Undergraduate News

Class Trip Visits D-Day Sites in Normandy
March 21, 2023

Every few years, students in HIS 283: War in the Modern Western World and select members of Princeton's Army ROTC travel to Normandy, France, to visit D-Day sites.

History Futures: A Career Conversation
March 15, 2023

On March 28 at 7:30 pm in Betts Auditorium, join the Department of History for a panel discussion with alumni. Reception to follow.

History Senior Austin Davis Receives Pyne Prize
Feb. 22, 2023

Princeton University seniors Austin Davis and Ella Gantman are the recipients of the 2023 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate.

History Senior Shaun Cason '23 Awarded Sachs Scholarship
Jan. 20, 2023

The Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship is one of Princeton University's highest awards.

Austin Davis, Annabelle Duval, and Johanne Kjaersgaard Receive Koren Prize
Dec. 8, 2022

The Koren Prize recognizes outstanding departmental work during the junior year.

History Senior Marie-Rose Sheinerman Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Nov. 14, 2022

At Oxford, she will pursue an MPhil in history. In her academic work, her independent research has combined her passions for history and journalism.

Johanne Kjaersgaard '23 Awarded Carter Kim Combe '74 Princeton History Prize
Nov. 7, 2022

The Carter Kim Combe (’74) History Prize recognizes the best second semester junior research paper.

The Trenton Project Presents: Student Documentary Film Screenings Tuesday, September 27th
Sept. 22, 2022

The Trenton Project is pleased to showcase student documentary films about Trenton in the 1940s through the 1960s. These films will be available online at The Trenton Project in late fall 2022.

Read the Latest Issue of the Princeton Historical Review
Aug. 17, 2022

Featuring papers written by:

Juan José López Haddad
Margaret Murphy
Dante Sudilovsky
Isaac Wills

Edited by Maddie Winter and Johanne Kjaersgaard

2022 History Honors and Prizes
June 7, 2022

Congratulations to all members of the History Undergraduate Class of 2022.

Two History Seniors Received Dale Award
May 19, 2022

Princeton seniors Jacquelyn Dávila and Shaffin Siddiqui have received the Martin A. Dale ’53 Fellowship to spend a year after graduation pursuing a project of special interest to them.

History Senior Sánchez Awarded ReachOut Fellowship for Public Service
March 24, 2022

Princeton senior Emily Sánchez has been awarded a fellowship from ReachOut 56-81-06, an alumni-funded effort that supports year-long public service projects after graduation. Sánchez will develop a podcast series on the history of Latino communities across New Jersey.

History Senior Siddiqui Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Feb. 11, 2022

He intends to use the award to study the history of medicine in the modern Muslim world at the University of Cambridge.

Elizabeth Baxter Awarded Koren Prize
Jan. 28, 2022

 The Koren Prize recognizes outstanding departmental work during the junior year.

History Senior Julia Chaffers Awarded Marshall Scholarship for Graduate Study in the UK
Dec. 13, 2021

The Marshall Scholarship offers intellectually distinguished young Americans the opportunity to develop their abilities as future leaders by studying at a U.K. university of the recipient’s choice.

Joseph Shipley '22 Awarded Carter Kim Combe '74 Princeton History Prize
Nov. 23, 2021

The Carter Kim Combe (’74) History Prize recognizes the best second semester junior research paper.

Courses to Consider
Nov. 17, 2021

Spring 2022

Looking for an exciting History course? Explore a range of courses from ancient to modern times, world history to history of science.

2021 Class Day Celebration
May 26, 2021

Watch the Class Day celebration for the Class of 2021 and join us in toasting their accomplishments.

2021 History Honors and Prizes
May 25, 2021

Congratulations to all members of the History Undergraduate Class of 2021.

Jonathan Ort '21 Wins 2021 Spirit of Princeton Award for Service, Contributions to Campus Life
May 12, 2021

Ort is one of 11 students recognized for their commitment to the undergraduate experience.

Kenji Cataldo, a Member of the Class of 2020, Received Dale Award
May 12, 2021

For his Dale project, he is studying the environmental impact — along with the attendant economic and cultural repercussions — of U.S. colonialism and the deep history of anti-colonial resistance in Hawaiʻi.

Alum Ben Press '20 Awarded Gaither Fellowship
May 4, 2021

The fellowship gives graduating seniors an opportunity to work as research assistants to scholars at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Alum Bhadrajee Hewage Awarded Clarendon Scholarship
April 16, 2021

Bhadrajee Hewage '20 was awarded a Clarendon Scholarship for DPhil study in History at Oxford next year.

Two History Concentrators Awarded Labouisse Prize
March 2, 2021

Chisom Ilogu and Leopoldo Solis will use the prize to pursue international civic engagement projects for one year following graduation.

Alec Israeli Awarded Koren Prize
Jan. 28, 2021

The Koren Prize recognizes outstanding departmental work during the junior year.

New Distribution Requirements for the Class of 2023 (and Beyond)
Jan. 13, 2021

The History department faculty has voted to approve a proposal from the Undergraduate Program Committee, to revise the requirements for the concentration.

Alec Israeli Wins Carter Kim Combe ('74) History Prize
Oct. 30, 2020

The winner of this year's Carter Kim Combe (’74) History Prize for the best second semester junior research paper is Alec Israeli for his paper, “A New Era in the Struggle for Freedom: American Radicals and the Paris June Days of 1848."

Two History Concentrators Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Sept. 21, 2020

Elizabeth Bailey and Alec Israeli have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Frequently Asked Questions for Fall 2020
July 6, 2020

Resources for the upcoming year

2020 History Honors and Prizes
June 3, 2020

Congratulations to all members of the History Undergraduate Class of 2020.