Dear History Major, I want to welcome you to the History Department. Like you, I was an undergraduate history major at the University of Arizona. I have never regretted that choice.
History is the subject that encompasses all human society in all times and places.
I know that by choosing history you were looking for a discipline that does not accept superficial or theoretical answers. You appreciate that human society presents complex problems and, when no answer is completely clear, that is not a sign that something is wrong. You know this because you have seen it in past societies. History teaches tolerance for complexity and courage in the face of contradictory and ambiguous evidence. Because historians have made these difficult choices, they become leaders.