Seminar Nov. 18
Professor Marcia Chatelain Awarded Pulitzer Prize in History
June 11th, 2021
During the 105th Pulitzer Prize ceremony, Marcia Chatelain was chosen as this year’s winner in the category of history for her work, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.
Outstanding Undergraduate Work in the Midst of Pandemic
June 3rd, 2021
Academic year 2020 – 21 delivered a series of challenges , requiring faculty , staff and students to demonstrate resilience and to reimagine the life of the univers…
Professor Mireya Loza and the Making of “Girlhood (It’s Complicated)”
February 26th, 2021
“There is no better time to think about how girls shaped American History and how girls have always been on the frontline of change.”
MA Student Tianna Mobley Examines Effects of Slavery in History of the White House
January 26th, 2021
The project aims to bring awareness to slavery’s role in the foundation of the United States through its involvement in the erection of one the most prominent symbols of freedom and democracy in the nation: the White House.
