It's an exciting time in the History Department!

Professor David Skinner and a handful of our best and brightest students ably represented the department at the university's Preview Day. On April 24th a number of our students are being initiated into Phi Alpha Theta (the national History honor society). Also in April, FOUR of our top students (Emma Chen, Victoria Juarez, Hector Navarro, Michelle Runyon) will present research papers at the regional Phi Alpha Theta conference at the University of Pacific. Professor Harry Odamtten is the faculty adviser who is fueling all this activity to foster and showcase the hard work and accomplishments of the students in Santa Clara's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta.

Sincerely,

Nancy Unger, Department Chair

2017 Initiation

Prof Harry Odamtten, moderator of Phi Alpha Theta, and the department invite everyone to this year's initiation of new members. Find out who is being initiated and more about the event here.

Bailey Fairbanks

Bailey Fairbanks and author Irving Roth at The Memorial Library in New York after Roth read from his Holocaust memoir Bondi's Brother. Read more about Bailey's internship at the Library.

Gurleen Bajwa

Gurleen Bajwa was part of a group that did a spring break immersion experience in East Los Angeles. Read Gurleen's reflections.

Eduardo Cuevas (2016) in front of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Read about Eduardo's first year after graduation.

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