History
The Ph.D. Program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center is a major center for research and graduate training in a wide array of fields of historical inquiry, ranging from ancient to contemporary times and covering Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
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Ph.D. in History
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January 1 for fall
(No spring enrollment)
The Ph.D. Program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center is a major center for research and graduate training in a wide array of fields of historical inquiry, ranging from ancient to contemporary times and covering Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. The program stresses training in primary research and encourages interdisciplinary study. The distinguished faculty, consisting of more than 70 respected historians throughout the CUNY system, works closely with the approximately 125 Ph.D. students throughout their studies at the Graduate Center.
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Additional information on History program events, funding, job opportunities, news and more, is available at our History program blog.
Fields of Study
Students gain a range of knowledge as they choose a field of study for their major and another for their minor. Major fields of study include: Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe, Latin America, U.S History, and Middle Eastern History.
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The program hosts events throughout the year, including an annual graduate student conference and lectures from renowned historians. The Graduate Center's location in midtown Manhattan enables students to take advantage of numerous resources for historical research in the area, including the collections at the nearby New York Public Library.
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Support
Students are supported by a variety of forms of financial aid and have broad opportunities to teach at the CUNY undergraduate and other area colleges. Graduates of the program teach in universities across the country and abroad, and work in archives, publishing houses, and public history positions. The Graduate Center is a publicly funded institution, and much of our support for students comes from private donations.
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Latest News
Mar 8, 2023
End of the English Major? Hardly!
Graduate Center scholars say "The New Yorker" story is a clarion call, but the humanities remain relevant.
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Mar 6, 2023
Professor’s Phillis Wheatley Biography Shows the Poet as Strategic and Complex
David Waldstreicher is receiving glowing reviews for his new book, "The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley," the most deeply researched biography of the once-enslaved poet.
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Mar 2, 2023
How to Manage Polarization? Cultures of Compromise in Comparison
Apply to take part in a Ph.D. student workshop with German students on countering polarization with cultures of compromise at the Graduate Center, July 11-13, 2023. Accepted students will receive funded travel to Germany in 2024.
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Mar 1, 2023
Celebrating Women’s History and History-Makers
Our scholars are shedding light on the histories of women and making history themselves.
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