History

History is the study of how societies and cultures across the world change over time. History concentrators learn to write and think critically, and to understand issues from a variety of perspectives. The department offers a wide variety of courses concerned with changes in human experience through time, ranging from classical Greek and Roman civilizations to the histories of Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, and Asia. While some courses explore special topics, others concentrate on the history of a particular country (e.g. China or Brazil) or period of time (e.g. Antiquity or the 20th century). By taking advantage of our diverse course offerings, students can engage in and develop broad perspectives on the past and the present. 

Prospective concentrators should visit the History site and visit the office hours of their prospective concentrator advisor (assigned according to student surname).

Here's what concentrators from the classes of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, reported they were doing in their first year after graduation.

2020

Employment

• Access to Justice Intern, World Justice Project
• Advocate at Harris County Public Defender's Office, Partners for Justice
• AmeriCorps Educator, Teach for America
• AmeriCorps Member, Teach for America
• Analyst, CMA Strategy Consulting
• Analyst, Credit Suisse
• Analyst, Illuminate Financial
• Associate History Teacher, Success Academy
• Associate, EY-Parthenon
• Basketball Operations Assistant, Los Angeles Sparks
• Business Analyst, MainStreet
• Case Coordinator, Dyer Harris LLP
• Case Coordinator, Dyer Harris LLP
• Content Editor, CollegeVine
• Corps Member, City Year
• Creative Project Manager, Grey Group
• Development Intern, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
• Freelance Research and Publicity Assistant, Dr. Heather McKee Hurtwitz, Case Western Reserve University
• Instructional Designer, California State University
• Intern, Office of Enforcement, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Investment Banking Analyst, Credit Suisse
• Junior Business Analyst, Epidemic Sound
• Legal Assistant, The Nieves Law Firm
• Legal Assistant, White & Case LLP
• Marketing Communications Analyst, Seavest Investment Group
• Middle School ELA Teacher, Old St. Mary's School
• Paralegal, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Professional Actor, The Walt Disney Company
• Professional Soccer Player, Gintra Universitetas
• Project Assistant, National Democratic Institute
• Publicity & Marketing Coordinator, Unison Media
• Repo & Short Term Interest Rate Trading Analyst, Citi
• Research Analyst, Ministry of Defense
• Research Assistant, Sperling Economic Strategies
• Strategy & Ops, StreetEasy
• Strategy Analyst, Rivian
• Tutor, Self-Employed

Graduate School

• Brown University, MAT, Social Studies
• Brown University, MAT, Social Studies
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Columbia University, JD
• Columbia University, MA, International Educational Development, Teachers College
• Columbia University, PhD, History
• Duke University, JD
• Duke University, PhD, History
• Georgetown University, JD
• Georgia State University, MA, Philosophy
• Harvard University, JD
• Hollins University, MFA, Creative Writing
• SUNY University at Buffalo, MA, American Studies
• University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, MA, Political Science
• University of Texas Austin, JD

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship
• Masa Israel Teaching Fellowship
• The Center for Democracy in the Americas Fellowship

2019

Employment

• Academic Consultant, American International College (AIC)
• Acquisitions Analyst, North Point Capital Group
• AmeriCorps Member, City Year
• AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
• Analyst, Clocktower Technology Ventures
• Analyst, Investor Relations, Vista Equity Partners
• Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Analyst, Santander
• Analyst, Starwood Capital Group
• Analyst, Strategy and Analytics, Deloitte
• Analyst, US Department of Defense
• Assistant Curriculum Writer, Choices Program
• Assistant Men's Crew Coach, Brown University
• Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, The New York Times
• Associate Consultant, Redwood Advisors
• Associate Producer, CNN
• Associate, Emerging Leader Program, Fidelity Investments
• Associate, Keystone Strategy
• Associate, L.E.K. Consulting
• Avodah Jewish Service Corps Member - Coordinator, Legal Hand Crown Heights
• Certification and Government Relations Associate, Clear Ballot Group
• Corporate Paralegal, Private Funds, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Customer Success Manager, Refinitiv
• Data Engineer, Facebook
• English Second Language Teacher, Duques de Najera
• External Affairs Coordinator, Uncommon Schools
• Grassroots Mobilization Associate, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
• Investment Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Marketing Associate, Coursera
• Marketing Coordinator, Rothy's
• Membership Associate, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• New Client Engagement Specialist, Gartner, Inc.
• News Associate, CBS News
• Paralegal Contractor, US Department of Justice
• Paralegal, Morelli Law Firm
• Private Fund Group Summer Analyst, Credit Suisse
• Project Coordinator, Paramount Pictures
• Project Manager, Fort Partners
• Pulitzer Center Grantee, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
• Real Estate Analyst, Eastdil Secured
• Research Assistant, Naxion
• Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
• Social Media Strategist, Girlboss
• Teacher in Residence, Achievement First
• Teacher, Uncommon Schools
• Trading and Liquidity Strategies Analyst, Blackrock
• Translator, Fiction for Kids
• Wilderness Guide, The Bus for Outdoor Access & Teaching (BOAT)

Graduate School

• Brown University, MA, History
• Brown University, MA, Urban Education Policy
• London School of Economics, MS, Global Media and Communication
• Stanford University, MAT, Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP)
• Suffolk University, JD
• University of California, Los Angeles, MEd, Teacher Education Program
• University of Oxford, MSc, Social Science of the Internet

Fellowships

• Fulbright Scholarship
• Fulbright Scholarship
• Fulbright Scholarship
• Princeton in Asia Fellowship
• Science Technology Policy Institute Fellowship

2018

Employment

• 2018 AmeriCorps Member, City Year - AmeriCoprs
• 2018 Corps Member/ 8th Grade History Teacher, Teach for America
• 2018 Corps Member/Middle School English Teacher, Teach for America
• Account Coordinator, Terri & Sandy
• Advocate, Domestic Violence Action Center
• Analyst, Alpine Meridian
• Analyst, CEO and Board of Directors, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
• Analyst, Parthenon Capital Partners LLC
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Co.
• Associate, Decision Resources Group
• Business Analyst, Value Retail PLC
• Category Specialist, Jet.com
• Center for Women's History Intern, New York Historical Society
• Client Specialist, Thomson Reuters
• Copywriter and Account Manager, Fly Communications
• Creative Assistant, By CHLOE.
• Customer Success Manager, Monday.com
• English Instructor, Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
• Finance and Operations Analyst, Mikkeller Brewing New York
• Financial Sales & Analytics Analyst, Bloomberg LP
• Freelance Visual Artist, Self-employed
• Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow, The Brookings Institute
• Intern, DARA
• Intern, Embassy of Canada
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• LDP Program, Allstate
• Legal Assistant, MoloLamken, LLP
• Legal Assistant, White & Case, LLP
• Litigation Paralegal, Proskauer Rose LLP
• Management Assistant, Joey Parnes Productions
• Marketing Coordinator, JH Brands, LLC
• PR Coordinator, Specialized Bicycle Components
• Paralegal, Daryanani Law Group
• Paralegal, Rose, Chinitz, & Rose
• Paralegal, U. S. Department of Justice
• Policy Associate, Hamilton Place Strategies
• Recruiting Coordinator, AMC Networks
• Research Consultant, PEN America
• Rotational Program, BookBub
• Sales Associate, Pilgrim Surf + Supply
• Sales Associate, WeWork
• Sales and Marketing Analyst, FullFunnel
• Site Coordinator, Reading Partners - AmeriCorps
• Staff Assistant, Office of U. S. Senator Jack Reed
• Strategy and Operations Analyst, Deloitte
• Teaching Apprentice, Blue Engine
• Tour Manager, Deem Spencer and the Flower Shop LLC
• Transportation Fellow, U. S. House of Representatives
• Urban Fellowship, New York City

Graduate School

• Brown University, UEP, Urban Education Policy
• Columbia University, PhD, English Literature
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, MA, Rabbinical School, Hebrew Letters
• New York University, MFA, Dramatic Writing
• New York University, MFA, Dramatic Writing
• University of Hong Kong, JD
• Yale University, PhD, Sociology

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship (Uzbekistan)
• Yenching Scholarship (China)

2017

Employment

• Accountant, Shanghai Harsom Company
• Analyst, Locus Analytics
• Analyst, Tegus
• Assistant, The Eric De La Cruz Hope for Hearts Foundation
• Associate Account Manager, AppNexus
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
• Associate Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
• Associate, Hamilton Place Strategies
• Associate, Parthenon-EY
• Brand Marketing Coordinator, SeatGeek
• Business Services Trainee, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Child Welfare Project Associate, Project Achieve, Advocates for Children of New York, Jesuit Volunteer Corps
• Co-Founder/CEO, Pangeamart, Inc.
• Communiy Assistant, 257 Thayer
• Consultant, Q5 Partners
• Copyeditor, The Point Magazine
• Corps Member (Teacher), Teach for America
• Director's Financial Analyst, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• English Language Assistant, Education Nationale
• Fellow/Corporate Strategy Analyst, Venture for America - Jungle Disk
• Humanities Teacher, Saint Anne's - Belfield School
• Investor, Breyer Capital
• Junior Research Analyst, The Research Board
• Legal Intern, Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc.
• Legal Recruiting Assistant, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP
• Marketing Coordinator, E.L. Construction
• Marketing and Communications, Bridge for Billions
• Media Analyst and Account Manager, PublicRelay
• Operations Analyst, Guggenheim Partners
• Paralegal, Chin & Curtis LLP
• Paralegal, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC
• Peer Education Specialist - Office of Health Promotion, Brown University
• Production Intern, TED-Ed
• Relationship Associate, Brown Brothers Harriman
• Rotational Associate, BookBub
• Special Projects Coordinator, Carpenter, Lipps $ Leland, LLP
• Staff Assistant, U.S. Senate
• Support Officer, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Vice President, Virgil Security Inc.

Graduate School

• GDL (Graduate Diploma)
• JD
• MAT
• MAT
• MAT
• MAT
• MD
• MPhil
• MS
• MS
• PhD

2016

Employment

• 2016 Corps Member, Teach for America
• Assistant Producer, The Moth
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Co.
• Associate Consultant, Ernst & Young LLP
• Associate Editorial Producer, MLB Advanced Media
• Associate Media Planner, Digitas LBi
• Associate, ICR
• Associate, Parthenon - Ernst & Young
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Client Service Associate, AlphaSights
• Corp Member, AmeriCorps-City Year
• Deckhand, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island
• Documentary Intern, Jigsaw Productions
• Editorial Assistant, Taylor and Francis
• English & History Teacher, Fusion Academy
• English Teaching Assistant, World Teach
• Facilitator, Infinity Unconventional Education
• Federal Business Analyst, Deloitte
• Fellow, Teach for India
• Fellow, Venture for America
• Intern, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
• Jr. Cybersecurity Specialist, New York Business Technology Office, McKinsey & Co.
• Mailroom Assistant, Verve Talent & Literary Agency
• Mailroom Clerk, Creative Artists Agency
• Management Development, McMaster-Carr
• Music Branding Assistant, ICM Partners
• Operations & Support, WOO Sports
• Paralegal, Clayman & Rosenburg LLP
• Paralegal, Cohen Milstein
• Recruit, Canadian Armed Forces
• Research Historian, History Associates, Inc.
• Rotational Associate, Optoro
• Sales Development Representative, Clari
• Sales and Marketing Operations Coordinator, Story2
• Server, Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe
• Software Engineer, 8x8
• Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
• Teaching Apprentice, Great Hearts Academies
• Teaching Assistant, Blue Engine

Graduate School

• Boston College Law School, JD
• Brown University, MS, Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
• Cambridge University, MA, History
• Georgetown University Law Center, JD
• Stanford University, PhD, History
• University of Cambridge, MA, History of Science
• University of Oxford, MA, History
• University of Texas Austin, JD

Fellowships

• Clarendon Scholarship
• Fulbright Scholarship

2015

Employment

• 2nd Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
• Actor, Seattle Shakespeare Company
• Admissions Officer, Brown University
• Alaska Aces - Professional Hockey Player, East Coast Hockey league
• Analyst, Citigroup
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Assistant Account Executive, Grey Group
• Assistant Project Manager, H&H Builders
• Associate Editor, Heleo Media
• Associate, Ernst & Young - Parthenon
• Associate, Liwwa Peer-to-Peer Lending
• Breaking News Intern, Catch News
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• CNS Undergraduate Nonproliferation Intern, Monterey Institute of International Studies - Center for Nonproliferation Studies
• Communicatioand Operations Manager, Museum of Jewish Montreal
• Consultant, Exeter Group
• Corporate Buyer, Bloomingdale's
• Corps Member, City Year
• Corps Member, Teach For America
• Editor, EF Education First
• Education Program Assistant, Washington Nonprofits
• Eisendrath Legislative Assistant, Religious Action Center
• Federal Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
• Fellow, Venture for America
• Founder, Beat the Streets
• Fulbright Scholar - Research, BRAC University
• History and English Teacher, The Lycee International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
• House Manager, Ars Nova
• Humanities Teacher, Our Sisters' School
• Intern, Brunswick Group
• International Business Devellopment Executive, NextLevel Pharma
• Investment Banking Analyst, Lazard
• Lead Teacher, Teach For America
• Legal Assistant (International Arbitration), White & Case LLP
• Litigation Legal Assistant, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
• North American Language and Culture Assistant at CEIP Doctor Tolosa Latour, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte de España
• Operations Associate; Co Founder and Curator, The Voleon Group; Gallery Gentrifique
• Organizer In-Training, AFL-CIO
• Paralegal, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
• Paralegal, Federal Defenders of New York
• Private Tutor, Cardinal Scholars
• Producer, Forbes
• Project Assistant, Jenner & Block
• Research Assistant, Lancaster General Hospital
• Rotational Associate, Optoro
• Sales Support Analyst, Bank of New York Mellon
• Teacher, Discovery Museum
• Teacher, The English School Gothenburg
• Website Editorial Intern, Distributed Art Publishers

Graduate School

• Brown University, MA, History
• Brown University, MAT, Teaching
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Columbia University Law School, JD
• Harvard University, PhD, Planetary Science
• Mt. Sinai School Of Medicine, MD
• University of Cambridge - Harvey A. Baker Fellow, MPhil, Political Science
• University of Cambridge, M.Phil, Comparative Literature and Culture
• University of Chicago and Georgetown University, MA, History at Chicago and Art & Museum Studies at Georgetown
• University of Puerto Rico, MA, History

2014

Employment

• 2nd Lieutenat, U.S. Marine Corps
• Account Executive, Ria in a Box
• Analyst, Apollo Global Management
• Analyst, BMO Capital Markets
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Analyst, Investment Banking Division, Nomura International
• Analyst, Strategy & Analysis, DigitasLBi
• Analyst, Tortoise
• Associate Account Strategist, Google, Inc.
• Associate, District Management Council
• Audience Development Manager, Spanfeller Media Group
• Computer Technician, New York University
• Corps Member, AmeriCorps
• Corps member, AmeriCorps - City Year Rhode Island
• Customer Success Manager - Sales, Genesys
• Digital Media and Publicity Manager, Oliver Sacks
• Digital News Associate, ABC News
• Director of Academic Affairs, Consulate General of Israel to New England
• Director of Admissions, Diabetes Charities of America
• Dropbox Rotation Program, Dropbox
• Editorial Researcher, Foreign Policy Magazine
• Field Organizer, Gina Raimondo for Governor
• Financial Analyst, Acadia Realty Trust
• Financial Institutions Group Intern, MLV & Co.
• Financial Restructuring Analyst, Houlihan Lokey
• First Year Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Foundations & Program Liaison Associate, Human Rights Watch
• Graduate Professional Program Associate, GIC
• Inside Sales, Yodle: All-In-One Marketing and Advertising
• Intern, Forbes
• Intern, ThinkProgress
• Intern, World Health Organization
• Investment Banking Analyst - Media and Telecommunications Group, Morgan Stanley
• Legal Assistant, Winston & Strawn LLP
• Legislative Assistant, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Litigation Legal Assistant, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Marketing Associate, Rock Star Coders
• Marketing and Project Manager, Manhattan Sideways
• NBC East Coast Page, NBCUniversal
• Organizing Coordinator, Garment Worker Center
• Paralegal, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
• Paralegal, Williams & Connolly
• Paralegal/Research Assistant, Harvey Silverglate Law
• Quality Assurance, Epic
• Research Associate, Thyroid Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
• Researcher, UCONN Health
• Rotational Associate, Optoro
• Student Organizer, United Food and Commerical Workers
• Summer Intern, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
• Teaching Assistant, Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
• Writer - Development and Communications, The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Graduate School

• Brown Alpert School of Medicine, MD
• Brown University, MAT, Social Studies
• Duke University, MBA, Business
• JD
• University of California-Davis School of Law, JD
• University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD
• University of Pennsylvania, MAT, Teaching
• University of Virginia, JD
• Yale University Law School, JD

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship

2013

Employment

• Administrative Intern, Kenway Consulting
• Advertising Production Assistant, R/GA
• Analyst, BMO Capital Markets
• Analyst, Odey Asset Management
• Assistant Campaign Manager, The Advertising Council
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
• Associate in Advisory, Compliance and Monitoring, KPMG
• Associate, Boston Consulting Group
• Associate, Red Herring
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Communications Assistant, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
• Corps Member/2nd Grade Teacher - Dean Petersen Elementary School, Teach for America
• Corps Member/Middle School Science Teacher, Teach for America
• Deputy Communications Director for Congressman David Cicilline (R.I.), US House of Representatives
• Equity Capital Markets Analyst, UBS
• Executive Fellow, Center for California Studies/State of California
• Family Business, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
• Farm Apprentice, Pat's Pastured
• Field Interviewer, University of Washington
• IBD Real Estate Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Interactive Designer, Kineo
• Investment Banking Analyst, Barclays Capital
• Law Clerk, Miller & Wrubel
• Marketing Coordinator, EF Education First
• Marketing Fellow, Atlantic Media Strategies
• Netroots Organizer, Demand Progress
• Product Intern, Thuzio
• Program Manager, Parent Engagement Program, A Plus Schools
• Research Assistant, MDRC
• Salesman, The Running Company
• Social Change Fellow, Fenton Communications
• TAP Associate, The Capital Group
• Teaching Fellow, Yongfeng Elementary School
• Wealth Manager, Eastern Trust Wealth Management

Graduate School

• Brown University, MA, History
• Brown University, MAT, Teaching - Secondary History/Social Studies
• Cornell University, MEng, Aerospace Engineering
• Emory University, JD
• Harvard University, PhD, History
• Stanford University, PhD, History
• University of East Anglia, MA, Literary Arts
• University of Edinburgh, MA, History
• University of Edinburgh, MS, History
• Vanderbilt University, MEd, Secondary Education and Teaching

2012

Employment

• Administrative Assistant, Intern, Gemini G.E.L. LLC
• Advocacy Fellow, Education Reform Now
• Analyst, Altman Vilandrie & Company
• Analyst, Altman Vilandrie & Company
• Analyst, Lazard
• Analyst, McColl Partners
• Analyst, Towers Watson
• Autry Fellow, Manpower Development Corp. (MDC)
• Business Analyst, CSMG
• CEO, Co-Founder, Overhead.fm
• Capital Markets Associate, Embrace Home Loans
• Copywriter, Maker Creative Inc.
• Craft Brewing, Brooklyn Brew Shop
• Deputy Scheduler , United States Senate
• Equity Capital Markets Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Executive Assistant, University City Housing
• Field Organizer, Organizing for Obama
• Global Advertiser Marketing, Bloomberg LLP
• Head Preschool Teacher, Francis Learning Center
• Judicial Clerk, Palm Beach County Courthouse
• Media Planner, Hill Holliday
• Paralegal, Federal Defenders of New York
• Paralegal, U.S. Department of Justice
• Paralegal, Wiley Rein LLP
• Production Assistant, NBC Universal, Inc.
• Program Coordinator, UNITAID Programs, Clinton Health Access Initiative
• Project Assistant/Receptionist , DraftFCB
• Project Developer, Invuity, Inc.
• Project Executive, EF Education First
• Project Manager/Implementation Consultant, Epic Systems
• Replenishment Analyst-Footwear, WalMart
• Research Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Research Assistant-GIS & RS, Wildlife Conservation Society-Tanzania
• Staff Assistant, Putnam Partners
• Women's Rights Project Intern, American Civil Liberties Union

Graduate School

• American University Washington College of Law, JD
• Boston College, M.Ed, Elementary Education and Teaching
• Brown University Alpert Medical School, MD
• Brown University, MA, History
• Brown University, MAT, Education - MAT Secondary
• MS
• New York University School of Law, JD
• University of California-Berkeley, PhD, History
• University of Southern California Gould School of Law, JD

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship