About the History Department

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Our Mission

The Department of History prepares you for service by studying the past as it relates to the present and to the future.

Our approach:

  • Welcomes long-neglected voices and affirms diverse heritages.
  • Applies innovative tools and interacts with other fields of study.
  • Cultivates the virtue of hope and the practice of empathy in a world that is both deeply divided and globally interwoven.  

Rebecca Hughes

Rebecca Hughes

I love teaching at SPU because I get to interact closely with my students. Many of my history classes raise hard questions about the evil humans inflict upon each other. At SPU, I have the gift of being able to bring my Christian faith and its rich heritage to bear on these issues. That freedom allows me to be authentic about my source of hope and it provides a platform for me to encourage my students to have the confidence they can make a difference in the world.

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