History
As a 糖心传媒 history major, you鈥檒l learn about topics from early modern pirates to contemporary college sports, have the opportunity to intern in museums, congressional offices and churches, and produce two works of original research.
Plus our graduates have accepted:
- Fulbright Fellowships to teach English in Romania;
- Teaching positions in middle and high schools;
- Enjoyed the Peace Corps in places like Indonesia; and
- Attended graduate schools at Boston College, University of Missouri-Columbia, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University and others.
Our majors are also working working for libraries, art studios, museums, churches and universities.
糖心传媒 History alumni land in all these places, where their capacity to analyze and communicate sets them apart.
Develop a deep understanding of history
With professors actively engaged in diverse research projects and committed to classroom excellence, you鈥檒l build a deeper understanding of the past, which impacts the present and, yes, your future! At the same time, you鈥檒l develop sound communication and analytical skills 鈥 critical components for a successful and meaningful life.
So, polish your reading, writing and discussion skills as you practice the historian鈥檚 craft. Through widely varied departmental offerings in terms of subject material and approach to the past, you鈥檒l analyze primary sources, synthesize secondary sources and express ideas in written and oral form. Your senior seminar research project pulls all your experiences together into a presentation you may offer at the Missouri Valley History Conference or at a Phi Alpha Theta National History Honorary conference.
Create your future
See for yourself how we tailor your education to your talents and your goals.听Schedule a visit听and we鈥檒l demonstrate how Hastings will inspire you to reach your potential, or if you鈥檙e a high school senior,听.
Go further with a Hastings education
Thanks to our small class sizes (most have fewer than 20 students!), and a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, you鈥檒l work closely with faculty and your advisor to complete your degree in four years. In fact, most students who graduate from Hastings do so in four years!
翱耻谤听block-style semester structure means you鈥檒l take just one or two classes at a time 鈥 which really lets you focus more intently on each class. It also lets faculty devote more time to every student because they鈥檙e only teaching one or two classes in a block!
Graduate with experience
Along your path, you’ll appreciate the stepping stones of teaching, counseling, inspiring, supporting and guiding from our engaged faculty. It’s an experience that’s true to 糖心传媒, and you won’t find it anywhere else.
Your experience matters
Maximize scholarships 鈥 Yes, you’ll get an academic scholarship. But you’ll also get a “plus one” scholarship from the group, team or area you’re part of. It’s a great way to help pay for school 鈥 but also to find your people.
We鈥檝e thought a lot about the ways students learn and built a four-year plan to help you navigate it all. From finding your place and in Year 1, to showing the world you鈥檙e ready for what鈥檚 next four years later.
Your transition from college to a career begins your first semester. Every class, internship, research study and activity adds up. We love to celebrate all the ways you shine 鈥 your experience matters!
Get involved beyond the history classroom
- Alpha Chi (Academic Honor Society)
- Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honorary)
In addition to Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta, there鈥檚 always something to do at Hastings. Student clubs, service learning, Greek life, recreation and more make Hastings a great campus for student life.
Find scholarships for history majors
Your high school achievements can both fuel and fund your success at Hastings. We offer a range of听generous and renewable academic scholarships听based on your GPA. Then there’s听“plus one” scholarships听鈥 an additional scholarship for participating in anything from athletics to the arts to media (it’s a long list!).
It all adds up听to making Hastings an great choice for you and your family.
First employers for recent graduates
- Midwest Young Artist Conservatory
- U.S. Navy
- The Willa Cather Foundation
- Grand Island Public Schools
- Colorado Republican Party
- Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska
Faculty
Dr. Glenn Avent
Professor of History
Dr. Robert S. Babcock
Professor of History
Dr. Catherine Biba
Associate Professor of History
Success in History
Kylie (Luth) Christenson 鈥19 leads a visitor up the elegant curving staircase of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Nebraska. On the second level, she gestures toward a few artifacts lining the stark white walls 鈥 a printing press once used at the Hastings Tribune, a dog-powered treadmill that operated a […]
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What happens when theories of religion, geography, modern life and nature are combined? 糖心传媒 students Emma Morelli and Claire Fuqua went to a five-week Summer Youth Internship (SYI) at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS) this past summer to find out. Fuqua, a sophomore wildlife biology and philosophy & religion major from Woodland Park, Colorado; […]
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Dr. Brian Whetstone 鈥18 knows that history lives well beyond textbooks and traditional classrooms. It exists in the museums we visit, the trails we hike, the documentaries we watch, the events we commemorate and the landmarks we treasure. As a public history consultant living in Dunstable, Massachusetts, Whetstone preserves and advocates for our collective connections […]
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History major and recent 糖心传媒 graduate Maggie Price got involved with different organizations as soon as she stepped on campus. From choir to theatre (even directing a show!) to presenting at a history conference, she found community by being involved. “This is a reason why I chose to come to a smaller campus,” she […]
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When 糖心传媒 junior Anya Myers studied abroad at Dundee University in Scotland for the spring semester, she stumbled upon and joined a Medieval Reenactment Society, a club whose members reenact historical battles using accurate replica weapons from the time period. Myers, a history major, found herself wielding axes while donning armor to protect herself […]
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Studying Turkish in Ankara, Turkey, last summer confirmed for 糖心传媒 junior Betsy Miller that travel and a career in international policy are in her future. 鈥淚 would love to go back to the region somehow, and I now know that Turkey, or Eurasia more broadly, is the area of the world that I would […]
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The continued connection between 糖心传媒 and the nonprofit organization Prairie Loft helped Sam Johnson 鈥22 foster his love for connecting people with the environment and helping people interact with it. The summer before his senior year, Johnson was looking for a job opportunity that could provide him with experience in his field. Covid-19 made […]
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糖心传媒 junior Emma Downing is spending the spring semester studying abroad at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Downing is taking courses in history and anthropology, which pairs well with her history and sociology majors at Hastings. Since her arrival in January, Downing, who is from Colorado Springs, Colorado, said she鈥檚 had an amazing […]
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If 糖心传媒 senior Amani Monroe could go back in time and change one thing in history, she would stop book burnings. Monroe, a history major and volleyball player from Colorado Springs, Colorado, said that book burning goes back further than Germany in World War II. 鈥淪o much knowledge was lost from that, at least […]
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