Do you wonder why societies and cultures in America and across the globe are the way they are? Or do?you love stories and are interested in learning more about unfamiliar places, peoples and customs? If so, history might be?the major for you.?In the history department, students and faculty are storytellers who explore the past to make sense of the present and to anticipate the future. Like you, we want to understand how those who came before us experienced the challenges of their time so that we might better understand and anticipate solutions to the issues our society faces today.