The majority of graduates secure positions in business, government, publishing, communications, and cultural organizations. A smaller number go on to professional or graduate programs, including law school, medical school, business school, and graduate programs in history. The History Department believes that excellent teaching involves active participation in one s field, including sharing research with other scholars to enable them to teach better at their own schools. This means regular presentations at conferences and publication of books and articles. Almost all members of the department have published books, some more than one.
Articles appear frequently in professional journals.
In addition to professional meetings, Union historians often are invited to speak to business and professional groups in Schenectady, in the United States, and around the world. Students who take history courses thus have instructors with national, and even international, reputations, who are also committed to effective teaching and close involvement with their students. The History Department has 12 faculty members. The list below indicates the school from which they received their Ph.D. and their areas of teaching and research. Latin America, Brazil, Mexico gender studies.