Alumni & Giving
History alumni teach, litigate, curate, research and lead. Stay connected, give back and help the next generation of Cardinals put the past to work.
Why give to History
Gifts to the Department of History directly fund the experiences that make historical training meaningful: research and conference travel, internships, public history projects, student awards, visiting speakers and archival work. Alumni giving helps students move beyond the classroom – into archives, museums, courtrooms, classrooms and community history projects – and even modest gifts reduce real barriers, from research expenses and books to unpaid or low-paid internships and professional development.
Your support sustains a liberal arts education that teaches students to evaluate evidence, understand complexity, write clearly and serve the public with historically informed judgment – and it helps the department attract strong students and keep them in the community.
Ways to Give
History Department Gift Fund — supports the department's greatest needs, from student awards and visiting speakers to the public history projects that connect our work to the community.
History Department Summer Research Grant Fund — an endowed fund that supports student summer research, from archival work to conference travel.
How to give online
- Click Give Now.
- Choose one-time, monthly, or yearly.
- Under Departments, select History.
- Choose your gift fund and complete your gift.
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Make Your Impact
Your gift to the Department of History empowers students to research, intern, travel and present their work – and keeps a liberal arts education within reach. Every gift, at every size, moves a student’s story forward.