The History Department provides three levels of formal advising for graduate students: The departmental Graduate Student Services Advisor (staff), the Faculty Graduate Advisor and student’s Dissertation Advisor.
Graduate Advisor
The Faculty Graduate Advisor works with the Graduate Student Services Advisor to oversee student progress towards degree completion. The Faculty Graduate Advisor is also the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee.
Dissertation Advisor
Each student will choose to work in close cooperation with a Dissertation Advisor. This faculty member works with the student at every step and is responsible for examining the student's progress. The Dissertation Advisor will also be Chair of the student’s oral examination committee and will chair the dissertation committee for Ph.D. students.
Students may change advisors if appropriate, with the consent of the new Dissertation Advisor, and approval of the Faculty Graduate Advisor.
The Faculty Advisor is one of many intellectual mentors that our graduate students work with, discuss themes and problems of interest, and contributes to the intellectual dimension of graduate education.
Faculty Student Services Advisor
The Graduate Student Services Advisor will provide guidance on all matters relating to the graduate program, such as (but not limited to): admissions, academic advising, university and graduate program policies, funding, employment, campus resources, exam registration, and much more.