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Welcome to the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Over thirty historians in the standing faculty with a broad range of research specialties advance our understanding of the past.

Upcoming Events



Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India with Sudev Sheth

Penn Historians
- | College Hall 209

From Penn Today, "In the 1660s, the Mughal Empire controlled the Indian subcontinent and was known worldwide for its strength and opulence. Yet within two decades fortunes shifted as Mughal leaders lost…



Colleen Dunlavy (Wisconsin)

Penn Economic History Forum
- | College Hall 209

History Speaking

In an age of wrenching social change and momentous global challenges, history gives us fresh perspectives, important distinctions, and a sense of how we got here. This year, join Penn historians for lively discussions of the past that seek to better orient us in the present. Because as events unfold, that’s History Speaking, too.

Penn & Slavery Project

The Penn & Slavery Project teaches us that no colony, state, or well-funded university was buffered from slavery’s reach. Penn’s story is a national story, and one of great importance to our ongoing efforts to come to terms with our nations’s history of slavery.