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Study History, Practice Law

Earn your BA in History and a UA law degree in just 6 years! Learn More»

New M.A. Degree in Applied History

Interested in practicing hands-on history? Check out our new M.A. in Applied History and Public Humanities! Learn More»

What Can I Do with a History Degree?

Wondering how choosing History as a major or minor can prepare you for success? Head on over to our Careers page for answers! Learn More»

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

I'm really glad I chose UA even though I ended up changing my major [to history], because the history department here is the best I ever could have asked for.

Sarah Meade,
2023 Arts & Sciences Commencement Speaker

Meade

Upcoming Events

Check out our lecture series

Hear award-winning historians speak at our annual Knepper and Miller Lectures! Browse lectures»

Upcoming Events

Oct
11

Annual Knepper Lecture

"A Destiny Deferred: Exploring the Life, Impact, and Memorialization of Charles Young," Prof. Le’Trice Donaldson, Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Apr
13

Archaeological Institute of America: Jane Eva Baxter, DePaul University

“An Introduction to the Archaeology of Childhood”

FACULTY IN THE NEWS

Watch Prof. Kevin Kern on C-SPAN as he talks about "The Ohio Dynasty of Presidents" in his Ohio History course.

Kern

Contact Us

216 Arts & Sciences
The Department of History
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1902

Phone: 330-972-7006
Fax: 330-972-5840
Email: History Department»
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