Department of History at Xavier University
The Department of History at Xavier University is dedicated to the humanistic study of the past in order to better understand the present. The department offers a broad range of courses on a variety of topics, including the United States, the Ancient Mediterranean, modern Latin America, Nineteenth-Century France, Twentieth-Century Africa, colonial and post-colonial African Diaspora Studies, Gandhi and King: Nonviolent Philosophy of Conflict Resolution, The Black Atlantic World, Women in Latin America, and The History of Louisiana. The department's faculty is diverse and dedicated, and the department offers a close-knit learning environment. History majors are prepared for a wide variety of careers, including government service, law, business, museum and archival careers, college teaching, and professional research.
