Professional Development & Placement

Professional Development

The graduate students in the History Department at Purdue actively pursue opportunities for professional development. Some of these professional activities include, attending and/or presenting work at conferences, submitting written work for publication, and applying for research grants and fellowships.

In the past year:

• 23 presentations were given at 18 different conferences, including the Ohio Valley History Conference, the North American Labor History Conference, the Center for Working Class Studies Conference, the Social Science History Association Conference and the American Historical Association
• 3 of our colleagues published articles
• 6 colleagues wrote book reviews
• Numerous students submitted encyclopedia entries to 7 different encyclopedia projects
• Our graduate students applied for and received funding from an variety of sources including, the Institut fuer Europaeische Geshichte in Mainz Germany, the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, as well as Purdue University

Placement

The following are some colleges and universities employing the most recent Purdue graduates:

• Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
• Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA
• University of Wisconsin, Platteville
• Bridgeport University, Bridgeport, CT
• University of Maryland
• University of Memphis, TN
• DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• Indiana State University, Terre Haute
• Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
• Western Connecticut State University
• Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
• Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
• Walla Walla College