History Department

Student Aliyah Wright, a junior majoring in history with a minor in journalism, is reclaiming her voice with the publication of her collection of poetry.

“A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates,” featuring the award-winning author and journalist, will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in SUNY Oswego’s Waterman Theatre.

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 8th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Tales of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 7th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

While historians spend much of their time teaching in the classroom, researching in archives and writing, SUNY Oswego history faculty members Gwen Kay and Bill Murphy recently joined 14 other SUNY scholars in the Adirondacks as part of a federally funded effort to reimagine the U.S. history curriculum at Oswego and across the SUNY system.

SUNY Oswego graduate Gabrielle Belmont curated an exhibit at the local Richardson-Bates House Museum on women and the Gilded Age with a collection of artifacts donated by a family member.

History faculty members Candis Haak and Murat Yasar discuss their students' digital storytelling, creativity and resiliency -- and the importance of documenting this moment in history.

SUNY Oswego has installed historical markers at two century-plus-old landmarks on campus, Sheldon Hall and Shady Shore -- the culmination of a project that began in the summer of 2017.

SUNY Oswego professors Arvind Diddi and Murat Yasar have new standing to offer tips for successful online teaching: They recently began a year as Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors.