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Richmond, Virginia 23284-2001
Phone: (804) 828-1635
Fax: (804) 828-7085
Andrew Crislip, Ph.D.
Professor and chair
Sarah Meacham, Ph.D.
Associate professor, associate chair and director of undergraduate studies
Gregory Smithers, Ph.D.
Professor and director of graduate studies
Kathleen Murphy
Administrative coordinator
The Department of History offers programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels, specializing in a multidimensional analysis of the human past. Faculty research interests vary among thematic, topical, national or chronological emphases. For more information regarding the department and its specialty areas, visit their website.