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Department of Humanities
ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICER
E. Joe Johnson,
Department Chair
FACULTY
Benjamin L. Buckley,
Philosophy
LaSoniaClay,
Spanish
AaronA. Dopf,
Philosophy
Jelani M. Favors,
History
DavidGilbert,
History
Randall S. Gooden,
History
AlexanderW. Hall,
Philosophy
RonaldL. Jackson,
Philosophy
ToddD. Janke,
Philosophy
E. Joe Johnson,
FrenchandSpanish
KathrynW. Kemp,
History
AndrewP. Kurt,
History
SanjayLal,
Philosophy
MarkoH.Maunula,
History
DennisR.Miller,
Spanish
R.B. Rosenburg,
History
AdamTate,
History
RosarioMariaVickery,
Spanish
ChristopherWard,
History
Carol L.White,
History
MISSIONANDGOALS
TheDepartment of Humanities is amultidisciplinary unit composed of dedicated
and talented faculty whosemission is to cultivate awareness of and sensitivity to
the ideas and values characterizing human discourse, thought, and experience.
TheDepartment provides leadership for theUniversity’s commitment to teaching
students critical and creative thinking, analytical reading and listening, as well as
international language and information-gathering skills. TheDepartment offers a
diverse and technology-enhanced curriculum that encourages critical, open-
minded and informed consideration of the human tradition and themany beliefs,
histories, and words of our collective cultural heritage. Together, we teach
introductory and advanced courses in the areas of History, Philosophy,
International Languages, andHumanities, with aB.A. inHistory, aB.A. inHistory
and Secondary Education, a B.A. in Philosophy and minors in History,
Philosophy, French and Spanish. As Humanities faculty, we are devoted to our
students, andwe are actively involved in scholarly research and in service to the
profession, to theUniversityand to the larger community.
Bachelor of Arts inHistory
Graduates with a B.A. in history have several options including entry-level
positions in history-related fields, graduate study in history, and solid liberal arts
preparation for a variety of public service, business, writing, and education
careers. The study of history has traditionally provided a strong background for
graduateswhogoon to law school.
