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Oberlin College
Oberlin College Dept. of History
10 N. Professor St.
Rice Hall 316
Oberlin, OH 44074-1095
Phone: 440.775.8520
Fax: 440.775.6910
Email: history@oberlin.edu
Website: https://www.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/history


History is one of the largest academic departments at Oberlin. Interdisciplinary by design, we engage our students in numerous subjects approached through a variety of methodologies to help them become astute observers, practiced researchers, and critical thinkers.


Chair: Ellen Wurtzel
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US, Europe, East Asia and South Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $62024
   Out-of-state: $62024

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 130
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 0
Full-time Graduate Students: 0
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History: 0 AA 45 BA 0 BS 0 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 1109
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 652
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/arts-and-sciences
   Financial Aid: https://www.oberlin.edu/financial-aid

Areas of Specialization: US, Europe, East Asia and South Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa

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Doctoral Program Information

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2024-25:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Abul-Magd, Zeinab A (PHD, Georgetown, 2008; ; Nancy Schrom Dye Prof. of Middle Eastern History) modern Middle East, Islamic law and society, Middle Eastern women and gender; zeinab.abul-magd@oberlin.edu
Bahar, Matthew Robert (PHD, Oklahoma, 2012; ; assoc. prof.) early America, Native American; mbahar@oberlin.edu
Bujalski, Nicholas (PHD, Cornell, 2020; ; asst. prof.) modern Russia, cultural/political/intellectual; Nicholas.Bujalski@oberlin.edu
Choudhury, Rishad (PHD, Cornell, 2015; ; assoc. prof.) South Asia; rchoudhury@oberlin.edu
Newhall, Caroline Wood (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2020; ; asst. prof.) 19th-century US, North American slavery and captivity, warfare; cnewhall@oberlin.edu
Romano, Renee C. (PHD, Stanford, 1996; ; Robert S. Danforth Prof.) US since 1945, race, historical memory; renee.romano@oberlin.edu
Sammartino, Annemarie H. (PHD, Michigan, 2004; ; prof.) modern Central Europe and Germany, migration, urban; annemarie.sammartino@oberlin.edu
Smith, Leonard V. (PHD, Columbia, 1990; ; Frederick B. Artz Prof.) modern Europe, war and society, French Empire, international; lvsmith@oberlin.edu
Wurtzel, Ellen B. (PHD, Columbia, 2007; ; assoc. prof. and chair) medieval and early modern Europe, urban studies, legal; ellen.wurtzel@oberlin.edu
Mitchell, Pablo R. (PHD, Michigan, 2000; ; prof.; Comparative American Studies) Latino/a, US, sexuality; pablo.mitchell@oberlin.edu
O'Dwyer, Emer Sinead (PHD, Harvard, 2007; ; assoc. prof.; East Asian Studies) Japan and East Asia; emer.odwyer@oberlin.edu
Peng, Yiyun (PHD, Cornell, 2023; ; asst. prof.; East Asian Studies) late imperial and modern China, environmental; ypeng4@oberlin.edu
Alexis, Yveline (PHD, Massachusetts Amherst, 2011; ; asst. prof.; Africana Studies) Caribbean, Haiti; yalexis@oberin.edu
Brooks, Pam E. (PHD, Northeastern, 2000; ; assoc. prof.; Africana Studies) African American, women, South Africa; pam.brooks@oberlin.edu
Jaeger, Sheila (PHD, Chicago, 1994; ; prof.; East Asian Studies) Korea; sjaeger@oberlin.edu
Wilburn, Drew (PHD, Michigan, 2005; ; asst. prof.; Classics) Greece and Rome; Drew.Wilburn@oberlin.edu
Baumann, Roland M. (PHD, Penn State, 1970; ; Coll. archivist emeritus) archives; roland.m.baumann@oberlin.edu
Fisher, Michael H. (PHD, Chicago, 1978; ; Danforth Prof. emeritus) modern South Asia, India, British Empire; michael.fisher@oberlin.edu
Hogan, Heather (PHD, Michigan, 1981; ; prof. emeritus) imperial/Soviet/post-Soviet Russia, Central Asia, labor; heather.hogan@oberlin.edu
Jacobson, Carl W. (PHD, Michigan, 1993; ; adj. asst. prof. emeritus; exec. dir., Oberlin Shansi Memorial Assoc.) China; carl.jacobson@oberlin.edu
Kelley, David E. (PHD, Harvard, 1986; ; assoc. prof. emeritus; East Asian Studies) traditional and modern China, images of Asia, Vietnam; david.e.kelley@oberlin.edu
Koppes, Clayton (PHD, Kansas, 1974; ; prof. emeritus) US political/social/diplomatic since 1900, film, sexuality; clayton.koppes@oberlin.edu
Kornblith, Gary J. (PHD, Princeton, 1983; ; prof. emeritus) America before 1877, industrialization, slavery and abolitionism; gary.kornblith@oberlin.edu
Lasser, Carol (PHD, Harvard, 1981; ; prof. emerita) American women and social, antislavery, Oberlin; carol.lasser@oberlin.edu
Magnus, Shulamit (PHD, Columbia, 1988; ; prof. emeritus) ancient/medieval/modern European Jewish, memoirs, women; shulamit.magnus@oberlin.edu
Millette, James (PHD, Kings Coll., London, 1964; ; prof. emeritus) Caribbean, antislavery and labor, constitutional; james.millette@oberlin.edu
Soucy, Robert J. (PHD, Wisconsin, Madison, 1963; ; prof. emeritus) Europe, France, fascism;
Volk, Steven S. (PHD, Columbia, 1983; ; prof. emeritus) Latin America, museum studies, nationalism and identity; steven.volk@oberlin.edu
Kim, Jiyul (ABD, Harvard, 2004; ; vis. instr.) East Asia, Cold War, US foreign policy; Jiyul.Kim@oberlin.edu
van Harmelen, Jonathan Richard (PHD, California, Santa Cruz, 2024; ; vis. asst.prof.) 20th-century US, civil rights and federal government; jvanharm@oberlin.edu
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