{"id":909,"date":"2021-02-17T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlhamcollege.wpengine.com\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:22:07","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/academics\/majors-minors-programs\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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History requires active inquiry into the human past. By delving into the past, Earlham students gain a better understanding of the present, training them for citizenship and for a life of thoughtful action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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of work seekers who majored in the social sciences between 2018-2022 were employed, pursuing graduate school or volunteering within six months of graduation.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The American Historical Association ranks Earlham 16th in the country for production of future Ph.D.s. Our majors pursue graduate school for degrees in fields as diverse as history, museum studies, teaching, law and public health.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Earlham history majors have pursued graduate work at the University of Chicago, Harvard Divinity School and Northwestern University, attended Columbia Law School, pursued library and archival careers and taught in a variety of settings, including Teach for America. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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