About History

People in the 21st century have unprecedented access to information, but have never been so confused, angry, and divided over the meaning of facts and truth. How do we know what is true? How can we verify “what happened?” At a time when free societies are vexed by disinformation and overwhelmed by data, somebody has to hold the line in defense of facts, accuracy, clarity, and perspective.

Historians do something that seems very old-fashioned today: we do real research. We gather the evidence, analyze it, and use it to explain what we know and how we know it. And then we write, we blog, we speak in public, we publish, and we teach.

If you’d like to join us, if you’d like to become one of those rare and valuable people who can be relied upon in a loud and confusing world, then a History degree from Ramapo College is excellent preparation for work as a writer, broadcaster, editor, or publisher; as a stepping-stone to a law degree or a career in business or government; as a teacher or scholar of almost any sort.