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[1969-1970] [1990-1991] [1999-2000]
Trinity College History Department: 1990-1991
Trinity’s history department made considerable progress in
1990-1991 toward academic diversity. Although the non-western courses only amounted
to roughly half of either the European or the U.S. courses, there are signs of non-western
growth in the department. For example, professor Euraque taught "Colonial Latin
America," "Modern Latin America," and "Latin American Studies."
Professor Steel taught "History of the Middle East From 1900," and "History
of Africa to 1800." Professor Lestz taught "History of China, Shang to
Ming," and "The History of China, Ch’ing to 1971."
Trinity’s history department traditionally did not offer
non-western courses- aside from Canadian history. One can see that Trinity’s
non-western course offerings came a long way since the previous years researched in this
project. Therefore, the 1990-1991 period of the history department can be characterized by
non-western growth. In addition to the non-western growth,there were more professors and
history courses offered than in previous years. As one can see, there were a great deal of
Assistant professors, which suggests that there was a core of younger professors seeking
tenure. This alludes to the future expansion and importance of the history department.
Also, roughly ten percent of Trinity’s faculty taught in the history department. This
suggests that the history department in the early 90s was one of the largest in the
college and one of the best respected.
What was the department like?
There was 240 total faculty during the 1990-1991 academic year, of
which 25 were History professors. The department had one of the largest faculties in
the school. The breakdown was as follows: a)Professors: 6 b) Associate
Professors: 4 c) Assistant Professors: 7 d)Visiting professor: 1
e) Visiting Associate Professor: 1 f) Visiting Assistant Professor: 1
g) Lecturer: 1 h) Visiting Lecturers: 4
Major Requirements:
1.One survey course at the 100- or 200- level in each of the following categories:
A.Europe before 1700
B.Europe since 1700
C.United States
D.Asia, Africa, Middle East, or Latin America
2 .History 300
3. Two history seminars selected from courses at the 400- level
4. Five elective courses in history, three of which must be at the 300- level or above
Categories of courses:
The United States: 30
Europe: 38
Non-western: 17
What is the History Department like at:
Wesleyan
Yale UCONN
Quotes:
Professor Euraque describes the continuing evolution of the History Department, during
the 1990s. here.
Professor Euraque describes the added emphasis on non-Western History,
both in the history major requirements and in the make up of the faculty, here.
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