Vassar History professors are not only dedicated teachers but also noted scholars whose training and interests span continents and centuries. They have won awards for articles, books, and websites; they serve on distinguished prize committees and editorial boards of major journals; they have been recognized with prestigious, coveted fellowships from many sources, including the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. What brings them all to Vassar is a shared appreciation for and devotion to the liberal arts college environment of small classes, lively discussion, and one-on-one mentoring.
Faculty
Faculty
Professor of History on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair
BA, SUNY College at Brockport; MA, University of Rhode Island; PhD, University of Kentucky
Professor and Chair of History on the Evalyn Clark Chair
BA, Haverford College; MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD, Northwestern University
Professor of History on the Eloise Ellery Chair
BA, College of William and Mary; MA, PhD, University of Virginia-Main Campus
Professor of History on the Lucy Maynard Salmon Chair
BA, Lawrence University; BA, University of Oxford; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Head of Special Collections and Adjunct Associate Professor of History on the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Chair
MLS, Simmons College; BA, Boston College; MA, University of Connecticut; PhD, Boston College
Associate Professor of History
BA, The Evergreen State College; MA, PhD, Indiana University-Bloomington
Professor of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair
BA, University of Ghana; MA, Wilfrid Laurier University; PhD, McGill University
Assistant Professor of History
BA, University of California-Berkeley; MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University
Emeriti
Professor Emerita of History (1977–2021)
Professor Emerita of History (1996–2022)
James H.
Merrell
, PhD
Professor Emeritus of History (1984–2023)
Associate Professor Emerita of History (1983–2021)
Professor Emeritus of History (1968–2002)
Professor Emeritus of History (1963–2000)