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Davidson College
Davidson College Dept. of History
209 Ridge Rd.
Box 5000
Davidson, NC 28035
Phone: 704.894.2986
Fax: 704.894.3066
Email: patilburg@davidson.edu
Website: https://www.davidson.edu/academic-departments/history


The History Department exposes students to the richness, diversity, and complexities of human history during various periods and in different geographic regions.


Chair: Patricia Tilburg
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: Africa, U.S./America, Latin America, Europe, Russia and Eurasia, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Indigenous, digital, gender, political, legal, social.
Other Tuition:
    60,050

Enrollment 2025-2026:
Undergraduate Majors: 40
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 0
Full-time Graduate Students: 0
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History: 0 AA 23 BA 0 BS 0 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 750
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 0
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid
   Financial Aid: https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid

Areas of Specialization: Africa, U.S./America, Latin America, Europe, Russia and Eurasia, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Indigenous, digital, gender, political, legal, social.

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Doctoral Program Information

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2025-2026:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Aldridge, Daniel W., III (PHD, Emory, 1998; ; prof.) African American, America, cultural and intellectual; daaldridge@davidson.edu
Benjamin, Tova (PHD, NYU, 2023; ; asst. prof.) Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Jewish studies; tobenjamin@davidson.edu
Berkey, Jonathan P. (PHD, Princeton, 1989; ; James B. Duke Prof. of History) Islamic civilization, Middle East; joberkey@davidson.edu
Chaudhuri, Meghna (PHD, NYU, 2020; ; James B. Duke Asst. Prof. of History) modern South Asia, capitalism, social theory , science and technology, law and empire; mechaudhuri@davidson.edu
Cho, Heesoo (PHD, Washington, St. Louis, 2025; ; asst. prof.) ; hecho@davidson.edu
Dietz, Vivien E. (PHD, Princeton, 1990; ; prof.) Britain, gender; vidietz@davidson.edu
Kabala, Jakub J. (PHD, Harvard, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) medieval Europe, eastern Europe, digital studies; kukabala@davidson.edu
Mangan, Jane E. (PHD, Duke, 1999; ; Mary Reynolds Babcock Prof. of History and Latin American Studies; John and Ruth McGee Dir., Dean Rusk International Studies Program) Latin America, gender; jamangan@davidson.edu
Mortensen, Dasa Pejchar (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) East Asia; damortensen@davidson.edu
Stremlau, Rose (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2006; ; assoc. prof.) 19th-century US, women, Native American; rostremlau@davidson.edu
Tilburg, Patricia A. (PHD, UCLA, 2002; ; James B. Duke Prof. and chair) France, gender, modern Europe; patilburg@davidson.edu
Wertheimer, John (PHD, Princeton, 1992; ; William R. Kenan Jr. Prof. of History) 20th-century US, legal; jowertheimer@davidson.edu
Wiemers, Alice (PHD, Johns Hopkins, 2012; ; assoc. prof.) 20th-century Ghana, sub-Saharan Africa; alwiemers@davidson.edu
Garcia Peacock, Jennifer (PHD, Michigan, 2017; ; Thomson Assoc. Prof.; Environmental Studies) environmental humanities, environmental justice, American studies; jegarciapeacock@davidson.edu
Green, Hilary Nicole (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2010; ; James B. Duke Prof.; Africana Studies) US Civil War memory, African American; higreen@davidson.edu
Krentz, Peter M. (PHD, Yale, 1979; ; prof.; Classics) ancient Greece and Rome; pekrentz@davidson.edu
Barnes, Robin Bruce (PHD, Virginia, 1980; ; prof. emeritus) Reformation, early modern Europe; robarnes@davidson.edu
Edmondson, C. Earl (PHD, Duke, 1966; ; prof. emeritus) modern Europe, Austria, Russia; eaedmondson@davidson.edu
Guasco, Michael J. (PHD, William and Mary, 2000; ; prof. emeritus) early America, Atlantic world; miguasco@davidson.edu
Levering, Ralph B. (PHD, Princeton, 1972; ; prof. emeritus) US diplomatic, public opinion; ralevering@davidson.edu
McMillen, Sally G. (PHD, Duke, 1985; ; prof. emeritus) US South, women; samcmillen@davidson.edu
Thomas, I. Job (PHD, Michigan, 1979; ; prof. emeritus) South Asia, art; jothomas@davidson.edu
Williams, Robert C. (PHD, Harvard, 1966; ; prof. emeritus) Russia, modern European intellectual; bob03harmony@yahoo.com
Zimmermann, T. C. Price (PHD, Harvard, 1964; ; prof. emeritus) Italian Renaissance; tczimmerman@aol.com
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