Department Philosophy

 

The study of history offers both a framework for a liberal education and a broad foundation for a variety of careers--teaching and research, law, journalism, foreign service, government, business, and librarianship.  It provides a context of historical knowledge essential for an understanding of the contemporary world.  By analyzing historical events, students appreciate more fully the complexity of human experience.  By examining social changes in other times, they develop a broad perspective and the ability to weigh evidence and argument that free people live with in a rapidly changing world.


To contact the Department of History write to:

Dr. Susan Mitchell Sommers, Chair
Department of History
Saint
Vincent College

300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650

Or call: 724-539-9761 and ask for one of the department faculty

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