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Historians at Work

The History Department has been working toward understanding what would be most helpful to prepare our Ph.D.’s for the varied career paths they will take.  One of our faculty members serves as Placement Officer, working with our soon-to-be Ph.D.’s in preparation for the academic job market with workshops on cover letters, identifying openings, and scheduling mock interviews and talks. We offer courses on pedagogy (HIST 702), on the Professional Lives of Historians (HIST 703), and on Public History (HIST 671). We have been involved with the American Historical Association’s project on Career Diversity, informing our students about a broader array of job prospects for History Ph.D.’s and providing them with necessary experience through internships, training in digital humanities, connections with Carolina Public Humanities, and opportunities through the Graduate School.


554A Pauli Murray Hall*
102 Emerson Dr., CB #3195
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195

*Though the History Department uses the name Pauli Murray Hall for our building, on official maps you will find it as Hamilton Hall. Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton’s intellectually dishonest historical and archival work promoted white supremacy. In contrast, Pauli Murray marshaled unassailable evidence and analysis in the service of racial and gender equality. In July 2020, all of the departments housed in the building agreed to adopt the name Pauli Murray Hall in place of Hamilton Hall. An official request with the Chancellor is pending. For more information, please see here.
phone: 919.962.2115
fax: 919.962.1403
email: history@unc.edu
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