Why Study History? 

• A 2021 study concluded that a liberal arts education "is what will best equip students with the adaptability and fortitude to navigate the road ahead." (Lynn Pasquerella, President, Association of American Colleges and Universities)
• To master an academic methodology that allows you to think critically about the past and analyze the political problems of the contemporary world.
• To wrestle with the complex questions of "how" and "why" changes in the human experience occur over time.
• To embark on an intellectual endeavor that provides depth and breadth to your courses in other disciplines and is crucial to a liberal arts education.
• The study of history offers the largest comparative framework possible: all human societies over all time. More importantly, historical inquiry foregrounds the actual complexity of the human experience without the restrictive theories favored in much of the Social Sciences.
• To develop the intellectual and analytical skills that you will need for life after college.